Carved Hallowe'en Pumpkins are Jack o' Lanterns
October 31st 2008 02:34
Many people in Canada celebrate Hallowe'en, by dressing up their children in costumes, or going out partying, or staying home and giving candy to the kids who knock at the door. It's also traditional to carve a pumpkin, stick a candle in it, and set it in your window during candy-giving-out hours.
Of course, some people turn the lights out and pretend there's no one home, and in some social circles this has a certain cachet.
If you're in a Canadian town or city on October 31, any year, dress warmly and go out for a walk in a residential area between about 6 and 8 p.m. Pumpkins with candles inside should be shining from many windows, and sitting at the front steps of houses.
Adults shouldn't go door to door asking for candy, though. And if strange adults appear to be hanging about (rather than moving along down the street), the parents of trick-or-treating children may become nervous. Just walk along and enjoy the sights and sounds of Hallowe'en in suburbia. It's fun to see the little kids in cute costumes. (By about 8 p.m., the little ones have been taken home to be and the ones still out are bigger and less cute.)
Carving pumpkins is fun and has become much easier with the widespread availability of little pumpkin carving sets - delicate knives just right for those hard-to-reach corners. We call them Jack o'Lanterns .
Pumpkin art is fun!
Photo credit goes to neepster on Flickr.com for "O Canada! and evil Cats!", used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License. THANKS!
Jack o' Lanterns for Hallowe'en
Of course, some people turn the lights out and pretend there's no one home, and in some social circles this has a certain cachet.
If you're in a Canadian town or city on October 31, any year, dress warmly and go out for a walk in a residential area between about 6 and 8 p.m. Pumpkins with candles inside should be shining from many windows, and sitting at the front steps of houses.
Adults shouldn't go door to door asking for candy, though. And if strange adults appear to be hanging about (rather than moving along down the street), the parents of trick-or-treating children may become nervous. Just walk along and enjoy the sights and sounds of Hallowe'en in suburbia. It's fun to see the little kids in cute costumes. (By about 8 p.m., the little ones have been taken home to be and the ones still out are bigger and less cute.)
Carving pumpkins is fun and has become much easier with the widespread availability of little pumpkin carving sets - delicate knives just right for those hard-to-reach corners. We call them Jack o'Lanterns .
Pumpkin art is fun!
Photo credit goes to neepster on Flickr.com for "O Canada! and evil Cats!", used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License. THANKS!
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