What is the special meaning of pumpkin lantern?

Fun pumpkin lantern black is a tradition, and pumpkin is also a symbol of Halloween. Pumpkins are orange, so orange has become a traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkin lanterns with pumpkins is also a Halloween tradition, and its history can be traced back to Ireland.

Ghost fire is a symbol of celebrating Halloween. Legend has it that a man named Jack was so stingy that he couldn't go to heaven after his death, and he couldn't go to hell because he made fun of the devil, so he had to wander around with lanterns until the judgment day. In order to scare away these wandering souls on Halloween, people carve terrible faces with turnips, beets or potatoes to represent Jack holding lanterns, which is the origin of pumpkin lanterns.

It's a pity to throw away the jack-o-lantern after use. It can be used as food. Healthy and delicious pumpkin not only has high edible value, but also has a dietotherapy function that can not be ignored. According to "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica", pumpkin is warm, sweet and non-toxic. Into the spleen and stomach, it can moisten the lungs and replenish qi, eliminate phlegm and discharge pus, expel worms and detoxify, treat cough and asthma, treat lung abscess and constipation, and has diuretic and beauty effects.

Experiments by medical experts and scholars at home and abroad show that eating pumpkin can also treat prostate hypertrophy (pumpkin seeds can treat prostate hypertrophy), prevent prostate cancer, prevent arteriosclerosis and gastric ulcer, and dissolve stones.