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Pumpkin carving facts

Some expert pumpkin carvers do multi-level carvings. They use the skin as level one, the flesh as level two etc.

'Jack o'lantern' refers to Stingy Jack from Irish mythology. He tricked the devil and was not allowed into either heaven or hell. Jack had to roam the earth with a glowing coal in a hollow turnip.

British and Irish people carved faces into turnips or potatoes to scare Jack and other spirits away. Early American settlers quickly found pumpkins were ideal.

"Here are some of the pumpkins me and my mate have carved - I hope they inspire some people."

Right: Pumpkin carving
entitled 'Gravedigger'.

All the amazing photos on these pages were sent in by Terry Smart from Fife.

Right: Pumpkin carving
entitled 'Medievil'.