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A little background information on claims relating to ancient druidic practises involving pumpkin jack-o-lanterns.
The ancient druids lived in Great Britain and Europe not in North America. They never saw a pumpkin. Claims that blood was put inside a carved out pumpkin and a light placed inside (an oil lamp presumably since candles were not invented until later in history) to signify that the husband had given a human for sacrifice from his household are a-historical nonsense.
A pumpkin is a cultivar of a squash plant, most commonly of Cucurbita pepo, that is round, with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and deep yellow to orange coloration. The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp. Some exceptionally large cultivars of squash with similar appearance have also been derived from Cucurbita maxima. Specific cultivars of winter squash derived from other species, including C. argyrosperma, and C. moschata, are also sometimes called "pumpkin". In New Zealand and Australian English, the term pumpkin generally refers to the broader category called winter squash elsewhere.
Native to North America, pumpkins are widely grown for commercial use and are used both in food and recreation. Pumpkin pie, for instance, is a traditional part of Thanksgiving meals in Canada and the United States, although commercially canned pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie fillings are usually made from different kinds of winter squash than the pumpkins frequently carved as jack-o'-lanterns for decoration around Halloween.
Native to North America, pumpkins are widely grown for commercial use and are used both in food and recreation. Pumpkin pie, for instance, is a traditional part of Thanksgiving meals in Canada and the United States, although commercially canned pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie fillings are usually made from different kinds of winter squash than the pumpkins frequently carved as jack-o'-lanterns for decoration around Halloween.
The ancient druids lived in Great Britain and Europe not in North America. They never saw a pumpkin. Claims that blood was put inside a carved out pumpkin and a light placed inside (an oil lamp presumably since candles were not invented until later in history) to signify that the husband had given a human for sacrifice from his household are a-historical nonsense.
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