Because at first we thought that pumpkins were imported from Japan, we knew that there was a saying called "Japanese pirates". Maybe this pumpkin just took the word "Japanese enemy", and the pumpkin was originally called "Japanese pumpkin". However, the word "day" means short in Chinese, which also indicates the shape of pumpkin.

Actually, pumpkins first came from Central America, not Japan. After all, that's the birthplace of pumpkins. Nowadays, pumpkins refer to those pumpkins that look strange. At that time, in order to name this strange melon, both north and south called it pumpkin, and vice versa. Maybe this is a joke, and there is no textual research, but the word "Japan" of Japanese melon itself has a short and flat meaning.

In addition to the name "pumpkin", pumpkin actually has many other names, such as what kind of pumpkin, and some local dialects say that pumpkin is pumpkin. Cucumber seeds are washed and fried in an iron pan, which is delicious melon seeds. In fact, in addition to pumpkins, there are sweet potatoes and tomatoes, all of which are foreign, so they are all unified in the front. Similarly, pumpkins are imported from foreign countries, so it is reasonable to have the name pumpkin.

Pumpkins are used to make scary lanterns on Halloween in the west. There is an old western legend, which records a little boy named Jack. He was very naughty and tricked the devil into a tree, so he was punished by the devil, and his undead could only wander between chaos. In order to see the road clearly, Jack had to hollow out the pumpkin, put candles in it, and make a simple lantern with lighting along the way. Just because the pumpkin is short and fat, you can remove the heart of the pumpkin, there is a lot of room for candles, then hollow out the skin and a lantern will come out.