Halloweens
Annual costume evenings
Halloweens is the plural of Halloween, the holiday observed on October 31st.
The plural appears when referring to multiple instances of the celebration across years: We've spent the last three Halloweens at my sister's house, Some of my best childhood Halloweens involved homemade costumes.
Clothes for assuming roles
- candySugary edible treats
- trick-or-treatingCostumed candy solicitation
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- jack-o-lanternsIlluminated gourd faces
haunted houses · decorations · spooky · carving · pumpkins · masks · festivities · bobbing for apples
Spirits of the deceased
- witchesPractitioners of dark magic
- vampiresUndead who drink blood
- zombiesReanimated dead people
- werewolvesHumans who become wolves
monsters · spirits · skeletons · ghouls · haunting · undead · apparitions · demons
Celtic harvest-end observance
- Day of the DeadMexican festival for deceased
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- harvestGathering mature crops
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
ancestors · Día de los Muertos · marigolds · bonfires · turnips · pagan · rituals · remembrance
Costumed candy solicitation
- pumpkin patchesFields growing orange squash
- haunted trailsPaths rumored to have ghosts
- apple bobbingBiting fruit from water
- face paintingDecorating skin with designs
spooky stories · family traditions · sugar rush · doorbell ringing · flashlights · safety rules
Sales to end users
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- consumer spendingHousehold purchasing of goods
- candy cornTricolor harvest-season sweet
- chocolate barsMolded cocoa confections
costumes
Clothes for assuming roles
- candySugary edible treats
- trick-or-treatingCostumed candy solicitation
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
jack-o-lanterns · haunted houses · decorations · spooky · carving · pumpkins · masks · festivities · bobbing for apples · parades
ghosts
Spirits of the deceased
werewolves · monsters · spirits · skeletons · ghouls · haunting · undead · apparitions · demons · creatures
Samhain
Celtic harvest-end observance
- Day of the DeadMexican festival for deceased
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- harvestGathering mature crops
autumn · ancestors · Día de los Muertos · marigolds · bonfires · turnips · pagan · rituals · remembrance · seasonal
trick-or-treating
Costumed candy solicitation
- pumpkin patchesFields growing orange squash
- haunted trailsPaths rumored to have ghosts
- apple bobbingBiting fruit from water
spooky stories · face painting · family traditions · sugar rush · doorbell ringing · flashlights · safety rules
retail
Sales to end users
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- consumer spendingHousehold purchasing of goods
- candy cornTricolor harvest-season sweet
HalloweensChristmases
Recurring winter holiday celebrations
baby showers · christenings · baptisms · births · birthdays
- Halloween costumeOctober 31st disguise
- Halloween partyFestive October costume gathering
- halloween candy
- Halloween maskFace covering for costumes
- Halloween paradeFestive autumn costume procession
- Halloween specialsFestive October television programming