National Pumpkin Day
October 26
National Pumpkin Day is observed on October 26th to celebrate one of the most beloved symbols of #Autumn.
As soon as October arrives, pumpkins are found everywhere from food to drinks and even as decorations.
People visit pumpkin patches to find their perfect pumpkins to carve for #Halloween and walk around sipping their pumpkin spice lattes. Pumpkin pies are an essential Thanksgiving staple for Americans as pumpkins represent everything cosy and loved about Autumn.
Pumpkins Trivia
- Pumpkins come in many different colours like orange, pink, white, red, green, and even blue pumpkins! They also come in different sizes, one of the smallest varieties being called the ‘Jack-be-little’.
- The world’s heaviest pumpkin was grown in Italy in 2021. It was over 17ft in circumference and weighed 1226kg, the equivalent of an average of ten baby elephants!
- The most expensive pumpkin seed was bought for £1250 (or $1,481 in Aug 2022). It was taken from a world record-breaking pumpkin and bought by the company Thompson & Morgan in the hope of breaking a new record.
- Illinois is the state that produces the most pumpkins in the USA. The city of Morton IL is known as the Pumpkin Capital of the World since it has a factory responsible for packaging 85% of the world’s canned pumpkins.
- According to a survey, pumpkin is America’s favourite Thanksgiving pie filling, with 36% of people preferring it other fillers. Pecan pie came in second place with 17%.
Source: National Pumpkin Day | October 26 – Calendarr