Turnips were carved instead of pumpkins.
Pumpkins are used to carve jack-o-lanterns.
we carve jack o lanterns because stingy jack tricked the devil into going to hell and the smile is to represent jack's smile when he did
for Halloween decorations
Pumpkins are used to carve jack-o-lanterns.
Because it looks scary
Turnips
Ireland used Turnips as "Jack "O" Lanterns"
pumpkins
Actually jack-o-lanterns can be made out of any fruit or vegetable; it's just that pumpkins are large, and easy to hollow out and carve faces on.(It is believed that the first jack-o lanterns were made from turnips)
Pumpkins you idiot
Scotland and Ireland
Pumpkins are used to carve jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.