When Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863, abolitionists hailed pumpkins as a symbol of virtue and the opposite of mmoral Southern farming.

Pumpkins are one of the colorful symbols of autumn, bringing warmth and cheer to the season. While many people primarily associate pumpkins with Halloween decorations and festive jack-o'-lanterns ...

From jack-o'-lanterns and cats to witches and vampires, Halloween has become synonymous with a set of spooky symbols, and Nicole Kilburn, an instructor of anthropology at Vancouver Island's Camosun ...