Fall traditions?

[Mike]

As I just replied on another topic, I got started on thinking about fall traditions we have around here. We always have an apple eating contest when they become ripe, then we always do the fair which is a 10 day thing here, and the best of all is the fall bonfire.
  Not the typical teen/redneck bonfire with drinking but just friends. We spend all summer piling up branches and trees, old pallets, broken furniture, all that fun stuff. Normally it is a big potluck, everyone brings food. Normally folks bring instruments and there is always music and good stories, lots of quite time to think, reminiscing on the summer and talking about plans for the year to come.

 Anyone else have fall traditions?

[Itall]

That sounds awesome.

[Paul the Headblader]

awesome!
nothing special here, only fools drinking their lifes to the bottom

[Frontier Guy]

I agree, sounds awesome.

I've lived in many different parts of the country ... and in none of them have there been any fall traditions like that.

[Mr Jules]

What is a 'fall tradition' ?

Mr Jules,  Confused of London

[Mike]

Well, fall/autumn is a time to slow down and prepare for winter here. I know some people go hunting or have board-game nights that they do every year. We have the bonfire but I was curious to know what other folks do

[tomgallagher]

Halloween and Thanksgiving are about it here in Philly.

[theman]

When my daughter was small went out found a big Pumkin got some apple cider with a cinnamin stick drink warm , carve the pumkin , also carmeled apples on a nice fall day .  Good Stuff ! 

[leighmundo40]

In Autumn in the UK the Horse Chestnut Trees fruit and drop their "conkers" which are these really beautiful wooden spheres, encased in a spikey casing.

Kids go "Cheggying" collecting the conkers (biggest is best!) We drill a hole through the centre, thread on string and then have conker fights where you try to destroy your apponanents conker by bashing it with yours whilst they hold theirs still.

It's banned in a few schools as it can get a bit violent!

[tomgallagher]

How about Guy Fawkes Day.

[Mr Jules]

How about Guy Fawkes Day.

Always impressed by your knowledge of British culture.

Guy Fawkes Night ... yay. Fireworks everywhere.

You know that back story ?

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Had the day off so I took a nice 4+ hour drive on the bike.  Found one thing that is "fall" related--sugar cane harvesting and the burning of the harvested fields for the next planting--great smells.  Just have to watch out for sugar cane that falls out of the trucks on the way to the sugar refineries--makes the roads very slippery and hazardous for a motorcycle.  First fall day, temps in mid-sixties, great ride along bayous with live oaks dripping with Spanish Moss.  Great, really great ride--about 180 miles total. 

[tomgallagher]

How about Guy Fawkes Day.

Always impressed by your knowledge of British culture.

Guy Fawkes Night ... yay. Fireworks everywhere.

You know that back story ?

Remember remember the 5th of Novmber...LOL...yes I do Jules.

[Beardman]

I don't have any Autumn traditions... or any real seasonal traditions really. But now that it spring is finally getting well under way and summer is approaching, I am looking forward to lots more bushwalking, BBQs and hopefully some more camping too

[Ironvalor]

My wife and I usually head to the Smoky Mountains of TN when the leaves turn and walk the paths. It is pretty breath taking.