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The turnip became a pumpkin because, well, pumpkins are a lot easier to make laterns out of. At least, that's sort of how the history goes. It has more to do with pumpkins being so plentiful in America. BTW: A bit Halloween trivia ... did you know that the term "Trick or Treat" wasn't used until after it appeared in print for the first time in 1939? That's just one year before my dad was born. I always thought it was older than that.
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