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Published: November 7th 2005
No one said it was going to be easy...
Hard at work, cleaning out the "guts" of a pumpkin for the first time are Saki, Mari, and Asami. The flexible knives that I purchased at the hyaku en shop (Japan's equivalent to the dollar store) didn't help the cause, and made for a sometimes "abunai!" (dangerous) situation.Hallowe'en isn't a holiday that is celebrated in Japan. Most of my students' exposure to Hallowe'en has only been through movies, and stories they hear from foreigners, as well as the decorations that are sold in stores (which is strange, as I'm not sure who buys them, except maybe English teachers!).
Hallowe'en came a little bit late this year at Akifuchu High School. Due to a busy week the previous week, and a bit of forgetfulness and last minute scrambling (it's not easy finding a pumpkin in Japan...) pumpkin carving took place on November 2nd during my English Speaking Society meeting.
We gather once a week for an hour to engage in some "English fun", via games, and numerous activities, including cross-cultural events. This time it was how to carve a pumpkin, which of course was accompanied by listening to the Hallowe'en classics of Thriller and Ghostbusters. The pumpkins were the only kind of pumpkins that I could find here, green and small. They were difficult to locate, as most grocery stores only sell them in halves, and I was so excited when I came across whole ones! The girls in my club had never carved a pumpkin before,
You are the "pumpkin" of my eye
Kana getting into the pumpkin carving spirit! but their jack o' lanterns were some of the finest I've ever seen....
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Jaime Armenise
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Hallowe'en
i like those green jack o' lanterns...they look pretty scary! nice work!