{"id":13261,"date":"2019-09-25T11:43:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T15:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=13261"},"modified":"2019-09-25T11:43:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T15:43:52","slug":"new-survey-reveals-people-love-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2019\/09\/new-survey-reveals-people-love-fall","title":{"rendered":"New Survey Reveals What People Love Most About Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pumpkin spice didn\u2019t rank #1.<\/em><\/p>\n

If fall is your favorite season, you probably look forward to the coolness in the air, the colorful changing of leaves and sweater weather.<\/p>\n

With fall right around the corner, the Society of Happy People surveyed their members to find out what they loved most about the season. To the group\u2019s surprise, they found that people really don\u2019t like pumpkin-flavored food and drinks as much as we think. In fact, pumpkin-flavored food and football season ranked at the bottom of the list.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on grocery store endcaps filled with pumpkin-flavored everything, and restaurants touting their pumpkin- flavored foods, I\u2019m a little surprised that pumpkin-flavored foods didn\u2019t appear higher and pumpkin flavored drinks didn\u2019t make the top 16,\u201d said Pamela Gail Johnson, founder of the Society of Happy People. \u201cAnd with football season, literally, just kicking off, I\u2019m astonished that didn\u2019t score better as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

So what do people really love most about fall?<\/p>\n

According to the survey, the top things that made people smile most during fall were fall leave\/foliage, crisp fall air, Thanksgiving, Fall temperatures and Fall scents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe discovered that everyone is looking forward to cooler temperatures, being outside, and celebrating holidays with family and friends,\u201d added Johnson. \u201cBut we also found that the overall list of fall smile starters is so diverse because happiness is personal.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it came to social activities, many respondents put that they looked forward to bonfires, pumpkin carvings, hay rides and the new fall TV line-up. There were also write-in responses that including going to the apple orchard, making soups and stews, lighting scented candles and walking in the woods with crisp leaves under their feet \u2013 all things that make fall so special.<\/p>\n

What do you love most about fall? Is it putting on your favorite fall sweater, sipping on your favorite cup of hot chocolate, coffee or tea, checking out the creepiest haunted houses or eating your favorite comfort foods?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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