Children and parents across the country are preparing for perhaps the most eagerly-anticipated Halloween ritual of them all: trick-or-treating.
People traveling from house-to-house in search of sugary delicacies may notice many things, including ornate Halloween decorations, creative costumes and different-colored pumpkins on display.
While the color of a pumpkin may not mean much to some people, others use non-traditional pumpkin colors to raise awareness.
Here's what you need to know about what the different pumpkin colors represent before you head out the door for your Halloween festivities.
What do teal pumpkins mean? Teal pumpkin buckets are used to signal that a child has a food allergy.
Additionally, placing a teal pumpkin on your doorstep signals that, in addition to candy, you offer non-food trinkets and treats that are safe for all trick-or-treaters, according to Foodallergy.org.
The organization started the Teal Pumpkin Project, which it describes as a "simple way to make trick-or-treating safer and more inclusive for the 1-in-13 children living with food allergies, and many others impacted by intolerances and other conditions."