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The origin of the pumpkin is controversial, perhaps because of its ancient origins, in fact, according to recent studies it appears that the Cucurbitaceae (gourd family to which it belongs), have originated about 80 million years ago, in the Cretaceous. In this Era, in fact, the continental plates were very close together compared to the current split; this has encouraged the spread of flora and fauna in the different continents.

Although some do go up the spread of the pumpkin in Europe after the discovery of the Americas, we have numerous previous traces in Asia, Africa and Europe and evidences of the Etruscans, Greeks and Romans.

halloween

The pumpkin is harvested in late summer and stored all winter in a cool, dry place. One of its most common uses, apart from the culinary, is for the celebration of Halloween, very widespread festivity in the United States on October 31. In fact, it is emptied, engraved with eyes, nose and mouth and used as a lamp post outside the homes to ward off evil spirits. In our tradition, instead it was kept in the house as an ornament for omen of abundance and happiness.

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