Jack‑o'‑lanterns
Carved faces guard thresholds; candles glow through grinning teeth. The craft descended from turnips to pumpkins in the New World.
Halloween Nightfall
Customs
Traditions & Rituals
Trick‑or‑treating, jack‑o'‑lanterns, apple bobbing, haunted tales—and bonfires that lick the night.
Trick‑or‑treat
Once souling, now sweet‑seeking: costumes and candy swaps transformed local rounds into a blockbuster tradition.
Games & divination
Apples and mirrors promised glimpses of destiny—playful rites at the edge of belief.
Further reading
Folklore and country house storytelling across the UK and beyond.