Call me dumb, but I didn't know Canadians celebrated Halloween. Hey, you didn't have to call me dumb that quick. It's just that it seems Halloween isn't as widely (or as wildly) celebrated outside the U.S.
When I found this arch-backed black cat emblazoned with the Canadian Maple Leaf (not to mention the word "Canada" for those symbolically challenged), I wondered why our neighbors to the North would create what appears to be a tourist item using such a traditional American Halloween icon.
As it turns out, Canadians do indeed celebrate our beloved holiday and have for over a century.
According to this article by Canadian Geographic from 2013 entitled "10 Things You Didn't Know About Halloween in Canada", Canadians spend $350 Million a year on Halloween candy with an average Canadian spending $70 CAD ($55 USD). The average U.S. citizen will spend $86 USD for a total of a whopping $9.1 Billion.
The rest of the facts from the article relate more to Halloween itself, but it did have this cool photo of Canadian children celebrating Halloween in the late 1800's.
