萬聖節南瓜燈製作

萬聖節前夜(HAllowee n 或Hallowe'en ，“All Hallows' Evening”的縮寫)，也叫萬聖夜 、諸聖節前夕 ，在每年的10月31日，是指萬聖節(All Hallow's Day)的前夜，類似於聖誕夜被稱爲“Christmas Eve”，是天主教會的傳統節日，主要流行於英語使用區，如北美和不列顛羣島、其次是澳大利亞和新西蘭。當晚小孩會穿上化妝服，戴上面具，挨家挨戶收集糖果。 次日則舉行重大的彌撒，追思聖徒。

You need:

1 short, sharp knife

1 dessert spoon

1 teaspoon

1 candle or tea-light

Plenty of newspaper to protect work surface

Large bowl for pumpkin seeds and flesh

Step One:

Cut a circularhole around the stalk.

Tilt the point of the knife into the centre of the pumpkin.

This will stop the lid from falling in.

Step Two: Scoop out the seeds and any loose flesh using the dessert spoon and the knife if needed.

Step Three: Sketchthe face onto your pumpkin. Use a biroso any mistakes can be scrubbed off with a scouring pad or fingernail.

Step Four: Carefully cut out the features. Take small cuts and use a puncturing motion rather than a slicing one.

Step Five: Gently scrape away the flesh on the inside of the face until it is only 1cm thick.

Step Six: Using the knife, mark a circle the size of your candle or tea-light in the centre of the base.

Step Seven: Carefully hollow out the marked area with the teaspoon.

Step Eight: Place your candle in the hollow, light it and replace the lid of your jack-o'-lantern.