Halloween

Hi - I moved your thread because it's not a very controvertial topic.

We carve pumpkins. My kids dressed up - one was a dragon and one was a scarecrow, both in home-made costumes. Actually,. where I work, we dress up too, so I was also a scarecrow.

We go from house to house - if the porch light is on, you say "trick or treat" and you get candy.

That's about it!

why u use pumpkins? why not use other vegetables?



u don't tell me when make that ?

can show me that by video ?



sorry about a lot of question



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Pumpkins ripen at this time. They are easy to grow. They are big, colorful, and easy to carve. People put candles inside the carved pumpkins. Light shines through the eyes, nose and mouth carved into the shell. They look really pretty. Sometimes people make pies from the pumpkin pulp.
The name Halloween, comes from All Hallow's Evening. (E'en is a poetic abbreviation of evening). November

I really like Halloween.. can u anglo-saxons that are used to "celebrate" this feast make me an example of tricks you make? =)

All Hallows Evening/Night - the night that those souls that did not get into Heaven or **** wander the earth and cause trouble. Witches and other evil spirits were believed to roam the earth on this evening, playing tricks on human beings to mark the season of diminishing sunlight. Bonfires were lit, offerings were made of dainty foods and sweets, and people would disguise themselves as one o

When we were kids, we would write on people's windows with a bar of soap. But only if they didn't give us candy. Another favorite trick is to decorate trees with streamers made of toilet paper.

oh, just like in the movies..^-^

Feebs11 Turnips wre carved to make lanterns in North England and Scotland.

That reminds me of Samuel Johnson's definition of oats:
oats: 'a grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.'

We didn't take pictures of our pumpkins this year, but these are last year's:

These are the ones we carved for our house.And here's the parade at my daughters' school.