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Find out why people carve pumpkins for Halloween.
Find out why people carve pumpkins for Halloween.
In early October, thousands of Americans decorate their homes for Halloween. Front porches become haunted landscapes adorned with spider webs, creepy skeletons, and carved pumpkins, best known as jack-o'-lanterns.
You probably believe that pumpkin carving is a modern tradition. And you're partially right. But the origins of this tradition go back thousands of years.
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