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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." 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