![Originally jack-o'-lantern scared evil spirits Irish set carved pumpkins or turnips by the door and windows hoping that they would protect them Modern spooky faces pumpkin carving is for entertainment Stock Photo Originally jack-o'-lantern scared evil spirits Irish set carved pumpkins or turnips by the door and windows hoping that they would protect them Modern spooky faces pumpkin carving is for entertainment Stock Photo](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/03/86/98/96/1000_F_386989655_8SWu5QYh2457OE1iqo8TtedheP4KZeiX.jpg)
Originally jack-o'-lantern scared evil spirits Irish set carved pumpkins or turnips by the door and windows hoping that they would protect them Modern spooky faces pumpkin carving is for entertainment Stock Photo
![Irish Foreign Ministry on X: "Long before pumpkins, Irish Hallowe'en tradition involved carving turnips. Just another chapter in how Hallowe'en went global with the help of the @GlobalIrish! https://t.co/d8IUbxy2Dy" / X Irish Foreign Ministry on X: "Long before pumpkins, Irish Hallowe'en tradition involved carving turnips. Just another chapter in how Hallowe'en went global with the help of the @GlobalIrish! https://t.co/d8IUbxy2Dy" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqdbCuBX0AEJqGJ.jpg:large)
Irish Foreign Ministry on X: "Long before pumpkins, Irish Hallowe'en tradition involved carving turnips. Just another chapter in how Hallowe'en went global with the help of the @GlobalIrish! https://t.co/d8IUbxy2Dy" / X
![The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O'-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads – IrishMyths The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O'-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads – IrishMyths](https://irishfantasy.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/jack-o-lantern-carved-pumpkin-face-vampire.jpg)
The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O'-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads – IrishMyths
Stair na hÉireann / History of Ireland - The History of Pumpkin Carving and Halloween (Samhain) Without a doubt the most recognisable symbol of Halloween is a pumpkin carved into a jack-o-lantern.
![The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O'-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads – IrishMyths The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O'-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads – IrishMyths](https://irishfantasy.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-myths.jpg?w=1568)
The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O'-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads – IrishMyths
![Turnip Carving For Halloween: 10 Pictures to show how traditional Scots turnips are scarier than pumpkins Turnip Carving For Halloween: 10 Pictures to show how traditional Scots turnips are scarier than pumpkins](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjliY2RkMzk4LTA2MmEtNDQ4MS04Y2VjLWRjMDNkZWE3NDVlYTo2YzY5Yjg5Yy1jMjk4LTQyYzctOWZiNS02MDA0MzVkYjc1MTY=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75)
Turnip Carving For Halloween: 10 Pictures to show how traditional Scots turnips are scarier than pumpkins
![Spooky face pumpkin carving Originally jack-o'-lantern scared evil spirits Irish set carved pumpkins or turnips by the door and window to protect them Stock Photo - Alamy Spooky face pumpkin carving Originally jack-o'-lantern scared evil spirits Irish set carved pumpkins or turnips by the door and window to protect them Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D7W68A/spooky-face-pumpkin-carving-originally-jack-o-lantern-scared-evil-spirits-irish-set-carved-pumpkins-or-turnips-by-the-door-and-window-to-protect-them-2D7W68A.jpg)