Pumpkin Thief

 Stealing pumpkins is a crime because it is theft. Now my question is why would anyone steal pumpkins? What is there to gain?

I read that in some neighborhoods carved pumpkins are being stolen and then found smashed on the road. It is just sad to know that people want to destroy the beautiful decor of pumpkins. I am sure they have no clue why pumpkins are carved in the first place. 

In Ireland, people referred to Stingy Jack’s ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” which was eventually shortened to “Jack O’Lantern.” People in Ireland and Scotland started making their own versions of Stingy Jack’s lantern, carving faces into turnips or potatoes. Those carved vegetables were placed in windows and by doorways to scare Stingy Jack away ... or any other “wandering evil spirits.”

What is your tradition about pumpkins? Do you make pumpkin pie and carve a face into the pumpkin? In real life, I like to buy small pumpkins and keep them as long as possible. Some have hardened and looked really cool. I also collect the stems of the pumpkin. Never know when this witch has a spell that requires a pumpkin stem.

Have a Happy Friday the 13th today.

“I heard a pumpkin a day keeps the goblins away.”