As fall covers the landscape with amber hues and the chill of Halloween approaches, it"s time to start carving some spooky jack-o"-lanterns. Originally from Ireland and Scotland, this craft was brought to America by immigrants who initially made lanterns from turnips and potatoes but later found pumpkins more plentiful and easier to carve. Once hollowed out and lit with candles, the gourds were transformed into flickering defenses against evil spirits.
Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
-
International Haiku Poetry Day
-
Kings of the Kalahari
-
Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
-
Paradise, found
-
A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
-
Churún Merú waterfall in Venezuela
-
The story of a rediscovered redwood
-
Ring of fire
-
A river runs through rice fields
-
Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
-
It’s Penguin Awareness Day
-
Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
-
Oh, the places you’ll go
-
We have liftoff!
-
Shark Awareness Day
-
World Childrens Day
-
Pride 2024
-
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
-
Ostuni, Apulia, Italy
-
Tree of many colors
-
Eurasian lynx
-
Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
-
Sharp-dressed bug
-
Wander the ancient medina
-
World Water Day
-
World Migratory Bird Day
-
Earth Science Week
-
Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
-
I am the walrus
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

