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What fruits came from America?
Pumpkins
Did pumpkins originate from America?
Yes, that is why there are JackO'laterns at Halloween using pumpkins. When the Irish immigrants came to the colonies they began to use the pumpkin instead of a turnip for the lantern as they did in Ireland.
Where were pumpkins first grown in?
Pumpkins are thought to have originated in North America. Pumpkin type seeds were found in Mexico that dated from 7000 to 5500 BC. They definitely predate the Europeans in the United States. Ever since the immigrants came to America
Was carving pumpkins associated with the harvest season before Halloween?
Yes, but it also included the carving of other root vegetables like turnips, parsnips, and potatoes before carved pumpkins came about.
What is the possessive noun for pumpkins?
The possessive noun for "pumpkins" is "pumpkins'." This form indicates that something belongs to or is associated with multiple pumpkins, such as "the pumpkins' colors" or "the pumpkins' size."
Was there Halloween in the Renaissance period?
St. Patrick, belive it or not, was trying to rid the world of druids, he thought they were evil. On the day of honoring the dead came, the druids ran off into the forest, carved pumpkins with scary faces and lit them, then when St. pat's gang came after them they found scary pumpkins in the woods and ran off to their mommy's. So that is how the tradition of pumpkins came about anyway, but honoring the dead is millions of years old. Know we dress up like ghosts and beg for candy.
Where did pumpkins first get discovered?
It is believed that pumpkins originated in North America. Seeds from related plants have been discovered in Mexico that date all the way back to 7000 B.C. Native Americans relied on pumpkins as a part of their diet centuries before pilgrims came to America.
Are pumpkins mammals?
No. Pumpkins would be producers, not consumers. aka pumpkins are plants
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.
Do pumpkins have caffeine in them?
No, pumpkins do not have caffeine in them.
Does pumpkins scare off vampires?
No. There is no such thing as vampires and the reason pumpkins are used at Halloween comes from a Irish story about a bad boy who was consigned by the devil to wonder the earth with a turnip lit with a lump of coal. When the Irish settlers came to the colonies they didn't find turnips but pumpkins so the story became Jack O' Lantern.
Where are pumpkins from?
according to http://urbanext.Illinois.edu/pumpkins/facts.cfm, pumpkins were originally from Central America.
