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UK News Scottish festival bans 'American' Hallowe'en A pumpkin, yesterday Jack O'Lantern: persona non grata north of the border By Tom Chivers 1:01PM BST 26 Oct 2007 A Scottish Hallowe'en festival is banning "consumerist" pumpkins in favour of turnips. The spooky celebration, at Scone Palace, Perthshire, is being organised by Scottish firm Herald Events as a riposte to the Americanisation of the traditional autumn festival, based on the ancient Celtic ritual of Samhain and co-opted by the Church. Speaking to the BBC, Jock Ferguson from the company said: "We will be having none of that pumpkin or trick-or-treat rubbish. "Pumpkins are banned and will not be allowed beyond the front gate." Related Articles * Halloween Inc 31 Oct 2004 * Bishop claims success at rebranding Hallowe'en 12 Apr 2008 Instead of Jack O'Lanterns and trick-or-treating, which organisers condemned as representative of "American big business and rampant consumerism", the festival will offer traditional Scottish activities such as "dooking for apples" and turnip-carving. In "De'il Tak the Hindmost", children will be lead around the grounds of the Scone Palace by the ghost of a Jacobite soldier, Dougal Murray, telling of the dark history of the old building. Heather McArthur, Events Manager at Scone Palace, said: "We wanted to move away from the normal 'trick or treat' type of activities this year and give Hallowe'en a Scottish twist. "'De'il Tak the Hindmost' combines traditional ghost stories with good old fashioned devilish fun and we think it will appeal to children and parents alike who are looking for something a bit different'. 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