- Vampire pumpkins and watermelons are a folk legend from the Balkans, in southeastern Europe, described by ethnologist Tatomir Vukanović.
- A vampire pumpkin or watermelon can be destroyed by placing it in a pot of boiling water, then scrubbing it with a broom and burning the broom.
- The idea and use of vampire pumpkins and watermelons have made their way into the literature. Notably Terry Pratchett’s “Carpe Jugulum” was written in 1998.
- It is also believed that sometimes a trace of blood can be seen on the pumpkin, and the Gs. then say it has become a vampire.
- Vampire pumpkins and watermelons are a folk legend from the Balkans, in southeastern Europe, described by ethnologist Tatomir Vukanović.
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- Vampire pumpkins and watermelons: definitions, meanings, uses, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives, analogies in sensagent dictionaries (English).
- ...or watermelons are left on the vine past the time of ripeness they detach on their own & roll around and cause mischief, anyway I think that's the story about the vampire pumpkins and watermelons.
- An additional note: pumpkins and watermelons have been known to battle it out over turf, and this often results in them turning into vampires.
Vampire pumpkins and watermelons
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