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Halloween: Let’s see your pumpkins!

Happy Halloween everyone!
Today, 31st October, is Halloween and traditionally this has meant that people have calved faces into pumpkins.
Why do we carve pumpkins?
The tradition of carving faces into vegetables or fruits dates to the
Celts.
Many centuries ago as the summer harvest came to an end, the Celtic people prepared for the dark of winter by building big bonfires in their fields.
They believed evil spirits lurked in the shadows around the bonfires, so they wanted light to guide their paths to and from the bonfires. The Celts carved faces on large turnips and then hollowed out the inside of the vegetable so a candle could sit within it. The light shining out through the carved faces scared away evil spirits. It also showed the way to their homes for the good spirits and for travellers.
Many centuries ago as the summer harvest came to an end, the Celtic people prepared for the dark of winter by building big bonfires in their fields.
They believed evil spirits lurked in the shadows around the bonfires, so they wanted light to guide their paths to and from the bonfires. The Celts carved faces on large turnips and then hollowed out the inside of the vegetable so a candle could sit within it. The light shining out through the carved faces scared away evil spirits. It also showed the way to their homes for the good spirits and for travellers.
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How will you be celebrating Halloween? What will your pumpkin look like? Let us know in the comments below!
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I think the last pumpkin I carved was in the shape of a cat.
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I used to love celebrating Halloween when I was a Brownie Guider and always got my dad to carve out pumpkin as he was really good at it. In Scotland a lot of people still use the traditional turnip, but think it's a bit easier to carve into a pumpkin. Happy Halloween everyone!
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Happy anniversary to your parents @Ails! I hope you have a lovely day today.
I met a friend I've not seen in years for a few drinks which was lovely. Came back and we'd had one trick or treater so we too have a bowl of sweets.
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We only had 4 children at the door for Halloween so had a few bags left over too!
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