Halloween is a celebration observed on 31 October in Europe and North America. Today it is mainly associated with fun – costume parties, collecting sweets and decorating homes and yards. Pumpkin is a Halloween symbol, it is carved and illuminated creating a decorative element. Pumpkin is also used as an ingredient of many traditional dishes. Apples are considered to be an autumn delicacy too – during Halloween they are served stuck on a stick and dipped in caramel as well as colorful hundreds and thousands. Apples are also used to play the game called "apple bobbing" – children try to catch fruit in a bowl of water using only teeth. In other versions of the game apples are suspended on a string, children try to bite them without the use of hands. During Halloween children dress up as witches, vampires or other ghostly figures and they receive candies and other small sweets.