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Pumpkin Carvings

One of my many hobbies is Jack-o-Lantern carvings. 700,000 immigrants came to America in the 1800s during the Irish Potato Famine, bringing with them the traditions of Halloween and the use of Jack-O-Lanterns. Traditionally, the lantern was carved from a turnip, potato, or beet and lit with a burning lump of coal or a candle. These lanterns represented the souls of the departed loved ones and were placed in windows or set on porches to welcome the deceased. They also served as protection against malevolent sprits or goblins freed from the dead. Turnips and gourds were not as readily available in the Americas so the pumpkin was used and found to be quite an adequate replacement. The pumpkin jack-o-lantern has been an essential part of Halloween celebrations since the Victorian days and today is a universal symbol of Halloween. Here are some of my contributions to the celebration of All Hallow's Eve:

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Skull Pumpkin - one of my first	Erie castle with moon & clouds projected onto the wall behind it	A more complicated Haunted Castle	This castle also projects something on the wall behind - ghosts	A xeonomorph from the Alien movie series
Inspired by the movie, there is a Predator looming above the Alien

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