Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

In case you didn’t know, some traditions that have led to our modern-day Halloween have been around for hundreds of years – and some for even longer than that. While they don’t all have spooky origins, some of them definitely do. The ones that don’t are still super interesting, if you ask me! 6. Parades If your...

Halloween has a long, long history across the world, even if it’s not technically called Halloween until recently. Most of the fun, odd, and spooky things we look forward to doing with our kids every year have historical traditions behind them, which can be pretty fun to explore. Here is the history behind these 8 traditions, which...

I don’t know what this says about me, but  as a teenager, going to haunted houses was about the only thing I enjoyed about Halloween. This, even though they were in a terrible part of town where people actually got shot at least once, so my dad insisted he drive my friends and me in...

If you’ve ever though that tying children’s hands behind their backs and shoving their faces into cold water in an attempt to latch on to a probably mealy piece of fruit is sort of a strange tradition, well…you’re not wrong. You’re also not alone, as this Halloween party game has pretty much moved aside to...

As an American, I can attest to the fact that many of us go wild for accents from other countries. We think they’re adorable, sexy, cute, or some combination of all three. What, though, do other countries think of American accents? Do we have accents? Keep reading to find out! 17. Round and squishy. Just like...

I’ve never worked in a sandwich shop, but I have waited tables, and let me tell you – just when you think people can no longer surprise you, they definitely will. There is no shortage of weirdness when you work in a customer-facing role, but even so, these 15 sub-shop orders are pretty out there....

Meeting a “hero,” whether that person is a huge celebrity or just awesome in your eyes for one reason or another, is a little like playing roulette, and listen – even if you win, it might not have been worth the risk. They say if you really look up to and admire someone you should...

As someone who has met more than my fair share of famous, infamous, and slightly-more-notable-than-average folks, I have to say that the adage “you should never meet your heroes” is mostly true. As in, far more people have been disappointing or just meh than the other way around. These 17 people have some stories of...

There is no shortage of advice out there on how to improve or change your life. Some of it is better than others, of course, and some is straight bunk. We think these 13 skills would be pretty useful to have, though, and not just today – for always. 13. They should teach this in...

There are about a million pro-tips and hacks and piece of advice on the internet, and if I had to guess, I’d say very few of them would remain evergreen for the rest of our lives. These 15 lessons, though, probably will – and some of them just might save your life, too. 15. Mr....

Some people spend their whole young lives buttoned up and locked down – no dating, no parties, no drinking, no fooling around, nothing. That usually doesn’t last forever, though, because life has plenty of ways of reminding us that it’s too short to not really live at all – and these 14 people have some...

I think that people are naturally inclined to be rule followers or not. It has something to do with genetics and brain chemistry, and while parenting doubtless plays some kind of role, the fact that children raised by the same parents can behave like direct opposites argues more for my theory. For some “good” kids,...

Just because books are famous “must-reads,” considered classics or some other distinction that I haven’t yet thought of… doesn’t mean they should be a) taught in schools b) are any good or c) easy reads. It’s as likely, to be honest, that they’ll end up being a slog, not fun, boring AF and generally not...

People have been more and more about getting into the autumn and Halloween spirit in recent years, but I think the complete sh%tshow of 2020 has people more ready than ever for the transition to fall and spooky-type fun. Any reason to celebrate, right? Halloween decorations have been popping up all over my neighborhood in...

It might seem as if no one could have predicted the events of 2020. They are varied and far-reaching, and every time you think someone has filled up their Bingo card, a new square appears just when we least expect it. Hold on, though, because these 10 posts on Tumblr seem to have figured that...