pumpkin carving patterns

The history of pumpkin carving is as old as the history of Halloween craft. The term Halloween, originated from Catholic Church, became popular as Halloween Eve. It became popular as a fun festival celebrated on November 1, popularly known as All Saints Day.


Pumpkins basically belong to the western hemisphere. In 1584, the French explorer Jacques Cartier found "gros melons", which was transformed into English as "ponpions," or pumpkins. Pumpkins are believed to grow in America and are known as ‘isquotersquash’ by the Native Americans.


Since then, pumpkin carving became a world recognized craft prevailing in the western world. Traditional way of carving pumpkin is by making a Jack O Lantern with the use of a knife, crayon and old newspapers. With the increasing popularity many more carving tools, carving techniques and carving patterns came into picture. And today, pumpkin carving is open to countless number of pattern filling joy and entertainment.


There are many ideas for pumpkin carving patterns. You can make use of pumpkin carving stencils or pumpkin carving templates or a range of tools used for carving to make unique and amazing patterns.