The month the Italians remember their dead. Chrysanthemums abound and the parking-lots by the cemeteries are full to overflowing (Nov. 1st and 2nd).

This is also the month when you'll find chocolate fish in the stores in certain towns: no, not a variation on Easter eggs, but the fish of Saint Andrew. The patron saint of several local towns, including Canino (Festa di Sant'Andrea).