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Why were Jack-o-lanterns made out of turnips?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/18/2023

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.

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∙ 15y ago

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Where the idea of jackolanterns?

for Halloween

What were jack-o-lanterns originaly made of?

Turnips.

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Was jack-o-lanterns originally made from turnips?

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Out of which vegetable were Jack O’ Lanterns originally made?

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What were jack-O-lanterns made out of?

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What name is given to the cut out pumpkin light holders that appear at Halloween?

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Out of what were jack-o-lanterns originally made?

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What were jack-ol-anterns originally made from?

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What were the first jack o lanterns made from?

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