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Punkie Night
IPA(Pronunciation)
Proper noun
England
South
West
(South
West
England,
chiefly
Somerset)
A
night
near
the
end
of
October,
related
to
Halloween,
observed
in
parts
of
South
West
England
by
the
displaying
of
punkies
(“lanterns
similar
to
jack-o'-lanterns”),
and
traditionally
by
children
begging
for
candles
for
their
punkies
and
threatening
people
who
refuse
their
requests.
Japanese Meaning
（南西イングランド、主にサマセット地方）10月下旬に行われる夜で、ハロウィンに関連しており、南西イングランドの一部で「パンクィーズ」（ジャック・オー・ランタンに似たランタン）を飾る行事として観察される。伝統的には、子供たちがパンクィーズ用のろうそくを求め、要求を拒否した大人に対して脅迫行為を行うことも特徴である。
Sense（1）
(South
West
England,
chiefly
Somerset)
A
night
near
the
end
of
October,
related
to
Halloween,
observed
in
parts
of
South
West
England
by
the
displaying
of
punkies
(“lanterns
similar
to
jack-o'-lanterns”),
and
traditionally
by
children
begging
for
candles
for
their
punkies
and
threatening
people
who
refuse
their
requests.
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(South West England, chiefly Somerset) A night near the end of October, related to Halloween, observed in parts of South West England by the displaying of punkies (“lanterns similar to jack-o'-lanterns”), and traditionally by children begging for candles for their punkies and threatening people who refuse their requests.
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Punkie Night
Every year, children carve turnips into lanterns for Punkie Night and go from door to door asking for candles to light them.
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Every year, children carve turnips into lanterns for Punkie Night and go from door to door asking for candles to light them.
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