Irish immigrants brought the tradition of carving turnips to America, where they quickly switched to native pumpkins because they were much larger and easier to carve.

Celts believed the veil between worlds thinned during Samhain, so they wore disguises hoping ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits and leave them alone.

During this medieval practice known as souling, poor citizens went door-to-door collecting sweet soul cakes in exchange for praying for the giver's departed relatives.

Orange symbolizes the warmth of autumn crops and turning leaves, while black represents the death of summer and the dark, cold winter months ahead.