diff --git a/patches/server/0258-Halloween-options-and-optimizations.patch b/patches/server/0258-Halloween-options-and-optimizations.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27b886652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0258-Halloween-options-and-optimizations.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: DoctaEnkoda <bierquejason@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 04:48:21 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Halloween options and optimizations
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/ambient/Bat.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/ambient/Bat.java
+index e749f0f3a35783cada224e4b0c12f294c3245210..1e99282b2b1d433531cb2421ca69f3206f0aaf75 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/ambient/Bat.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/ambient/Bat.java
+@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public class Bat extends AmbientCreature {
+             int i = world.getMaxLocalRawBrightness(pos);
+             byte b0 = 4;
+ 
+-            if (Bat.isHalloween()) {
++            if (Bat.isHalloweenSeason(world.getMinecraftWorld())) { // Purpur
+                 b0 = 7;
+             } else if (random.nextBoolean()) {
+                 return false;
+@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ public class Bat extends AmbientCreature {
+     private static boolean isSpookySeason = false;
+     private static final int ONE_HOUR = 20 * 60 * 60;
+     private static int lastSpookyCheck = -ONE_HOUR;
++    public static boolean isHalloweenSeason(Level level) { return level.purpurConfig.forceHalloweenSeason || isHalloween(); } // Purpur
+     private static boolean isHalloween() {
+         if (net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.currentTick - lastSpookyCheck > ONE_HOUR) {
+         LocalDate localdate = LocalDate.now();
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/AbstractSkeleton.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/AbstractSkeleton.java
+index 5b19d8db09867791782c899d41d314c511f6c8a2..3d8b1b8d49af74babf628231345ac1c1864a8efb 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/AbstractSkeleton.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/AbstractSkeleton.java
+@@ -138,11 +138,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSkeleton extends Monster implements RangedAttackMo
+         this.reassessWeaponGoal();
+         this.setCanPickUpLoot(this.level.paperConfig.skeletonsAlwaysCanPickUpLoot || this.random.nextFloat() < 0.55F * difficulty.getSpecialMultiplier()); // Paper
+         if (this.getItemBySlot(EquipmentSlot.HEAD).isEmpty()) {
+-            LocalDate localdate = LocalDate.now();
+-            int i = localdate.get(ChronoField.DAY_OF_MONTH);
+-            int j = localdate.get(ChronoField.MONTH_OF_YEAR);
+-
+-            if (j == 10 && i == 31 && this.random.nextFloat() < 0.25F) {
++            if (net.minecraft.world.entity.ambient.Bat.isHalloweenSeason(world.getMinecraftWorld()) && this.random.nextFloat() < this.level.purpurConfig.chanceHeadHalloweenOnEntity) { // Purpur
+                 this.setItemSlot(EquipmentSlot.HEAD, new ItemStack(this.random.nextFloat() < 0.1F ? Blocks.JACK_O_LANTERN : Blocks.CARVED_PUMPKIN));
+                 this.armorDropChances[EquipmentSlot.HEAD.getIndex()] = 0.0F;
+             }
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/Zombie.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/Zombie.java
+index 39fa4a9a52c510e88036ab790a8739d20935188b..60080323686b7c76529fce4a8e95664e5c651ce9 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/Zombie.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/Zombie.java
+@@ -563,11 +563,7 @@ public class Zombie extends Monster {
+         }
+ 
+         if (this.getItemBySlot(EquipmentSlot.HEAD).isEmpty()) {
+-            LocalDate localdate = LocalDate.now();
+-            int i = localdate.get(ChronoField.DAY_OF_MONTH);
+-            int j = localdate.get(ChronoField.MONTH_OF_YEAR);
+-
+-            if (j == 10 && i == 31 && this.random.nextFloat() < 0.25F) {
++            if (net.minecraft.world.entity.ambient.Bat.isHalloweenSeason(world.getMinecraftWorld()) && this.random.nextFloat() < this.level.purpurConfig.chanceHeadHalloweenOnEntity) { // Purpur
+                 this.setItemSlot(EquipmentSlot.HEAD, new ItemStack(this.random.nextFloat() < 0.1F ? Blocks.JACK_O_LANTERN : Blocks.CARVED_PUMPKIN));
+                 this.armorDropChances[EquipmentSlot.HEAD.getIndex()] = 0.0F;
+             }
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+index f2c1e1a97c4fe264df6ab36ffb1ceff77e54a936..146d2a1aee5f4f4dee103406ddcf132d1f97d4ce 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+@@ -1479,6 +1479,13 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
+         guardianMaxHealth = getDouble("mobs.guardian.attributes.max_health", guardianMaxHealth);
+     }
+ 
++    public boolean forceHalloweenSeason = false;
++    public float chanceHeadHalloweenOnEntity = 0.25F;
++    private void halloweenSetting() {
++        forceHalloweenSeason = getBoolean("gameplay-mechanics.halloween.force", forceHalloweenSeason);
++        chanceHeadHalloweenOnEntity = (float) getDouble("gameplay-mechanics.halloween.head-chance", chanceHeadHalloweenOnEntity);
++    }
++
+     public boolean hoglinRidable = false;
+     public boolean hoglinRidableInWater = false;
+     public double hoglinMaxHealth = 40.0D;