Why do we carve pumpkins on Halloween?
Joy\u2019s ready for some Halloweeny fun, but her jack-o\u2019-lantern pal Lionel wants to skip the whole thing. He doesn\u2019t understand why carving pumpkins is such an important Halloween tradition! Why don\u2019t we just paint faces on bananas and call it a day?Lucky for Lionel, Joy and co-host Baron are ready to explain the twisty history of jack-o\u2019-lanterns! First, they\u2019ll wade into the history of ignus fatuus, a mysterious blue light seen in bogs at night and the creepy myth it inspired! Then they\u2019ll explore pumpkin pranks in early America and learn how carving pumpkins came to be associated with Halloween. All that, plus a sweet new First Things First featuring Halloween candy!
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