杰克南瓜燈展

Gavin Gracey

杰克南瓜燈展是紐約都會區最大的南瓜燈展。這個盛大的南瓜燈展，是為了烘托萬圣節而舉辦的，但因為超大型的規模和總共7，000多盞精心雕刻的南瓜燈，這個燈展也被不少人視為藝術展。

Imagine?walking?through?a?number?of?7，000?jack?o??lanterns，?all?of?them?designed?by?talented?and?passionate?artisans.?Around?every?corner?is?a?new?jack?o??lantern?sculpture?with?synchronized（同步的）?lighting?and?original?music.

The?Great?Jack?O??Lantern?Blaze?is?open?to?visitors?on?select?nights?through?November?21?in?New?York?s?Hudson?Valley.?Held?in?Croton?on?Hudson，?the?autumn?event?is?set?on?the?grounds?of?a?17th?century?house，?Van?Cortlandt?Manor，?overlooking?the?Hudson?River.?Ticket?sales?benefit?Historic?Hudson?Valley，?a?nonprofit?education?organization.

Many?Halloween?themed?activities?can?be?scary.?But?the?Blaze?is?unique?because?it?appeals?to?even?the?youngest?visitors.?“The?Blaze?is?a?wonderful?experience?the?entire?family?can?enjoy，”?says?Tyler?Rescigno，?a?marketing?associate?for?Historic?Hudson?Valley.?“These?land?art?installations?（設施）?take?place?on?the?grounds?of?historic?sites.”?A?second?Blaze?event?is?taking?place?in?Old?Bethpage，?New?York.

Families?who?visit?will?learn?about?the?history?and?culture?of?the?Hudson?Valley.?And?the?pumpkin?displays?are?dazzling（光彩奪目的）.?Some?past?favorites?will?be?returning，?including?the?“Pumpkin?Planetarium”?and?a?welcome?flag?in?48?languages.?There?are?also?some?new?displays?this?year，?such?as?a?New?York?City?skyline?scene.

Each?year，?the?creative?team，?led?by?Michael?Natiello，?comes?up?with?new?jack?o??lantern?designs.?The?team?starts?its?design?planning?for?the?following?year?as?soon?as?the?Blaze?launches.

Sometimes，?Natiello?and?his?team?create?paper?shapes?that?can?be?taped?to?the?pumpkins.?This?makes?it?easier?to?carve?the?pumpkins.?Each?pumpkin?can?take?from?20?minutes?to?an?hour?to?carve，?depending?on?the?complexity?of?the?design.?“The?team?is?always?thinking?of?new?ways?to?delight?and?inspire?our?visitors，”?Rescigno?says.94F0A381-21DF-4785-BBDB-0F33F1B792B4