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Jack-o'-lantern
Pumpkin jack-o'-lantern carved for Halloween, lit from inside with candles.
Why Do People Carve Pumpkins for Halloween?
Bag of Halloween candies spilled from an orange bag.
Lit jack-o-lantern with a carved face sits on a wooden table surrounded by pumpkin pieces, plastic spiders, a knife, and a bowl of pumpkin pulp.
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Children dressed in halloween costumes and masks. Group of trick or treaters standing on steps in their Halloween costumes. Holiday
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The Thousand-Year History of Halloween
Learn about Halloween's connection to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
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Why Do People Carve Pumpkins for Halloween?
Learn how the pumpkin became a symbol of Halloween.
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The Scary Story Behind “Trick or Treat”
Learn about one version of the history of trick or treat by watching this video....
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Jack-o'-lantern
Candlelight glows through the carved face of a jack-o'-lantern.
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Halloween: jack-o'-lantern
A pumpkin carved for Halloween.
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