The Venerable Pumpkin
"Halloween" an amalgam of "All Hallows (saints)
Evening" is celebrated on 31 October in many countries. It marks the eve
of the 3 days of remembrance of the departed, including hallows & martyrs.
Celebrations include trick-or-treating & guising -Scottish/Irish
tradition of donning costumes, going around the neighbourhood & singing a
rhyme, doing a trick, or telling a story in exchange for candy, costume
parties, bonfires, doing spooky stuff-playing tricks/pranks/scaring, watching horror/haunted movies & attractions.
Some observe
abstinence from meat, eating vegetarian foods like apples, potato pancakes
& soul cakes (small round cakes specially made on Halloween), colcannon
(traditional Irish dish mainly mashed potatoes with kale/cabbage) &
drinking apple cider.
Jack-o'-lanterns carved out of pumpkins have become symbolic of Halloween
kids at Purple Streak Centre for Arts enjoying making a Jack-o'-lantern
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