Halloween is on October 31, a day when children dress in costumes, sometimes as ghosts and go door-to-door seeking candy or other sweets. This is called trick-or-treating.
According to a pre-Halloween poll by the Associated Press and Ipsos, 34% of the Americans believe in ghosts The same proportions who believe in unidentified flying objects, exceeding the 19% who accept the existence of spells or witch craft. 48% believe in extra-sensory perception or ESP. A smaller but still substantial 23% say they have actually seen a ghost or believe they have been in one’s presence.