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FAA6436
Cape Cod MA
2009

Decorating pumpkins is an autumn staple. In fact, they are always associated with Halloween, and are one of the most recognizable symbols of this holiday. Although they are popular throughout the world, decorating pumpkins had a very distinct origin.

The Irish people are given the credit for inventing the tradition of decorating pumpkins. As legend has it, a man named Stingy Jack played a trick on the devil in order to make money. This trick had repercussion because when Jack died, not only did he not obtain entrance to Heaven, but the Devil wouldn’t let him into Hell, either. Instead, he was sentenced to wander the Earth for eternity.
The tradition of carving scary faces into vegetables began with this story. The goal was to carve images that were scary enough to scare Stingy Jack away. The Irish began carving the faces into turnips, and eventually the tradition continued with pumpkins.

Eventually, the tradition of carving scary...

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