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A woman wearing a face mask sells roasted chestnuts as another woman wearing a blue apron minds the chestnuts.

‘Castaloween’: A traditional Catalan chestnut holiday ‘coexists’ with Halloween

Lifestyle & Belief

La Castanyada, or “chestnut feast,” is a centuries-old Catalan tradition celebrated on Oct. 31. But for the past two decades — thanks in part to the increasing influence of American cinema and TV — stores have stopped decorating with chestnuts and instead turn to skulls, pumpkins and witches.

A man, bundled up against the cold, walks past a street vendor's chestnuts as they roast in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

How to make sure those are American chestnuts roasting on your fire

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