So Halloween, on October 31st, is the start of two holy days. The old name for this time is Hallow Tide, which means Holy Time. In America, we now celebrate Halloween by dressing up in costumes, and going to parties. Pumpkins are carved on the kitchen table or painted and decorated at school. Windows of the house or the yard are decorated with skeletons, pumpkins, spiders, black cats, owls, bats, ghosts, and scarecrows.
Some people even have haunting sounding music playing to entertain visitors.
Some folks are even using orange or purple lights to decorate their house. Many use small orange, white or black colored bags, stuffed and hung in a bush or tree. These make cute outside decorations. You can also stuff a large plastic bag with leaves from your yard. The bags are usually orange with pumpkin designs stenciled on the bag by the manufacterer.