This Month in Photo of the Day: Photos From New National Geographic Books

Grinning jack-o’-lanterns spill across a tree and a porch as a festive welcome to Halloween. The custom of pumpkin carving originated in the British Isles, but people used large turnips or other vegetables instead of pumpkins.

(From the National Geographic book Visions of Earth)

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