I don't know the origins of the tradition, but suddenly, for Fall (autumn) there is a slew of special seasonal stuff to buy. Pumpkin spice candles, tea, coffee, biscuits, muffins, M&Ms. Special pumpkin themed crockery, soup toureens, cups, and table linen (as seen in the photo above, which is a Williams Sonoma window in the mall).
New wreaths for your door - take down the stars and stripes theme, and replace with autumn leaves, interspersed with wheat and (you guessed it) pumpkin. Shops have already started selling Halloween stuff, but that seems separate to the more high brow pumpkin theme. I think maybe the high brow stuff is looking forward over Halloween to Thanksgiving?
It just all seems a little strange to focus on the pumpkin/corn/wheat harvest in a country that sells bananas year round, no matter what the season?
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