What is the meaning of Halloween pumpkins and what role do jack-o'-lanterns play on this day?
Halloween in November is coming soon. Speaking of Halloween, we cannot fail to mention pumpkins. So, what is the significance of Halloween pumpkins and what role do pumpkin lanterns play on this day? The ninth month of the lunar calendar belongs to autumn, the harvest season. In this golden month, the crops in the fields enter the harvest month. Welcome to the September 2021 special topic on Shuimoxiansheng.com to learn more about the ninth month of the lunar calendar.What is the meaning of Halloween pumpkins?In fact, the "pumpkin" we usually talk about includes the "three pumpkin brothers" from America - pumpkin, zucchini, and winter squash. They belong to the same genus Cucurbita in the Cucurbitaceae family.Later, the "Three Pumpkin Brothers" were spread throughout the world by Europeans and became a widely grown crop. They are collectively called squash in English, and the "pumpkin" we often say refers specifically to the round orange-yellow pumpkin with smooth skin, which means that pumpkin is a type of squash. The significance of pumpkins on Halloween is to add color, and orange has become the traditional color of Halloween. The second is to drive away the darkness. The pumpkin lantern carved from a pumpkin can illuminate the road ahead at night and represents light. What is the role of the Jack-O'-Lantern on this day?It would be a pity to throw away the pumpkin lantern after use, so you can use it in cooking. The healthy and delicious pumpkin not only has high edible value, but also has therapeutic effects that cannot be ignored. According to the "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica", pumpkin is warm in nature, sweet and non-toxic, enters the spleen and stomach meridians, can moisten the lungs and replenish qi, resolve phlegm and discharge pus, expel parasites and detoxify, treat cough and asthma, treat lung abscess and constipation, and has diuretic and beauty effects. Experiments conducted by medical experts and scholars at home and abroad have shown that eating pumpkin can treat prostate hypertrophy (pumpkin seeds can treat prostate hypertrophy), prevent prostate cancer, prevent and treat arteriosclerosis and gastric mucosal ulcers, and dissolve stones.Although your life's destiny is already determined, you can understand and grasp your future fortune in advance. Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your latest fortune! |
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