There are numerous Halloween traditions, superstitions, and beliefs. Many have come and gone. New ones have bee made. This one called the Halloween Jinx is not known to me, but the ones that were shared in my family are probably not known to you.
The Halloween Jinx
Yes, surely you know about it – the Halloween Jinx. It’s only a theory, some people say, but nevertheless awful things have been known to happen when you made the jinx mad.
You see, Halloween is such a mysterious, eerie old night that the elves and goblins and hobgoblins and whatnots all creep from their holes and peer around. Well, if they should happen to see any kiddie – or grown up, either – with a frown on!
A piercing shriek may be heard throughout the house, and by this the unhappy “frowner” knows his fate. The “Jinx” is on you for another year.
So be careful, kiddies, to smile and frolic, so that the Halloween Jinx won’t see you when he comes prowling around tonight.
Source: Evening Public Ledger. Newspaper. October 31, 1914.
