This orange gourd is the star ingredient in pies, soups, and lattes each fall.
Pumpkin
You’ll need a flashlight and good navigation skills to get out of one of these farm attractions cut into cornfields.
Corn maze
This candy, made in yellow, orange, and white layers, is shaped like a triangle.
Candy corn
In this 1993 Disney film, the Sanderson sisters return to Salem after 300 years.
Hocus Pocus
This November holiday in the U.S. commemorates a feast shared by Pilgrims and Native Americans.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without this red berry sauce.
Cranberry
Children shout this three-word phrase while dressed in costumes on October 31st
“Trick or treat”
People tell these short, spooky stories around campfires in October.
Ghost stories
This Tim Burton stop-motion film features Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This grain, also called maize, was a staple crop for many Native American tribes.
Corn
A German fall festival wouldn’t be complete without this meat, often served with sauerkraut and beer.
Bratwurst
At county fairs and small towns, you can cheer on cars smashing into each other at this autumn event.
Demolition derby
Lighting the way for trick-or-treaters, these carved pumpkins are called this.
Jack-o’-lanterns
Michael Myers is the masked villain in this 1978 horror classic.
Halloween
In 1863, this U.S. president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
This spiced latte, featuring pumpkin and cinnamon flavors, is one of Starbucks’ most popular seasonal drinks.
Pumpkin Spice Latte
A traditional farm ride often pulled by a tractor through fields or pumpkin patches.
Hayride
Kids bob for this fruit in a tub of water, trying to grab it with only their mouths
Apples
This 1966 animated TV special features Linus waiting in a pumpkin patch for a holiday visitor.
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
The U.S. president pardons one of these animals each year in a Thanksgiving tradition.
Turkey
This orange root vegetable is mashed, baked into pies, or turned into fries as a fall side dish
Sweet potatoes (or yams)
This popular sport kicks off in September and runs through the crisp autumn months.
Football
Many haunted houses use this machine to create an eerie mist.
Fog machine
This 1984 movie about ghost hunters features a giant marshmallow man terrorizing New York City.
Ghostbusters
This English ship carried the Pilgrims to North America in 1620.
Mayflower