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The Irish used to carve turnips instead of pumpkins.
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How did the tradition of carving out a turnip end up as pumpkin?
In Ireland People used to carve turnips because they didn't have pumpkins. They belived there was a man named Jack who couldn't enter heaven and had to stay on earth forever. The turnips were lit to give him light on his journey.When the Irish came to the US during the famine,they found that it was easer to carve pumpkins. So they continued the tradition but with Pumpkins instead of Turnips.
What did people in Europe use to carve instead of pumpkins on Halloween?
The Irish used pumpkins for Halloween but when they went to America they did not have pumpkins so they used onions instead. Gradually the use of pumpkins or jack-o-lanterns have become more popular.
The tradition of carving pumpkins comes from Irish who originally carved?
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What vegetable did Irish and scottish childern use for making jack-o-lanterns instead of pumpkins?
The anciet Irish Celts originally used potatoes, rutabagas (Sweedish for, "Thick Root"), and turnips. All these were used before pumpkins replaced the three. The Turnip was originally, if probably, the real Jack O' Lantern.
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.
Why are jack o lanterns made of pumpkins?
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.
When was the First Lantern created?
There is no way to tell for certain, but the practice in its holiday context dates back at least 700 years. The Irish carve other vegetables, such as beets and turnips. Pumpkins originated in the United States, originally as a part of harvest celebration and Thanksgiving.
When was the first jack-o'-lantern created?
There is no way to tell for certain, but the practice in its holiday context dates back at least 700 years. The Irish carve other vegetables, such as beets and turnips. Pumpkins originated in the United States, originally as a part of harvest celebration and Thanksgiving.
What vegetable did Irish and Scottish children use for making jack-o'-lanterns?
Originally, they used turnips, they switched to pumpkins later.
Who started pumpkin carving?
Pumpkin carving began as carving turnips in Ireland. When the Irish came to the American colonies they didn't find turnips to carve, but found pumpkins instead. They carved the turnips/pumpkins because of a story about a boy who was very bad and was made to wonder the world by the devil with a turnip lantern that held a lump of coal. He was called Jack of the Lantern ( Jack O'Lantern).
Did pumpkins originate from America?
Yes, that is why there are JackO'laterns at Halloween using pumpkins. When the Irish immigrants came to the colonies they began to use the pumpkin instead of a turnip for the lantern as they did in Ireland.
Did people always carve pumpkins?
No. They carved turnips. The Irish had a story about a boy named Jack that was so bad he was sentenced to wonder the earth with a turnip that was lit by a lump of coal. This was Jack of the Lantern ( Jack 'O Lantern). When the Irish came to America they didn't find turnips to carve, but did find a native plant called a pumpkin. This was used and still used today.
