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2. Jack-o'-lantern - Wikipedia

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   A traditional American jack-o'-lantern, made from a pumpkin, lit from within by a candle A picture carved onto a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween. A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip. [1]

3. How Did the Jack-O'-Lantern Become a Scary Halloween Staple?

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   How did pumpkins go from being an ordinary squash to a Halloween staple? In Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon, Cindy Ott documents the surprising importance of pumpkins throughout ...

4. How Carved Pumpkins Became Classic Halloween Decor (And ... - AOL

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   Carved pumpkins are Halloween standards, but how did the jack-o'-lantern tradition get started? Learn about the history of Halloween and pumpkin carving. For many of us, carving pumpkins is a must ...

5. The History of Jack-o-Lanterns and How They Became a ...

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   Our country's pumpkin-carving history began with a spooky tale. The post The History of Jack-o-Lanterns and How They Became a Halloween Tradition appeared first on Reader's Digest.

6. Halloween - Wikipedia

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   Popular activities during Halloween include trick-or-treating (or the related guising and souling), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins or turnips into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling frightening stories, and watching horror or ...

7. Connecticut field pumpkin - Wikipedia

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   The Connecticut field pumpkin is considered to be the standard general-purpose Halloween pumpkin. It is the variety most often selected for carving jack-o'-lanterns, and is widely considered to be the most popular Halloween pumpkin. [7] [19] [20] Unlike many pumpkin varieties, the Connecticut field pumpkin grows upright. This gives them flat ...

8. Everything To Know About the History of Halloween ... - AOL

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   The meaning of Halloween today is far removed from its darker origins in ancient Britain, Ireland and northern France—when people believed it was a night when the dead literally returned to the ...

9. Pumpkin - Wikipedia

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   According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the English word pumpkin derives from the Ancient Greek word πέπων (romanized pepōn), meaning 'melon'. [6] [7] Under this theory, the term transitioned through the Latin word peponem and the Middle French word pompon to the Early Modern English pompion, which was changed to pumpkin by 17th-century English colonists, shortly after encountering ...