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Ireland used Turnips as "Jack "O" Lanterns"

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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


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

Pumpkins are used to carve jack-o-lanterns.


Why do you carve jack-o-lanterns?

for Halloween decorations


What did the Irish first carve jack o lanterns out of?

Turnips


Why do you carve the jack o lanterns?

Because it looks scary


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

pumpkins


What country did jack 'o lanterns come from?

Ireland


What did Scotland carve insted of jack o lanterns?

Turnips were carved instead of pumpkins.


What were the first jack o lanters made of?

The common belief is that jack-o-lanterns originated in Ireland. The first jack-o-lanterns were carved out of turnips, potatoes and beets.


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)


What did the Celtics originally use as Jack-o-Lanterns?

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.