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- 3. One of the October birth flowers traditionally symbolized despair and grief over a loved one. It may be surprising that such a cheerful flower is associated with the dead
- 8. One of the October birthstones, they are a type of quartz made up of tiny spheres of amorphous hydrated silica, which give it its rainbow shimmer.
- 9. The tradition carried out by children to ask for candy when visiting someone's home in costume on Halloween.
- 10. An object made to resemble a human figure, set up to scare birds away from a field where crops are growing.
- 11. This famous escape artist died on Halloween after his appendix ruptured. It was found to have ruptured several days earlier, but it had already poisoned his insides.
- 12. A garden area where gourds are grown and nurtured, often a fun location for a date night in the fall.
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- 1. Pumpkins with craved faces, usually lit with a candle inside.
- 2. This zodiac sign is an air sign represented by the scales.
- 4. The world's largest Volksfest, featuring a beer festival and a travelling funfair. It is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- 5. Holiday celebrated on October 31st where people dress up in costumes and get candy from neighbors.
- 6. The informal holiday that occurs the night before Halloween on which children, teenagers and adults engage in jokes, pranks, vandalism and/or parties.
- 7. This zodiac sign is a water sign represented by the scorpion.