How did pumpkins become associated with Halloween?
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I know This :-)\n\n Halloween evolved from an irish holiday much like the Mexican Day of the Dead. I forget the name it went By but They would go throughout the town asking for donations for a big town feast. Hence where trick or treating originated, They would Light Up a Rutebegga or similiar vegetable by hollwing them out and lighting them with candles supposedly to help light the way for wandering spirits to cross the river of life.\n  Once the new settlers Came to America Pumpkins were discovered and found much easier to use for the same Purpose :-)\n\nThat should be Real Close to the truth If im Not exactly Right :-)
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I love Halloween, too!  It's so totally fun to be able to be someone else for a day (more if you go to all the varied events going on for the month of October, and they sometimes spill over onto the first few days of November).  Plus, all the decoration are cool and so different from the other holidays-- not usually so pretty or elegant, but creepy and interesting and truly creative!
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Halloween means "all hallows' eve." It is the day before All Saints' (hallows) Day. \nIt corresponds to the pagan Celtic Samhain, pronounced sow'en, which is their new year. A lot of Christian customs correspond to pagan ones, originally in order to make it easier for the pagans to accept Christianity. So, the celebration is comparable to the way the Celts celebrated their Samhain. \nUnder Source, I include an attractive and interesting link.
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8.  Halloween 1, Halloween 2:- The Horror Continues, Halloween 3:- Season Of The Witch, Halloween 4:- The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5:- The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween 6:- The curse of Michael Myers, Halloween 7:- H20 (20yrs later), Halloween 8:- Resurrection.\n\nCheers
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The seeds!  Man, those are good toasted.  And the flesh of the pumpkin - I never let mine sit out for more than a couple hours on Halloween - around 11 P.M. I extinguish the candle, bring it in and separate the flesh from the rind, can it in sterile Mason jars and later, make pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving!  ..and Christmas; we love pumpkin pie then, too!  I guess I took my parents' and grandparents' experiences during the Great Depression to heart: they always said "Waste not, want not"...
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The original Halloween
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We got our two pumpkin lanterns stolen last night.  I don't know whether to be upset or pleased that I did such a good job of carving them that somone would steal them.  We had a load of them last night - about 75 at the door.  The 5:30 - 7pm ones were the young kids dressed up with the parents loitering at the end of the path.  Then as the evening progressed the older teens and even adults (15 to 25 I think!!) just turned up in masks and hoodies and were a little scary to be honest.  We just let them take as much as they wanted out of the bowl and shut the door as fast as possible.
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What do Hillbillies do to celebrate Halloween?
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GROWING GIANT PUMPKINS \nBefore that, the biggest pumpkins were only a fraction of the size of the ... Giant pumkin people around the world have developed their own growing methods, ...www.breamcreekshow.com.au/GROWING GIANT PUMPKINS.htm - 29k - Cached - More from this site \nYahoo! Answers - poor pumpkin? \n... ever since my pumkin plant got a pumpkin to a certain size whats wrong with it? ... the sun and rain do their thing one year and my pumpkins were the biggest ever. ...answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060807123405AA3F5Vo
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there is no direct connection except for the fact that both st. patrick and leprechaun are irish. \n\nmuch like bunnies and Easter Sunday have no direct connection.\n\nst. patrick was known for having driven out pagan beliefs and imagery in ancient ireland while leprechauns are based upon Irish luck fairies and the Celtic version of dwarves, which were small slimy gold hunting tricksters. the only sensible explanation could be that because both represent good luck.
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You have to look online really good. \n\nI know theyre making a Halloween 9\nRob Zombie is directing it.\n\nNow THAT seems exciting!
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There is no religious symbolism but there is a kind of cultural symbolism - cranberries are grown in Massachusetts - where the Pilgrims landed.  Pumpkin is part of the fall harvest in New England. At the first thanksgiving, fowls were served (probably not only turkeys)....so there are a lot of ties today to that first community meal with the Indians and Pilgrims in the 17th century....\n\nsee\n\nhttp://pilgrims.net/plymouth/thanksgiving.htm
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the mexican version of halloween...dia de los muertos...but their customs are extremely different...instead they celebrate their dead and invite them back for one night and leave all their favorites out for them or something like that...if you are in school, ask your spanish teacher...they may know...
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Halloween is , in concept, descended from the Celtic calendar's Samhain, which was the day that marked the turn of the season into the long dark of winter. Being an in-between time, it was also a portal for the dead to revisit the earth. The ancient tradition of the Mummer's Dance also goes back to this, as people put on masks and went from door to door "in place of the spirits". It is an entirely Pagan holy day, and also was the time that the Seelie Court turned over rule to their dark counterparts, the Unseelie.
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ok ill help u cuz i have this problem too.i take one thing off from halloween if u have more then one thing and ONLY ONE.then u save your avatar.then u remove the next thing and save again\nand do it again and agian and again etc.\nhoped i helped  :D
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it is lightning in the background of their avatars that were downloaded for halloween.
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http://allrecipes.com/search/recipes.aspx?q1=pumpkin\n\nEverything you could ever want to know about cooking with pumpkin!!!! ...:D