Oct. 26, 2026

The Real Origin Of Halloween: Who Created It, The $13.5 Billion Business Behind It, And The Myths We Still Believe

The Real Origin Of Halloween: Who Created It, The $13.5 Billion Business Behind It, And The Myths We Still Believe
The Real Origin Of Halloween: Who Created It, The $13.5 Billion Business Behind It, And The Myths We Still Believe
PAST, PRESENT, PUSHBACK
The Real Origin Of Halloween: Who Created It, The $13.5 Billion Business Behind It, And The Myths We Still Believe
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Nobody invented Halloween. It was built over about 1,500 years by monks, immigrants, pranksters, toy makers, candy companies, and a cartoon duck. XO, AZ, and CDA fact-check the Samhain story that everybody repeats, trace All Saints Day, souling, and guising, follow the Irish to America, and show how trick-or-treating got a push from candy ads and Disney. Then the money: $13.5 billion in 2026, how candy and costumes became big business, and how Spirit Halloween took over empty stores. Then the fears: razor blades in candy, Detroit's Devil's Night fires, and the real history of blackface and costume controversies. Every claim is labeled confirmed, disputed, or myth.


Keywords: origin of Halloween, who invented Halloween, Samhain, All Saints Day, history of trick or treating, Halloween business, Halloween spending 2026, NRF Halloween, Spirit Halloween history, candy corn history, Ben Cooper costumes, Halloween candy myths, razor blades Halloween, Devil's Night Detroit, Halloween blackface history, Past Present Pushback podcast