Count Down to Halloween

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This has become a very fun tradition on our household.  My boys wait for this every year.  When they get home from school they each take turns going to the date and pulling out the piece of paper or treat I leave for them.  Usually I will put a piece of paper with something for them to do.  For example, go to your bedroom and look under your pillow and under there will be a treat or a little book or something.  It makes October a very fun month.

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Do you know where the pumpkin  originated from?

The carved pumpkin, lit by a candle inside, is one of Halloween's most prominent symbols. This is an Irish tradition of carving a lantern which goes back centuries. These lanterns are usually carved from a turnip or swede (or more uncommonly a mangelwurzel). The carving of pumpkins was first associated with Halloween in North America,where the pumpkin was available, and much larger and easier to carve. Many families that celebrate Halloween carve a pumpkin into a frightening or comical face and place it on their home's doorstep after dark.

The jack-o'-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard drinking old farmer who tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and trapped him by carving a cross into the trunk of the tree. In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack which dooms him to forever wander the earth at night. For centuries, the bedtime parable was told by Irish parents to their children. At Halloween time, the children carved out turnips, placing a candle inside to symbolize Jack's curse.[citation needed] But in America the tradition of carving pumpkins is known to have preceded the Great Famine period of Irish immigration, and the tradition of carving vegetable lanterns may also have been brought over by the Scottish or English; documentation is unavailable to establish when or by whom. The carved pumpkin was associated generally with harvest time in America, and did not become specifically associated with Halloween until the mid to late 19th century.

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Laura Lee McGarvey

If you see this.....make sure you post on our "Behind the Scenes" Facebook Page that you saw your name and you will be entered into our weekly contest.  You must post by the end of the night on Sunday.  We will take each name we mentioned during the week and randomly pick a winner Monday AM.  We gave away a $25.00 gift certificate last week.  This week's prize is a personalized apron and chef hat set.  Good luck!