![]() You can start your own countdown as to when you can begin your pumpkin carving journey! Why did people carve turnips and call them Jack O Lanterns - Jack O Lantern Story If you are excited about Jack O Lanterns this year why not find out what day of the week Halloween is on I am glad we have progressed onto carving pumpkins as they are much easier to decorate as opposed to a turnip! Although turnips are available all year long here so they are a good thing to use for carving practice. The big news is that pumpkins were not common in Ireland or the UK in general during the 19th century so we carved something else! Yep we used turnips and sometimes potatoes! I can also confirm that these were still used for carving in the 1980s in Ireland as opposed to pumpkins! ![]() Rumour has it the first Jack O Lantern was actually carved in my homeland, Ireland a long time ago during the 19th century! During the potato famines lots of Irish immigrated to America, and took with them the story and idea of Jack O Lanterns! The first jack-o-lantern was actually created from a vegetable that was not a pumpkin. By the way I have lots of fabulous Advanced pumpkin carving ideas for you to try out as soon as you get your hands on a pumpkin!! Where was the first Jack O Lantern Carved - History of the Jack O Lantern It is only in recent times that pumpkins were used for carving. ![]() ![]() Everyone loves Jack O Lanterns at Halloween! I mean I carve lots every year! Have you ever wondered what is the origin of the Jack O Lantern? Where did they come from and when was the first carving done? Do you know the story behind it all?įor as long as I can remember living here in the UK I remember seeing carved vegetables at Halloween! Notice I said vegetables as pumpkins were not always the fruit/vegetable of choice. ![]()
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