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Jack-o-Lanterns were originally made from turnips.
Jack-o-Lanterns were originally made from turnips.
The Celtics originally used turnips as Jack-o'-lanterns. They would carve faces into these root vegetables and place a candle inside to ward off evil spirits. This tradition was later adapted in America, where pumpkins, which were more abundant and easier to carve, became the popular choice for Jack-o'-lanterns.
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Jack-o-lanterns were originally used to scare away vampires.
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Jack-o'-lanterns originally were hollowed out turnips or rutabaga, not pumpkins.
turnip was used
"Turnips" and sometimes potatoes.
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.