Spooky greetings to all!
Thank you again to everyone who joined in for last weekās Weekly Witchy Challenge - Making Objects Magickal 
Thereās magic in more than objects this week- thereās power in the air itself! With three days (or more!) of holiday celebrations coming up, many would say this weekend is the most magical of the whole year!
The theme for this weekās challenge is based on the upcoming holiday and Sabbat and isā¦
Tricks, Treats, and Tasty Spells! 
As last yearās Halloween/Samhain challenge delved into the more somber side of celebrations, this yearās October holiday challenge is playing up the fun energy at this time of year.
Between spooky Halloween delights, tricking and treating, somber Samhain delicacies shared with ancestors, and a weekend of holiday excitement- now is a wonderful time to incorporate a touch of magick into your celebratory meals
Feel free to put your Kitchen Witchery, Green/Herbal Magick, Potion Making, and/or other magickal talents to use in your holiday challenge entry this week!
Itās all about magickal treats (and perhaps some spellwork tricks!) as you taste the best of the holidays this weekend.
So are you ready? Because itāsā¦
CHALLENGE TIME!
Picture from Mama Natural: The Switch Witch
STEP 1 : Terrifyingly Tasty 
This week is all about the magick of tasty goods- from meals, candies, foods, treats, sweets and more
There are many ways that you might incorporate magick into your meals and munchies for this challenge. To help you get started, here are just a few suggestions!
Cooking with Fire
As one of the fire festivals, a main symbol of Samhain is the flame. For your challenge entry this week, you might light it up and consider combining your cooking with some seasonal Fire Magick.
Ways to incorporate fire could be frying, baking, or cooking on an open flame- like a BBQ 
ā Looking for recipes? Check out the Recipes Category of the forum for plenty of ideas!
Silent Supper for Samhain
Having a silent supper (also called a ādumb supperā) is a popular Samhain tradition for those who want to extend a hand of welcome to those who have passed through the veil.
Ideas for a Simple Samhain Dumb Supper
- Add extra plates and chairs at dinner for the deceased and share old family stories.
- After the meal, the dishes set to the deceased (with food) are left by the door.
- In many cases, children are left out during this practice to maintain the quiet of the atmosphere.
- Dining in silence gives worshippers the headspace to focus on the dead and the spirits of their loved ones.
From Spells8: Samhain Ideas & Traditions
Picture from Pinterest
Candy Blessings
Whether youāre handing out goodies this Halloween night or are chowing down on tasty confections yourself, why not consider adding a touch of magick?
Blessing food and drink is a simple yet potent way to add protective qualities, good wishes, or general positive energy into your life.
For a collection of beautiful blessings by coven members to consider, check out the previous:
Powerful Pumpkins
Did you know that carving up certain vegetables can help to protect your home and hearth while the veil is at its thinnest and tricksters are on the loose?
Pumpkin carving is associated with both Halloween and Samhain and originated in Ireland.
Near Samhain it was customary to carve turnips (later pumpkins, due to an Irish tradition
From Spells8: How to Celebrate Samhain
While today pumpkins are mostly carved for Halloween fun, the autumn squashes were originally carved into grotesque faces in order to scare malevolent spirits away from your home 
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Picture from Triangle: Tips & Tricks for Pumpkin Carving
Altar Offerings
This weekend, you might decorate your altar with seasonal fruits such as pomegranates, nuts, grapes, pumpkins, squashes, or pears. These can serve as offerings for the Gods or deceased relatives.
ā>More inspiration can be found in Samhain Altars
Some also build a separate altar for their ancestors. On your ancestor altar, you might place pictures, letters, their favorite food and drinks.
Picture from Pinterest
ā¦And More!
Whether you are living it up for Halloween, honoring the dead for Samhain, or digging into the bounty of spring for Beltane- food is intricately tied in to the holiday celebrations this weekend
Feel free to whip up your best and be creative with your tasty challenge entry this week!
Picture from Reddit: Hot Pentagram Buns
STEP 2 : Share Your Experience 
Click here for notes about challenge inclusivity
All witches are welcome to join the challenge by practicing magick in line with the current theme. For those who donāt feel comfortable sharing, it is absolutely okay to follow along with the challenge but keep your entry personal. Feel free to join in spirit and do what feels most comfortable for you! 
That being said, please know that if you would like to receive a prize and a shout-out, you will have to share your experience with the forum.
Please share:
- About your experience with food magick for the holiday weekend
For your entry to be counted, please write about your experience in the comments below and/or create a new thread in the forums.
Note : If you choose to create a new thread, please tag the challenge by adding a hyperlink back to this post so that I can easily find it- thank you! 
This challenge will close in 6 DAYS
To join in, please share your experience by:
Tuesday, November 2nd at 7:00 AM CET (Central European Time Zone)
( 2021-11-02T06:00:00Z )
For their efforts, all participants will receive a special shout-out and a small prize! 
Acknowledgments will be given in a Props and Presents Post that will appear in the forums on Tuesday.
After the challenge closes, you are still very welcome to post but please be aware that no additional prizes will be given.
Picture from Samhain Menu: Recipes for a Samhain Feast
A warm reminder that all challenges are designed to be very open- everyone is encouraged to participate in a way that honors and reflects their unique practice 
If you have any doubts about if something is acceptable to post or say, please double-check with the Forum FAQ and/or reach out to your friendly Moderator Team .
And for those new to challenges- welcome! 
Know that the goal of these activities is to help you further diversify and strengthen your abilities and to bring together the Spells8 forum family to inspire and support one another in creative ways 
Picture from TikiKids: Halloween Feast
A spooky night is more than just frights,
So set the table and turn off the lights.
Seasoned with spells, thereās nothing to fear-
Holiday blessings to all who eat here!
Boo-lessed be!
I canāt wait!! I have to decide on something good. Although, now I know what to do with all my pomegranates!! Iāll add it to my Samhain altar! Thanks for the idea 
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There are many ways I could approach this challenge! I may do them all!
And Iāve got some cherry pie filling that needs to be eaten.
to make for myself & my friends. I found a rabbit hole of foods & recipes! I think Iām spending Halloween with my friends & then doing something solitary on November 1st. I want to set up an ancestor altar 
in my room too. Oooā¦ so much to do! Very exciting. 
So many ideas! And even though itās more of a catholic thing, thereās commemorative ideas for dia de Los Muertos. Typically Mexican but itās a thing in Honduras as well. More low key. Iāll go āvisitā my parents and bring flowers
Pomegranates are a traditional symbol of life and death and while I know they correspond with Persephone, Iām not sure if the ties go deeper than that! Iām sure they will be a wonderful addition to your Samhain altar. Enjoy your dumb supper as well! 
And ohhhh banana bread sounds yummy- happy baking! 
it all down on paper 
cause I tried to be a good witch but I mess up āhere and thereā but I love looking back on all the sabbats and esbates and seeing all the fun crafts Ive done! I should see what I did last year in my bos!
A percent recipe for this time of year- thanks for sharing and blessed cooking (or just eating if you find something at the bakery!) 