@nightguardian34: National Pumpkin Seed Day These delicious treats make the perfect snack for the season. Foodies across the country will definitely have tons of experience with the tasty flavor of roasted pumpkin seeds. Add the fact that these seeds have tons of health benefits... Pumpkin seeds (aka pepitas) have been recognized for their medicinal and dietary properties for hundreds of years. According to archeological studies of an excavated tomb in central Mexico, the first record of pumpkin seeds stretches back to 7000 B.C.