Spooky Days Ahead

Halloween is October 31, the eve of All Saints’ Day, and it’s just around the corner (coming soon). Americans love Halloween because it gives us a good reason for all sorts of activities: costume parties, telling ghost stories, bon fires, watching horror films, bobbing for apples, or going out for trick-or-treat (a children’s custom of visiting houses with the threat of pranks or mischief if they are not given a candy treat). Whatever your plans are, you at least must have a pumkin to carve into a jack-o-lantern.

A jack-o-lantern is the most recognizable symbol of Halloween, where an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved onto a hollowed-out pumpkin. At night, a candle or light is placed inside to illuminate the effect. It doesn’t matter whether you’re artistic or not because any design on a jack-o-lantern evokes the mood of the season.

*photo courtesy of marthastewart.com