The History of Jack-o’-Lanterns and How They Became a Halloween Tradition
Halloween is filled with odd traditions ... Like the ancient pagans, believers of this myth began to carve their own lanterns ...
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The dark history behind Halloween is even more chilling than you realized
Halloween is the spookiest night of the ... But back in the day, folks in Ireland dubbed their carved, fiery turnips "jack-o'-lanterns" thanks in part to an ominous legend. One night, a conniving ...
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The history of Halloween
1770s Many of the traditions still associated with Halloween today begin to develop. Celebrants begin to dress up and go door-to-door singing for treats, turnips are turned into lanterns ...
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Going back to the roots: History of Jack-O'-Lanterns
The tradition of carving Jack-O'-Lanterns has deep ... before pumpkins became a sign of Halloween, people across Ireland carved scary faces into the humble turnip. Video produced by Ellenoor ...