Native History Association - Jack-o-lanterns: Halloween's Native Icon - When you carve your pumpkin for Halloween this year, think about this: the first jack-o-lanterns were made with turnips. The custom originated in
Castlemartyr Resort - Did you know that Jack O'Lanterns originated in Irish myth, and were originally carved from large turnips and potatoes? Are you planning to carve your very own Jack O'Lantern
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![TIL that a (possible) origin of the Jack O'Lantern is to carry home embers from the Irish Samhain bonfire in carved out turnips. In the new world, pumpkins were used instead. Explains TIL that a (possible) origin of the Jack O'Lantern is to carry home embers from the Irish Samhain bonfire in carved out turnips. In the new world, pumpkins were used instead. Explains](https://external-preview.redd.it/I884-0xKBQ50MxzyVKZL1JybndLw0X70z1AwV6TVgUo.jpg?auto=webp&s=89ffbfb043de329738b17b4262abb3ea8589f4ec)
TIL that a (possible) origin of the Jack O'Lantern is to carry home embers from the Irish Samhain bonfire in carved out turnips. In the new world, pumpkins were used instead. Explains
![The Jack-o'-lantern originated in Ireland and it was carried across the Atlantic to USA where European immigrants began carving lanterns from pumpkins Stock Photo - Alamy The Jack-o'-lantern originated in Ireland and it was carried across the Atlantic to USA where European immigrants began carving lanterns from pumpkins Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D7W668/the-jack-o-lantern-originated-in-ireland-and-it-was-carried-across-the-atlantic-to-usa-where-european-immigrants-began-carving-lanterns-from-pumpkins-2D7W668.jpg)
The Jack-o'-lantern originated in Ireland and it was carried across the Atlantic to USA where European immigrants began carving lanterns from pumpkins Stock Photo - Alamy
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