Q&A for How to Light a Pumpkin for Halloween

No, pumpkins are not flammable.

You can use a candle, a light bulbs, a small lantern or fairy lights.

You can use fairy lights, a very small lantern, or you can use a globe to make light.

It does not need a container in order to burn. The container is there only to contain the melted wax.

Throw it in the compost. In future, bleach the pumpkin before it rots by first bleaching the outside then the inside, as that will keep it from rotting.