Now I almost committed a grievous crime here, ReaderFriends.
I almost entitled this Happy Festivus.
Which would have been horrible, thoughtless and wrong.
But today is plentiful with festivity, you know!
In my own home country, we celebrate "Hallowe'en." Pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns and children on raging sugar highs.
But also recognized around the world today are these exciting holidays:
* Samhain, the Gaelic festival of the end of the harvest and turn of the year towards the winter
* Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the Mexican celebration and remembrance of loved ones passed
* Carve a Pumpkin Day, where the harvest season's most plentiful gourd is hollowed out, decorated and set on the front porch with a candle inside**1
But when you ask most people around what today is all about... they talk about the candy.
Trick-or-treating, special festive delicasies and more are all a part of this fabulous day.
Which led me to wonder:
What Does My Halloween Candy Choice Say About Me?
"Everybody likes you, even if they don't enjoy everything about you."
Yup, that'll do just fine.
Happy Holiday, ReaderFriend!
**1 Because that's what sane people do.
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