7 Pumpkin Color Meanings You Should Know Before Halloween

Pumpkins aren't just Halloween decorations for some families.

Different colors of pumpkins are being used more regularly to help raise awareness of social issues and other worthy causes. Some may even be a sign to alert trick-or-treaters or those handing out candy to a specific issue affecting someone in the group.

The colors may be displayed on an actual pumpkin or maybe even a pumpkin-shaped bucket being used to collect candy.

7 Pumpkin Color Meanings You Should Know Before Handing Out Candy on Halloween

Pumpkins have become more than a Halloween decoration for families who want to spread awareness about a specific cause. Here is a look at the meaning behind seven different pumpkin colors.

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The pumpkin colors are a creative way to celebrate on Halloween. They're also further proof of how the annual celebration has evolved over the years.

Here is a closer look at how Halloween has changed in the past 100 years.

LOOK: How Halloween has changed in the past 100 years

Stacker compiled a list of ways that Halloween has changed over the last 100 years, from how we celebrate it on the day to the costumes we wear trick-or-treating. We’ve included events, inventions, and trends that changed the ways that Halloween was celebrated over time. Many of these traditions were phased out over time. But just like fake blood in a carpet, every bit of Halloween’s history left an impression we can see traces of today.

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