Pumpkinsare one of the crops that have their origin in the Americas. They have been around a long time, dated to 5,000 B.C.E. after their discovery in Mexico. Because they are almost an American identity, a special day has been set aside to celebrate pumpkins. October 26 is National Pumpkin Day.
Today’s column has some fun facts, quotes and wishes that were found in an internet search of the National Pumpkin Day.
From leaf.nutrisystem.com and myorthodontists.info/ fun-facts are these pumpkin facts:
• Every continent grows pumpkins except for Antarctica.
• The USA alone harvests almost 1.5 billion of pumpkins each year.
• The word pumpkin is derived from the Greek word pepon, which means “large melon.”
• There are over 40 different types of pumpkins that range in different colors.
• Pumpkins are considered fruits. From allnationalday.com/national-pumpkin-day: Best National Pumpkin Day Quotes from It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
• “There he is. There he is. It’s the Great Pumpkin.”
• “I don’t see how a pumpkin patch could be more sincere than this one.”
• “Hey, have you come to sing pumpkin carols?”
• “There are three things that I’ve learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.”
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