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I love Halloween! Over the years I've heard many people say that Halloween is their favorite holiday. I don't know about that for me because Thanksgiving has all that food, and Christmas has food and presents. But "All Hallows Eve," as it was originally called, does have all those fun Halloween pumpkins.

Even if you don't like the darker side of the holiday, it's hard to object to the ritual of carving Halloween pumpkins. You can make the carved pumpkins, which are sometimes known as Jack o lanterns (see below for the story of how that term came about), as happy or scary as you want. You can even paste or draw facial features if you don't want pumpkin innards all over your kitchen. See my Halloween crafts hub for several faces you can print, cut out and glue on a pumpkin.


Free Halloween Pumpkin Images

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Halloween pumpkin -- carved orange pumpkin
Halloween pumpkin -- carved orange pumpkin

Download the Halloween Pumpkins Here

If you don't want to mess with a real pumpkin at all, you can download and print these Halloween pumpkin images and use them as decorations instead. These also can be used as Halloween clip art.

Choose a small version of any of the Halloween pumpkins above the large image. When you click on one of the images, it will appear larger. Then, if you have a PC, just right-click and save the larger version of the artwork to your hard drive.


Learn to Carve Halloween Pumpkins

Extreme Pumpkin Carving: 20 Amazing Designs from Frightful to Fabulous Extreme Pumpkin Carving: 20 Amazing Designs from Frightful to Fabulous
Price: $8.18
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Great Pumpkins: Crafty Carving for Halloween Great Pumpkins: Crafty Carving for Halloween
Price: $5.90
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The Pumpkin Carving Book: How to Create Glowing Lanterns and Seasonal Displays The Pumpkin Carving Book: How to Create Glowing Lanterns and Seasonal Displays
Price: $4.19
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Pumpkin Carving Pumpkin Carving
Price: $5.94
List Price: $6.95

Why Carved Halloween Pumpkins are Called Jack o Lanterns

Oddly enough, the tradition of carving Halloween pumpkins, also known as Jack o lanterns or Jack-o'-lanterns, originally started with carving turnips, beets and potatoes instead. Like with all things connected to this fall holiday, carved Halloween pumpkins hail from a creepy story.

As Irish legend has it, a man named Stingy Jack invited the devil to have a drink.When it was time to pay for the whiskey, Jack talked the devil into changing into a sixpence, so he could pay the tab with it. But instead he pocketed the coin. He kept it next to a silver cross in his pocket, which kept the devil from transforming back into his true form. Eventually, Jack let the devil loose, but only after striking a deal with him that he couldn't harass him or claim his soul for darkness.

The next Halloween, Jack died. When he went to the gates of heaven, he was turned away. Having nowhere to go, he then went to the gates of hell. As promised, the devil refused to take his soul and sent him away. Jack didn't want to leave, because it was dark and he feared he wouldn't find his way from the netherworld. Taking pity on him, the devil tossed him a burning coal to shed some light on his path. The coal was hot, so Jack put it inside a turnip. This glowing turnip was the first Jack o' lantern. Somewhere along the line -- probably because turnips were too difficult to carve -- people began carving pumpkins instead and the tradition we have today was born.


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Halloween in the News

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    Wanted: Super Mario and his brother Luigi. Cops are hunting for a group of robbers caught on camera assaulting a cabbie in Staten Island while wearing Halloween costumes of the popular video game characters.

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  • San Jose community meets on Halloween gang attackSan Jose Mercury News8 hours ago

    Struggling to make sense of a vicious Halloween attack on two young trick-or-treaters, an East San Jose community came together Tuesday night, searching for answers and solutions to the gang violence that's wracked their neighborhoods.

  • Mattoon Moose Lodge and WOTM host Halloween costume contestJournal Gazette & Times-Courier4 hours ago

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  • Kids give Halloween candy to troops, get a little doughGrand Island Independent4 hours ago

    It was a typical post-Halloween scene: Kids eagerly dumping out bagfuls of candy as their parents looked on, shaking their heads and smiling at their children's Halloween haul.

  • Halloween is no treat for petsPlano Courier4 hours ago

    Children are not the only family members that need to stay safe during Halloween.

  • Halloween carnival provides fun for kidsSherwood Voice4 hours ago

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  • Rewards offered for arrest of Halloween vandalsYork News-Times3 hours ago

    YORK — The police department is far from done when it comes to investigating who is responsible for thousands upon thousands of dollars of damage caused by vandals during the week surrounding Halloween. The department is diligently following up on all leads and need help from the public.

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moonlake profile image

moonlake  says:
13 months ago

Enjoyed your hub.

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WordPlay  says:
13 months ago

Thanks, moonlake!

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M Cathi  says:
4 months ago

Great info for my favorite holiday!

jimmyfds  says:
4 weeks ago

Was searching for halloween pumpkin ideas, saw your halloween pumpkin hubpage. Great info on halloween pumpkin ! I'll try it.

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