Nothing says Halloween quite like pumpkins. From pumpkin-shaped cookies and brownies to cakes topped with tiny gourds, they're everywhere. But the true icon of the holiday is the jack-o-lantern Sure, ...

Guess what? The end of October is officially here, which means it's time to decorate pumpkins! While Jack-o'-lanterns are now used as festive fall decor, they were traditionally carved as a way to ...

Let’s be real: Pumpkin-carving can be tear-inducing. Sure, it’s all in the name of good fun, but when kids dive in and just can’t seem to pull off the great artistic vision they have in their heads, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — With glowing eyes and a crooked smile, jack-o-lanterns crop up every Halloween, but where did the tradition come from? "Pumpkins derive from an old folktale that's found in hundreds of ...

This week we reveal sweet surprises with jack o lantern pumpkins and other Halloween stuff! 🎃 Each pumpkin holds secrets, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." We’ll let you in on a little secret: For a jack-o’-lantern that looks like it was carved by a ...

Carved pumpkins are Halloween standards, but how did the jack-o'-lantern tradition get started? Learn about the history of Halloween and pumpkin carving. For many of us, carving pumpkins is a must-do ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. What’s more classic than carving a ...

The co-host of NPR's "Throughline" podcast, Rund Abdelfatah, once cited Halloween as "an American capitalist success story." What began as a Celtic tradition called Samhain now operates as a ...

Jack's Pumpkin Glow is a traveling Halloween display that features 5,000 pumpkins, all expertly carved and lit, along a half-mile trail outdoors. This immersive art installation features individual ...

It’s the day after Halloween and the pumpkin on the doorstep is looking deflated, a telling sign that it’s time to get rid of the jack-o’-lantern. Instead of tossing it into the garbage can, pumpkins ...

Right up there with apple-picking, corn mazes and haunted houses, pumpkin-picking has become a fall tradition for many. In 2020 alone, as many as 66,200 acres of pumpkins were harvested in the United ...