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Autumn in the US
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By Michael Leco
http://www.usatourist.com/
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The autumn season, also known as fall, traditionally begins with the Labor Day Holiday at the beginning of September and extends through the Thanksgiving Day holiday near the end of November.
Labor Day signifies the end of summer and the end of the three-month school holidays. It is often used for one last mini-vacation for the family before school begins. Picnics and outdoor BBQs are a favorite activity.
The autumn season can be quite pleasant in most of the US. In the northern states, it usually brings warm sunny days with cool nights. In the South, it means an end to the oppressive heat of mid-summer and the onset of more pleasant temperatures.
Halloween is a favorite holiday of children and it's always celebrated on October 31. The front yards of many houses are decorated with witches, ghosts, skeletons and giant illuminated pumpkin faces called "jack-o-lanterns". Kids dress in costumes and visit all the houses in the neighborhood to receive candy treats.
The fall season ends with the Thanksgiving holiday weekend following the third Thursday in November. This harvest festival is a time when families re-unite for a great feast. Roast turkey with cranberry sauce, candied yams, and pumpkin pie are the traditional dishes served on Thanksgiving. The Saturday following Thanksgiving is always the traditional first day of the new Christmas-shopping season.
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By Michael Leco
http://www.usatourist.com/
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