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Pumpkins are indigenous to North America, where they have grown for over 5,000 years Native north America grew and harvested pumpkins. They ate roasted pumpkin and used dried strips of pumpkin to weave mats. Indians offered Spanish explorers pumpkin seeds as a peace offering.
Cabeza de Vaca reported seeing pumpkins growing in Florida in 1528 and French explorer Jacques Cartier spotted pumpkins near the St. Lawrence region of Canada in 1584.
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Where did the tradition of carving pumpkins into Jack-O-Lanterns originate?
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.
What region of the world does sugaring paste originate?
Some people think it started in Ancient Egypt!
What do pumpkins have to do with the World Series?
Pumpkins have to do with the World Series, because the world series is played around the same time Halloween is.
What country are pumpkins from?
Pumpkins are thought to originate from Mexico, although definite evidence is indeterminable. However, the oldest recovered seeds closely related to that of a pumpkin is from around the 7th millennium B.C.
What country did pumpkins originate?
The name originates from Greek 'pepon' meaning large melon. The oldest evidence of Pumpkins is about 7000 years BC from seeds found in Mexico and parts of North America
Did pumpkins come from the new world or the old world?
New
Did pumpkins come from the old world or the new world?
New
What region did praying mantis' originate from?
China
Where does the word sherry originate from?
From the region of Jerez in Southern Spain, a fortified wine from that region
What are the release dates for CNN World Beat - 1998 Smashing Pumpkins?
CNN World Beat - 1998 Smashing Pumpkins was released on: USA: 3 April 2000
In which country did Port originate?
Portugal, in the Douro region.
