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The 2001 Halloween event was RuneScape's first holiday event, during which Pumpkins were dropped to celebrate the occasion. Throughout the day of October 31, 2001, Pumpkins were scattered across random towns throughout RuneScape during different times of the day in which a player would simply pick up if they came across the drop. The Pumpkin is remarkable for the fact it's one of the only two tradable and edible holiday items, a distinction it shares with the Easter egg. Not many players have experienced this, as they have to be very, very experienced RuneScape players playing as early as 2001, when RuneScape Classic was known as simply Runescape and there was no such thing as Runescape 2.
