Pumpkin or Squash

@Gracezy (1632)

Germany

October 25, 2019 2:20pm CST

Halloween is coming. Everywhere you go, shopping malls, grocery stores, schools, parks, restaurants, etc. you see a lot of Pumpkins. Pumpkin or Squash are very common during Halloween. They used it for decoration to catch the attention of the people and the children's. The picture was taken when I was in the Outlet Store. Do you have any idea why they used it for Halloween? And Did you see Pumpkin or Squash in different type?

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

26 Oct 19

Beautiful photo. To be honest I have no idea why they use the pumpkins for Halloween, but I am going to search.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

28 Oct 19

@Gracezy Back in times the Celts carved "turnips" during the festival of of Samhain, that was at the end of October. They believed that bringing those "lanterns" would have protected them from the evil spirits. Pumpkins and gourds did not exist in Europe before the discovery of America. The Americans use pumpkins instead of turnips.

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

28 Oct 19

@LadyDuck Thank you Anna, now I know. Thanks for the info

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

27 Oct 19

Thank you Anna.

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@Starkinds (32737)

• India

25 Oct 19

We use pumpkin as a vegetable.

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@Starkinds (32737)

• India

25 Oct 19

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

25 Oct 19

Yes you can eat also.

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@db20747 (43419)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

28 Oct 19

Looks like pumpkin and squash!!

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

28 Oct 19

Yes, it is.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

25 Oct 19

Wow! Beautiful photo. Where did you take it? Yes, I have seen different types of pumpkin ih the open market.

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

25 Oct 19

Thank you Thelma, it was taken last time I was in Outlet Store. They decorated the whole outlet store with different Pumpkin.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

25 Oct 19

@Gracezy I see. Beautiful photo indeed.

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

27 Oct 19

@thelme55 Thank you thelma

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@VickyR (544)

• Manila, Philippines

27 Oct 19

Hi sis are you busy??

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

27 Oct 19

Hi sis

Yes I‘m too busy today, no time for Mylot.

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• Manila, Philippines

28 Oct 19

@Gracezy oh I see. Hope you have time today for your mylot.

@VickyR (544)

• Manila, Philippines

26 Oct 19

Yes I have seen pumpkin in different shape.

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

27 Oct 19

We have a lot of different type of pumpkins here.

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• Manila, Philippines

28 Oct 19

@Gracezy I think a lot of pumpkin used it to decorate the Halloween there.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Oct 19

I read the story about it before. Lots of pumpkins everywhere here too. Lovely picture.

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

25 Oct 19

Thank you Valerie.

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@acelawrites (19272)

• Philippines

26 Oct 19

Is it similar to our squash here or it has a harder skin?

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

27 Oct 19

Yes, it‘s a bit similar but the Philippines Squash have a better taste.

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Oct 19

Nice photo. I don't decorate any more. But when I did I used pumpkins.

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@Gracezy (1632)

• Germany

25 Oct 19

Thanks Carol, sometimes I used pumpkin for deck.

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