One thing I missed a lot in Australia was Halloween... I know it doesn't seem like one of those big holidays so why should I care, but it was something more because it's very much apart of the American folk lore. It seemed like every fall in Elementary school we would go to the apple orchards and have Macintosh apples, watch a film strip of Night on Top of Bald Mountain, and either read about Ichabod Crane or local ghost stories. Of course there was also apple cider, pumpkin bread, spiced wine when I got older and pumpkin seeds... All much harder to find in Oz than one would think, especially the pumpkin bread. But if you are in the mood for a scare, check out some of the ghost stories from American Folklore. Who doesn't like a good ghost story sitting around a fire with some hot cider and s'mores?
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