Witchy windows: Scots decorate homes for Halloween

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Halloween witch decorationsImage source, Susan Grant
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Susan Grant and her children teamed up with their neighbours to produce this Wicked-themed display

The coronavirus pandemic means Halloween in Scotland looks and feels a bit different this year.

With parties and guising off the cards for now, many Scots have been getting creative by decorating their homes.

Take a look at some of the imaginative window displays celebrating the Halloween tradition.

Coronavirus Halloween window displayImage source, Stephen Kasiewicz
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"Covid, bolt ya rocket" was the message in this Glasgow window

Pumpkin scarecrowImage source, Rhona Smith
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Rhona Smith's contribution, featuring "George the gardener", along with his pumpkin

Halloween cats displays in Glasgow tenementsImage source, Matt Bridgestock
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This impressive multi-storey effort is part of the "Window Wanderland" trail in the Battlefield area of Glasgow

Spider window displayImage source, Jenni Lorimer
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Cobwebs and giant spiders take centre stage of Jenni Lorimer's display in Eaglesham

Skeleton figure in tenement windowImage source, Andrea Clark
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Andrea Clark spotted this skeletal display in Glasgow's southside

Tissue paper bat displayImage source, Clarkston Community Council
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Tissue paper was used to create this colourful display, part of the "Witchy Windows" trail in Clarkston

Ghost projection windowsImage source, Craig Hunter
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Three eerie ghosts projected onto Craig Hunter's window, complete with a light-up bat

Witch and cauldron window displayImage source, Lorraine Jenkins
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Lorraine Jenkins' window in Clarkston features some spooky silhouettes

Halloween decorations on a windowImage source, Louise Campbell
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Louise Campbell has gone full-out with the decorations on her window sill

Painted window in FifeImage source, Emma MacQueen
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In Fife, Emma MacQueen used paint to craft this Halloween landscape

Decorations in tenement windowsImage source, Matt Bridgestock
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Matt Bridgestock snapped this picture on a walk through "Window Wanderland" in Glasgow

Witch windowImage source, Mairead Brophy
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"Stay safe" - a suitable message for a pandemic Halloween, part of the Ghosty Giffnock trail

Doorstep pumpkinsImage source, John Dawson
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Impressive pumpkins on the doorstep of Glasgow's Kirklee Mansion, snapped by John Dawson

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