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Halloween came and went this week. Hope you enjoyed it! In London, there are still a few\u00a0Halloween-themed parties going on. I guess that it is a different motivation for partying. A group of friends decided to get together last week to do some pumpkin carving<\/strong>. The result is below.<\/p>\n

I find it peculiar how everything darkness can be so popular today, even relevant, I\u00b4d say. Halloween, a contraction of All Hallows Eve, is a pagan festivity which has been influenced by harvest festivities, festivals of the dead and, possibly, Celtic traditions. In fact, carving pumpkins into what it is calledia jack o\u00b4 lantern<\/em> is a pagan tradition<\/strong> which is thought to come from the British Isles. No one knows the actual purpose of these carved pumpkins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first jack o\u00b4\u00a0lanterns were made out of turnip, beets and potatoes. Can you imagine how hard must be to carve scary faces on a turnip? No wonder pumpkin started to be used too.<\/p>\n

There are some scarily beautiful designs. Take a\u00a0look below at the results of our pumpkin carving party\u00a0last week in\u00a0London. Pictures are by\u00a0Mngyver<\/a>\u00a0and friends.<\/p>\n

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Take a\u00a0look at the\u00a0little carved orange pepper which came with the nachos. So much creativity on this table too!<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading. See you soon!<\/p>\n

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