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What country are jack o lanterns from?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/19/2023

The Celts would carve lanterns from turnips or rutabagas in the shape of skulls which they believed would ward off evil spirits. The Iritsh, Welsh, and British would carve turnips and nail them onto their doors or bring them to fires to hear their wisdom.

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∙ 15y ago

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What country did jack 'o lanterns come from?

Ireland

What were jack-O-lanterns made out of?

Jack-o-Lanterns were originally made from turnips.

Out of what were jack-o-lanterns originally made?

Jack-o-Lanterns were originally made from turnips.

What country first used pumpkins as Jack-o-Lanterns?

United States.

What is a hinky pinky for a country person's jack-o'-lanterns?

bumpkin's pumpkins

Why are the vegtable lanterns called jack o lanterns?

Because the worlds famous Jack O Lantern died and everybody puts the jack o lanterns in there window sell so that it reminds people about Jack O Lantern.

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

Pumpkins are used to carve jack-o-lanterns.

What were jack-o-lanterns supposed to scare away?

Jack-o-lanterns were originally used to scare away vampires.

Where are the Jack o lanterns on mysims?

if you go into the forest and then go into the cave you will find a tree with jack o lanterns growing on it.

What is the plural form of jack-o'-lantern?

Jack-o-Lanterns

Are jack o lanterns poison?

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