What is your favorite holiday? Samhain
What types of food is associated with your holiday? Candy, apples, bread, cakes, Black Spider Stew (my recipe, a take on Irish Stew – no, there are no spiders in it)
Do you travel for your holiday? just around the neighborhood, dropping apples around trees for the dead
Is it a religious or spiritual holiday? spiritual for the most part
Is there a gift exchange? not really, at least not now since I am not around others who celebrate Samhain
How long does the celebration last? Two days and two nights, Oct 31-Nov 1
Optional Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week? My great-niece’s leg had only a minor break, she has a lovely neon pink cast and is in great spirits.
and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up? Prepping for Christmas dinner with my brother.
As the Fates Would Have It 
Hmm, so interesting, I’ve never heard of Samhain! Thank you for sharing 🙂
so why is it called Black Spider Stew?
It was a gag at a Samhain party once, my stew had a dark gravy and I threw in some seaweed. When a friend lifted a spoon filed with the seaweed, dripping with the dark gravy, everyone yelled it looked like a black spider. It’s been called that ever since 😀
AWESOME!!
I have never heard of Samhain. Sounds like our Halloween. Thanks for sharing.
From wikipedia:
Samhain (pronounced /ˈsɑːwɪn/ SAH-win or /ˈsaʊ.ɪn/ SOW-in, Irish pronunciation: [sˠaunʲ]) is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the year.
That’s pretty much what it has turned into, Cee.