There is no doubt that pumpkins are the symbol of Halloween now a days, but before Halloween began the meaning for Jack-O-Lanterns was to welcome your passed loved ones home and to warred off all evil spirits. The Glowing Lanterns used to be made from carved turnips or gourds and set on the porch with burning lumps of coal inside, no change to candles. When European settlers arrived in America they saw that the pumpkins that the Native Americans have been growing for well over 5,000 years were a lot larger and easier to carve. This Change of type of "welcome Mat" started in the 1800's and has been celebrated with to this day. However this "Welcome Mat" is now used for trick-or-treaters no longer for passed loved ones nor to warred away evil spirits.
Did you know that pumpkins are not in the vegetable family, that they are in fact a fruit? Any squash in the Cucurbitacae family is considered a fruit, such as cucumbers, gherkins, melons and yes pumpkins. All fruits. Interesting fact right?
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-Ioanna and Raven
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