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What is the popular food used to carve jack-o-lanterns?

Pumpkins are used to carve jack-o-lanterns.


Why do we 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


Why do you carve jack-o-lanterns?

for Halloween decorations


When were pumpkins first used as jack-o'-lanterns in the US?

The Irish carried the Hallow's Eve tradition with them. They would originally carve out squash-like vegetables and make lanterns out of them. The only squash-like ones they had in America were pumpkins. A native (of America) saw them and called it a Jack O' Lantern. Then it stuck.


What is the popular food used to carve jack-o-lantern?

Pumpkins are used to carve jack-o-lanterns.


Why do you carve the jack o lanterns?

Because it looks scary


Why are Jack-0- Lanterns made out of pumpkin's?

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)


When people first begin to carve Jack-O-Lanterns what did they use instead?

The English and Irish used potatoes and beets to carve scary faces on. Once they immigrated to America, they discovered the pumpkin (native to America) and found it was much better suited to carving.


What did Irish first carved Jack-O-Lanterns out of what?

The Irish carved jack-o-lanterns out of turnips and rutabagas. The Welsh and Briton did this too. It was nailed to their doors to ward off angry spirits.


What do they carve in Ireland for Jack O Lanterns?

Ireland used Turnips as "Jack "O" Lanterns"


The ancient Celts used what vegetable to carve there jack-o'-lanterns?

pumpkins


What did Scotland carve insted of jack o lanterns?

Turnips were carved instead of pumpkins.