Saturday, October 31, 2009

Photo of the Week - Halloween Pumpkins (Vermont, USA)

In a small rural village in north Vermont, stacks of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes await Halloween enthusiasts to carve their lanterns. Celebrated the night before All Saints or All Hallows Day, the name derives from hallow evening, shortened to halloween. Every year, this primarily American tradition sneaks further into Australia with shops adorned with witches, ghosts, bats and skeletons while children in the suburbs run around the houses trick or treating.

6 comments:

Heather on her travels said...

One good pumpkin photo deserves another. Happy Halloween (for yesterday)
http://www.heatheronhertravels.com/smiling-pumpkin-halloween/

Anil said...

Seems like every year the pumpkin carvings become more and more realistic and elaborate. A great tradition.

Mark H said...

@heather: Pumpkins must never feel so photographed as on Halloween.

@anil: Some of the carvers are true artists.

Anonymous said...

Very enlightening and beneficial to someone whose been out of the circuit for a long time.

- Kris

Anonymous said...

Continue the lovely text, inserted to my safari rss.

Mark H said...

@anonymous: Thank you.

 
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