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Originally, the Irish and English would carve scary faces on turnips, beets and potatoes and place them in windows to frighten wandering evil spirits on Halloween.
When they immigrated to America, they started carving pumpkins (a fruit native to America) and found they were much better suited for Jack o Lanterns.
The Irish when they came to the colonies brought the story with them of Jack of the Lantern. The story goes that Jack was a very bad boy and the devil consigned him to carry a lantern with a lump of coal for the rest of his days. This story was told to children to tell them what happened to bad boys and girls. In Ireland they used turnips, but began to use pumpkins that were growing in the New World.
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Where the idea of jackolanterns?
for Halloween
What are jackolanterns made of?
Carved out of pumpkins.
What name is given to the cut out pumpkin light holders that appear at Halloween?
jackolanterns
Who brought Halloween to America?
The English and Irish brought Halloween to America.
What is pumpkins prior use?
its for being able to use jackolanterns when u giving a bich good s3x
What group of immigrants brought Halloween celebration to America?
European immigrants brought the celebration of Halloween to America.
When did the 'Iroquois' get horses?
The Iroquois got horses after the Spanish brought them over to America in the 1600s. There were no horses in America before the Spanish introduced them to the Indians.
When where the slaves first brought to America?
1619 they were brought into jamestown
Who brought the puritan religion to America to America?
The pilgrims
Which settelers brought Halloween to America?
Irish and English immigrants brought the tradition of Halloween to America in the mid 1800s.
What group of people were brought to America to plant and harvesting tobacco?
the African were brought to America to plant and harvest tobacco.
Who brought wolves into America?
Wolves are native to North America.
