A traditional fruit cake is baked containing items—a ring (marriage), a coin (wealth), or a rag (poverty)—that dictate the eater’s future.

(Seelenwoche): Many leave out bread, water, and a lit lamp to welcome back the dead, believing they visit during "Soul Week".

Similar to caroling, children go door-to-door, singing and begging for food or money to represent souls in purgatory.

Instead of just trick-or-treating, children must perform a trick—sing a song, tell a joke, or recite a poem—before receiving a treat.

People eat "beans of the dead," which are actually small, tasty almond cookies shaped like fava beans, honoring the deceased.

Considered one of the biggest and most creative costume parades in the world, taking place in late October.

A traditional, spooky practice where young people stare into a dark mirror to see the face of their future spouse.