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Why Does the Headless Horseman Carry a Pumpkin?
Published 4 days, 12 hours ago
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The Headless Horseman is a famous figure rooted in both international folklore and American literature. Washington Irving popularized this spectral entity in his 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," where the antagonist hurls a shattered pumpkin at the character Ichabod Crane. Long before this literary tale, various European cultures featured similar headless spirits, such as the Irish Dullahan. Additionally, the tradition of using pumpkins as lanterns stems from a distinct Irish myth regarding a wandering soul named Stingy Jack.
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