Halloween also referred to as All Hollows Eve is a holiday thats celebrated in America on 31 October of each year regardless of what day of the week this date falls on Although it is rooted in religion Halloween today is enjoyed mainly because of its decorations costumes candy treats and general excitement and furthermore it is enjoyed by most everyone Before Halloween many individuals carve a design into an orangecolored pumpkin or a solid durable vegetable Once a personally satisfying design is carved a lit candle is typically put inside a pumpkin thereby making it a JackOLantern At night this design lights up against the darkness Besides carving pumpkins some celebrate Halloween by putting decorations up Supernatural referring in this case to nonnatural creatures thatre typically based in fiction figures including vampires ghosts werewolves zombies and more generally account for most of these decorations Bugs spiders cobwebs gravestones and anything else that can be considered creepy or unusual and possibly scary can also be found on Halloween in decoration form Only some adults celebrate Halloween and they generally do so by attending parties Inversely the vast majority of children dress in costume Halloween costumes can be based upon anything from the mentioned supernatural creatures to the stars of todays films and walk from door to door in search of candy—a practice known as trick or treat—on Halloween After knocking on a door houses that participate in Halloween usually leave a light on one says Trick or Treat and a piece or pieces of candy is given to him or her