This is a page dedicated to Pumpkins around the World. Hey do you have a Pumpkin picture you want on this page then email it to us and we might just put it on here. Go to the Contact page at the bottom of the screen. Pumpkin is a gourd like squash.

 The word Pumpkin orgininates from the greek word pepon, which means large melon. The word went through various changes with the French and British until American Colonists changed the word to Pumpkin. Pumpkin seeds have dated back to 7000 - 5500 B.C. These very old Pumpkin seeds were found in Mexico. Pumpkin is a Squash like fruit that range in size from less than a pound to more than a thousand pounds.