Will you carve a pumkin for Halloween?

Answer 1

Yes. Without a doubt the most recognizable symbol of Halloween is a pumpkin carved into a jack-o-lantern. To understand the origins of how pumpkin carving began and what it really means we must first take a look at the holiday itself. How long has Halloween been around? Have there always been pumpkins carved? Here are some answers!
For most of the general population it is known as Halloween and is a night for dressing up, telling ghost stories, having spooky parties, trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving. What most people don't know is that Halloween is actually based on an ancient Celtic holiday known as Samhain (pronounced "sow wan"), which means "summer's end".
It was the end of the Celtic year, starting at sundown on October 31st and going through to sundown November 1st. It was a night to honor loved ones that had passed on since the veil between their realm and ours is at it's thinnest on that night.
Celebrated for centuries by the Celts of old, Witches and many other nature based religions, it is the most magical night of the year. It is the Witches' New Year, and the Last Harvest. Although the religious significance of it has passed for the general public, Halloween is a "magical" night for all!
On this magical night, glowing jack-o-lanterns, carved from turnips or gourds, were set on porches and in windows to welcome deceased loved ones, but also to act as protection against malevolent spirits. Burning lumps of coal were used inside as a source of light, later to be replaced by candles.
When European settlers, particularly the Irish, arrived in American they found the native pumpkin to be larger, easier to carve and seemed the perfect choice for jack-o-lanterns. Halloween didn't really catch on big in this country until the late 1800's and has been celebrated in so many ways ever since!
Pumpkins are indigenous to the western hemisphere and were completely unknown in Europe before the time of Columbus. In 1584, the French explorer Jacques Cartier reported from the St. Lawrence region that he had found "gros melons", which was translated into English as "ponpions," or pumpkins. In fact, pumpkins have been grown in America for over 5,000 years. Native Americans called pumpkins "isquotersquash."
Did you know that pumpkins are not a vegetable - they are a fruit! Pumpkins, like gourds, and other varieties of squash are all members of the Cucurbitacae family , which also includes cucumbers, gherkins, and melons.

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Answer 2

Yea, My birthday is the 30th, one year a bunch of my friends and I was going to go get a pumpkin and carve it, but every store we went to was either out or only had half rotten ones left. later that night, they showed up with a truck almost full of pumpkins!!!I swear I have no idea where they came from, but the next day it was on our local news about how on halloween, numerous people had reported pumpkins being stollen from their porches!!!!

Answer 3

Yes! I love carving pumpkins.

Answer 4

Yeah, I started in August, Been sellin em

Answer 5

No, because we don't celebrate halloween in Oz.

Answer 6

probably not! we used to but its so much hassle and there arent that many young kids around here any more, they've all grown up and not many have moved here!

Answer 7

I doubt it. what is the point of getting all dirty to make a shape in a large vegetable?

Answer 8

yup I sure will. I do it every year with my daughter and now my son is old enough to enjoy this tradition with us

Answer 9

We usually do. We have a kit for it so ours are really intricate.

Answer 10

havnet in a while but we have a new baby so maybe this yr