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A poll for Halloween.
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Created: September 14th, 2007 at 5:53
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Poll Question:
The Mysterious Pumpkin
How do you think the pumpkin became associated with Halloween?
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The Mysterious Pumpkin
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Someone just started the tradition of carving pumpkins into Jack O' Lanterns a long time ago.
Pumpkins carved into Jack O' Lanterns were believed to ward off evil spirits during Halloween.
The glowing, carved pumpkin is named after Jack, a carver who created the first Jack O' Lantern.
Pumpkin as Jack O' Lantern has roots in Irish Halloween folktale about the devil and a fellow named Jack.
Pumpkins are carved into Jack O' Lanterns to try to scare little kids on Halloween.
Carving pumpkins after the pulp was used for making pumpkin pies just became a tradition.
Pumpkins grew popular as Jack O' Lanterns after they were created as a fluke.
Pumpkins carved into Jack O' Lanterns just grew into a fad.
I don't know.
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