October is a special time of year. It’s sandwiched right between the winding down of summer and the big wind up to the holiday season. You feel the air go from warm to cool to crisp. Everyone gets ready for their end of the year goals. All in all, October is a magic month. Here’s 4 of the happiest things that will befall you this fall.
1. The Weather
The hot dog days of summer are finally fading away. The days only need a light sweater, and the nights are perfect for a pumpkin spice latte. Fireplaces can finally be lit up. It’s the kind of afternoon that makes you want to go shopping in a bookstore with your sweetie. The orange rays of the fading sun warm you up and keep you safe from the coming winter chill. There shouldn't be any sign of snow until November, and the sun seems to shine its brightest during October’s four weeks. Then suddenly, the shy is orange, which then turns into a carpet of crunchy leaves. It’s magical.
2. The Television Specials
In the long, storied history of television, holidays have always given us special events. They serve as traditions to share among family and friends. They’re also a chance for some of our favorite frictional characters to take a break for a bit, or maybe flip that and go on a special adventure. Without a doubt, Halloween specials are always the best. From the Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror anthology episodes, to Roseanne’s classic family Halloween stories, to Charlie Brown dealing with the legend of the Great Pumpkin, something about the spirit of the season gives people the chance to be more adventurous, before the heavy tidings of the holiday season.
3. The Food
October is known as a harvest season, and that tradition stayed in place even as America transitioned from an agrarian nation to an urban one. October brings us many foods and flavors we don’t get much of any other time of year. Pumpkins alone become lattes, seasonings, beers, pies, decorations, symbols, and reasons for family trips. We also get an influx of spiced dishes, to clash with summer’s cool flavors and the warming whiffs of winter’s foods. October opens us up to the pleasures of a harvest menu without the strict tradition of November’s Thanksgiving traditions. Let’s not forget the candy, either.
4. Halloween
The year’s best Holiday happens in October. Despite it happening at the tail end of the month, it’s also about the build up. Kids shop for exciting costumes. Young adults use it as an excuse to go crazy without the reigns of average appearance. Parents get a chance to spoil their kids with candy for one day of the year. Great stories of the supernatural are shared, a slew of enjoyably terrible horror movies hit theater screens, and cartoon monsters decorate suburban yards all over the country. The world isn’t so scary when we’re the ones in charge of the scares.
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