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The Irish carried the Hallow's Eve tradition with them. They would originally carve out squash-like vegetables and make lanterns out of them. The only squash-like ones they had in America were pumpkins. A native (of America) saw them and called it a Jack O' Lantern. Then it stuck.
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What percent of pumpkins become jack o lanterns?
65% of pumpkins are used by people to make Jack-O-Laterns.
How many pumpkins are in the us?
a lot
When are pumpkins harvest in the US?
tomorrow
Which country gave us the legend of the pumpkin?
Ireland. They used turnips first, but pumpkins have become the more popular option. Now, if you want to know why we crave them...well, there are many opinions about that.
Where did you get the traditions of carving pumpkins from?
It originated in Ireland. They carved turnips to serve as lanterns as they went out on All Hallow's eve. In the US pumpkins and other squash were more common and used, evolving into the carving we have today.
How many types of pumpkins are there?
There can be all different kinds of pumpkins!
How did the tradition of carving out a turnip end up as pumpkin?
In Ireland People used to carve turnips because they didn't have pumpkins. They belived there was a man named Jack who couldn't enter heaven and had to stay on earth forever. The turnips were lit to give him light on his journey.When the Irish came to the US during the famine,they found that it was easer to carve pumpkins. So they continued the tradition but with Pumpkins instead of Turnips.
How was Halloween celebrated in the US when it first was introduced?
Halloween was pretty much the same in what you did. They would scare people with their costumes not monsters though and they used pumpkins to make jack-o-lanterns, because they were more readily available then turnips.
In the US are more pumpkins carved into jack-o-lanterns or eaten?
they are eaten
Are pumpkins easy to grow in the US?
Yes, considering they are native to North America.
What state in the us has the most pumpkins grown in?
In 2008, Illinois produced the most pumpkins, bringing in 496 million pounds of the nation's total of 1.1 billion pounds.
What state are the most pumpkins grown?
Pumpkins are grown in every state in the Contiguous US. So the only states without pumpkin production are Hawaii and Alaska.
