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It was all a matter of commonality. There were tons of potatoes and turnips on hand after a harvest. They were commonly grown. Pumpkins were not as common, and were a more valuable food source.
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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.
Was carving pumpkins associated with the harvest season before Halloween?
Yes, but it also included the carving of other root vegetables like turnips, parsnips, and potatoes before carved pumpkins came about.
What did the people in Ireland and Scotland use for their Jack-O-Lanterns?
Turnips, mangelwurzel (field beets), or large beets.
What was carved in England instead of pumpkins?
First, it was Ireland, not England, that created Halloween. Second, it was turnips. Third, the correct question would be "pumpkins instead of" as turnips were the original and pumpkins were the replacement.
Why couldn't carved pumpkins be used for Halloween in Ireland?
Until the colonization of the Americas, there were no pumpkins in Ireland, or anywhere in Europe. Early jack o'lanterns were carved from turnips.
In Scotland what vegetable is traditionally carved into a Jack o'lantern?
At Halloween in Scotland a turnip or swede would be carved to make a lantern.
What did Scotland carve insted of jack o lanterns?
Turnips were carved instead of pumpkins.
In Scotland what vegetable was traditionally carved into a jack-o'-lantern?
Jack-o'-lanterns have been carved into many different vegetables over the years, pumpkins being the most popular and gourds being one of the first. In Scotland, turnips were quite popular as well as pumpkins.
What did europeans carve for Halloween?
Turnips. They started carving pumpkins when settlers came to America. There weren't any turnips so they carved the gourds instead.
Jack-O-Lanterns were originally carved using what vegetable?
"Turnips" and sometimes potatoes.
Where did you get the traditions of carving pumpkins from?
It originated in Ireland. They carved turnips to serve as lanterns as they went out on All Hallow's eve. In the US pumpkins and other squash were more common and used, evolving into the carving we have today.
How did the jack-o'-lanterns tradition begin?
People in ancient Ireland used to put out turnips (they didn't have pumpkins) carved with human faces, in the belief that there was a man named Jack who was not allowed to enter Heaven and had to roam Earth forever. The turnips were to give him light on his journey. Then when the Irish came to the US, they found that pumpkins were much easier to carve than turnips, so they continued their tradition, but with pumpkins instead of turnips. Eventually the tradition spread all over the US.
