{"id":30633,"date":"2019-10-25T14:55:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T13:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=30633"},"modified":"2019-10-25T14:55:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T13:55:31","slug":"thousands-of-candles-light-up-gloomy-october-in-dalston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/thousands-of-candles-light-up-gloomy-october-in-dalston\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of candles light up gloomy October in Dalston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No plans this weekend? Catching the last days of London\u2019s most \u201cinstagrammable\u201d Halloween themed festival might be the perfect one\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30633 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_1180-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/10\/IMG_1180-2-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30639\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30639'>\n\t\t\t\tImage: Neringa Ruseckaite\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_1188-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/10\/IMG_1188-2-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30640\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30640'>\n\t\t\t\tImage: Neringa Ruseckaite\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_1211-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/10\/IMG_1211-2-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30641\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30641'>\n\t\t\t\tImage: Neringa Ruseckaite\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_1226-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/10\/IMG_1226-2-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30642\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30642'>\n\t\t\t\tImage: Neringa Ruseckaite\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_1234-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/10\/IMG_1234-2-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30643\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30643'>\n\t\t\t\tImage: Neringa Ruseckaite\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/img_1268-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/10\/IMG_1268-2-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30644\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30644'>\n\t\t\t\tImage: Neringa Ruseckaite\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Monday, 21st October, Dalston Eastern Curve Garden opened the 10th annual Pumpkin Lantern Festival to the public. The wild garden turned into an enchanted forest as one thousand Jack o\u2019 lanterns got their candles lit by volunteers just before the clock struck six.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each pumpkin was carved into the characters by volunteers and people from the Dalston community. Two days before the festival started, the organisers invited everyone to attend free carving sessions. Children and adults were all welcome to express their creativity and learn how to carve a pumpkin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spider-Man is the most popular character\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After all the effort the carvers put into their lanterns, the result appears to be quite spectacular. Hundreds of scary frowns are now sitting in the garden observing it\u2019s visitors. The traditional Halloween characters such as ghosts and ware-wolfs, skeletons and witches are hiding among the other lanterns waiting for that right moment to scare everyone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the upcoming Halloween celebration, the ghoulish theme was not the limit for the imagination. The most popular character carved on a pumpkin was spider-man. There were also pumpkins whose purpose now is to be a political message, such as the lanterns expressing their love for the EU. And, of course, the words carved by the younger generation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The public have different opinions about the festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The majority of the visitors seemed to enjoy themselves. \u201cWe love the event! We brought our son to a carving session on Sunday and he had a wonderful time. We came today to see people\u2019s reactions when they see his lantern.\u201d &#8211; shared their experiences Peter, 34 and Monica, 32. \u201c It\u2019s nice to see how trends change every year\u201d &#8211; told Paul, 41, who has been coming to the celebration for the past four years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lina,19\u00a0 gushed about the beauty of the pumpkins &#8211; \u201cit helps you to get into that Halloween mood\u201d. \u201cVery instagrammable\u201d &#8211; added Abigail, 20. \u201cLit\u201d described the event Ross, 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, not all of the reviews were as positive. \u201cI like the one on the top left, but I expected to see more professionally carved pumpkins\u201d &#8211; said Daisy, 24. \u201cIt\u2019s a nice idea, I guess, but if you look at them closely, it looks like a kindergarten exposition.\u201d &#8211; shared Nastia, 21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>There&#8217;s still time to see the pumpkins yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dalston Pumpkin Lantern Festival is fun guaranteed for all ages. The adults can enjoy a warm glass of mulled wine while the kids run around in the wild garden lit up by the smiles of jack o\u2019 lanterns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#DalstonPumpkins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where: Dalston Eastern Curve Garden<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a013 Dalston Square\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0London<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0E8<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When: Monday, 21 October &#8211; Sunday, 27 October 6-9 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Admission is free, but donations are welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Words: Neringa Ruseckaite<\/p>\n<p>Images: Neringa Ruseckaite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No plans this weekend? 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