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30+ Best Pumpkin Faces To Carve for Halloween and Add Some Spooky Fun to Your Decor

Guess what? The end of October is officially here, which means it's time to decorate pumpkins! While Jack-o'-lanterns are now used as festive fall decor, they were traditionally carved as a way to ...
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The History of Jack-o-Lanterns and How They Became a Halloween Tradition

“In every ancient pagan tradition worldwide, people honor their dead, their ancestors,” says Cerridwen Fallingstar, Witch, teacher, and author of Broth from the Cauldron: A Wisdom Journey through ...
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From folklore to your front porch: The history of the jack-o'-lantern

Carving jack-o'-lanterns started long before the legend of the Headless Horseman. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Cindy Ott, author of "Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon." It's the time of ...
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30 Best Pumpkin Faces To Carve for Halloween and Add Some Spooky Fun to Your Decor

The end of October is officially here, and that means it's time to decorate pumpkins! Jack-o'-lanterns were traditionally carved as a way to ward off evil spirits, much the same way that wearing a ...