Our son and his family live in South Asia right now, but our grandsons attend a private school and appear to celebrate a lot of the American holidays. I think Halloween is celebrated in other countries even though it originally began in England and the U.S.
From Wikipedia:
Halloween, or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve), is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
I was still surprised that our grandsons do have fun with Halloween at their school.
I'm thinking Halloween pumpkins might be harder to find where they are so they've resorted to creating Jack-o-Melons.
I'm glad they were able to find a watermelon.
Art says he remembers carving a jack-o-lantern out of green papayas when he was growing up on the Big Island. I wonder what his parents thought about that.
And here's their finished products.
Hmmm... I see they're still able to get Coca Cola there. I did have to send them a bottle of Chick-fil-A sauce though. 😂
And here's their scarily lighted Jack-o-Melons all ready for Halloween.
I've told them not to forget to send me a photo of themselves in their trick or treating costumes. Then again... I wonder if kids go trick or treating there. Hmmm...
What a great work-around. They glow perfectly. I think Coke can just about be found in every corner of the world. 😊
ReplyDeleteKay, now you made me wonder how pumpkins came to be used for Jack-o-lanterns in the first place....
ReplyDeleteI'm not big on Halloween... pumpkins and black cats are fine... but I don't go in for all the horror stuff. I know it's a favorite holiday for some (my DIL loves it!).
Turnips were originally carved to ward off Stingy Jack in Ireland. You can google that story. Pumpkins became the substitute over here in the U.S. because they were native and the Irish immigrants had better access to them.
DeleteOh wow! Thank you Ed. I had no idea. Now I'll have to look up Stingy Jack.
DeleteGood job boys! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI would imagine carving a watermelon is a lot more work as they aren't hollow like pumpkins are to start with. But I suppose you could have a delicious treat while you scoop everything out.
ReplyDeleteI hope they have a wonderful time! Thank you for sharing. Kay. Aloha from town side
ReplyDeleteI imagine it was a very sticky job to carve the melons, but they do look good.
ReplyDeleteWhen I used to fly int India, we would bring a few cans of Coca Cola to give or barter. The Indians were not given the license or recipe for Coca Cola or they didn't want the American product there so the "real stuff" was premium there. They did have an Indian version with a different spelling and similar writing but it was different. I think that changed and indeed, Coca Cola (the "real stuff") is everywhere.
ReplyDeleteUnlike pumpkins, when you finish carving a watermelon you have a nice treat ready and waiting.
ReplyDeleteI can tell that your grandson is very excited.
ReplyDeleteOh, fun! And with Jack-o-Mellons, you get to eat the insides.
ReplyDeleteThat is very clever and the old saying necessity is the mother of invention comes to mind. I seem to remember that back in the day, Jack O'Lanterns were carved out of turnips. Could be wrong, I should look this up. Lovely photo of your son and grandson.
ReplyDeleteThat's an excellent work around! One year my husband could only find gourds and they hurt his hands a lot to carve but he was determined!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice job. Good watermelons have thick rinds, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Happy Halloween to you and yours, Kay.
ReplyDeleteVery creative. Love them alight and making happy memories.
ReplyDeletesuper fun and so creative!!
ReplyDeleteFun and creative, they do look good.
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween wishes (and a happy new month of November too).
All the best Jan
Good for your son and dil. The watermelon was an inspired choice. At least you can eat the inside of a watermelon!
ReplyDeleteGood job! When lighted, the Jack-O-melons shine mysteriously charming. It’d be a lot easier than carving a pumpkin and the fruits is juicy and sweet. Halloween colors here is not orange and black, as you might know, Japanese pumpkin’s color is deep green.
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That is a clever idea. Clever mom/gramma is in the jeans. Oops, genes!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great workaround. Am sure your grandsons were thrilled. Halloween is not celebrated as widely as Christmas is in India, but it is catching on. This year Diwali & Halloween coincided so the Halloween parties weren’t that many……..And yes, we have been getting Coca Cola and Diet Coke and all the US & European stuff in India for many many years now…….
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