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Is pumpkin a pumpkin?
Pumpkins are honeydew melons.

Pumpkin and pumpkin are actually the same plant, and they are different products produced by the same species in different geographical environments and different climatic conditions. But in some parts of our country, Wogua is the name of another kind of pumpkin.

If there is any difference, it is mainly manifested in that the shape of pumpkin is shorter than that of wogua and has less water. In addition, the pumpkin is generally brittle, so it can't be eaten after aging, and the pumpkin can be eaten after aging, and it will taste better.

In Jiangnan District, China, every family in beginning of spring eats pumpkins to celebrate the Spring Festival. Some literati carved poems or patterns on the skin of the small "peach pumpkin" which is about to mature. With the maturity of the melon, beautiful pictures and poems were left on the skin, which can increase the interest of life by putting it on the desk. In many western countries, on Halloween on October 31st every year, people carve exquisite pumpkin lanterns out of pumpkins, and use them to ward off evil spirits and ghosts and celebrate the festival.