How do most Americans celebrate Halloween?

Most Americans celebrate Halloween by engaging in several traditional activities. One of the most iconic is trick-or-treating, where children dress up in costumes and go from house to house in their neighborhoods asking for candy by saying 'Trick or Treat'. Adults may accompany young children for safety reasons, and many homeowners decorate their houses with Halloween-themed decorations such as jack-o'-lanterns, which are carved pumpkins with lit candles inside, fake cobwebs, and other spooky items.

Halloween parties are also popular among both children and adults, where attendees dress in costumes and enjoy themed food and games. Costume contests, bobbing for apples, and telling ghost stories are some typical party activities.

Many Americans also enjoy visiting haunted houses, where they walk through a series of scary scenes set up by professionals or community groups.

Watching horror films in the lead-up to Halloween is another common way people get into the spooky spirit of the holiday.

Finally, pumpkin carving is a traditional activity where families or friends get together to hollow out pumpkins and carve various designs, typically faces, into the front. The carved pumpkins, or jack-o'-lanterns, are then displayed, often with a candle or light inside to illuminate the carving.