pumpkins Halloween
Activities involving pumpkins
Halloween
A pumpkin carved into a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween.
Halloween
A pumpkin carved into a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween.
Pumpkins are commonly carved into decorative lanterns called jack-o'-lanterns for the Halloween season in North America. Throughout Britain and Ireland, there is a long tradition of carving lanterns from vegetables, particularly the turnip, mangelwurzel, or swede.[33] Not until 1837, however, does jack-o'-lantern appear as a term for a carved vegetable lantern,[34] and the carved lantern does not become associated specifically with Halloween until 1866.[35] Significantly, both occurred not in Britain or Ireland—but in North America
Although every modern chronicle of the holiday repeats the claim that vegetable lanterns were a time-honored component of Halloween celebrations in the British Isles, none gives any primary documentation. In fact, none of the major nineteenth-century chronicles of British holidays and folk customs make any mention whatsoever of carved lanterns in connection with Halloween. Neither do any of the standard works of the early twentieth century
In the United States, the carved pumpkin was first associated with the harvest season in general, long before it became an emblem of Halloween
Ireland's only Pumpkin Festival takes place each year in Virginia, County Cavan to find Ireland's biggest pumpkins. This year the biggest pumpkin topped 1300 pounds. The event takes place over a holiday weekend along with other entertainment and festive parades.
below are some images carved pumpkins for Halloween decorations
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