Friday 31 October 2008

The eve of all Hallows


It may have its origins in Irish pagan festivals but Halloween, like many things has been taken over by the US.

One of the symbols of Halloween is the pumpkin lantern and so to put a Geographical edge to Halloween, below is the list of the US's largest producers of pumpkins.

Ohio 6,600 $33,617,000

Illinois 14,800 $23,430,000

New York 6,400 $22,694,000

Pennsylvania 6,100 $17,495,000

California 5,300 $13,356,000

U.S. Total 43,200 $117,492,000

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