Most people are familiar with the tradition of carving a jack-o’-lantern pumpkin for Halloween, a carved pumpkin with a light inside commonly associated with Halloween festivities and named from Irish folklore. WHAT IS A HALLOWEEN JACK-O’-LANTERN, AND WHY DO WE CARVE THEM? Don’t forget to save the carved innards to make a hearty broth or root vegetable stew.
CARVED TURNIP JACK O LANTERN SKIN
Turnips have interesting skin and gnarly bumps and nobs and can really give out terrifying and gruesome vibes with their warty and monster-like appearances.Įven if you are planning to carve pumpkins this Halloween season, I encourage you to give a nod to the original tradition of jack-o’-lanterns and carve a turnip, potato, or beet! There is a myriad of root vegetables like beets, potatoes, celery root, and radishes that make delightfully ghoulish or charming Halloween jack-o’-lanterns. Shriveled and shrunk, weathered and filled with character, turnip and root veggie jack-o’-lanterns can look creepier than pumpkins, like shrunken heads sitting on your stoop or hanging from the trees. Although a fan of pumpkin carving too, turnips take grisly and gnarly jack-o’-lanterns to the next level. Turnips, beets, and other root vegetables make THE best and most interesting jack-o’-lanterns - even better than pumpkins. WHY YOU SHOULD CARVE A TURNIP, BEET, OR OTHER ROOT VEGGIE JACK-O’-LANTERN
CARVED TURNIP JACK O LANTERN WINDOWS
A Celtic tradition dating back to the 19th and early 20th centuries, jack-o’-lanterns first started when people carved grotesque and monstrous faces into turnips (and other root vegetables, such as potatoes and beets) and placed them on windows and doorsteps to ward off unwanted visitors and evil spirits. Long before the charming pumpkin became our beloved canvas for carving at Halloween, the quirky turnip (also called a “Neep” or “Tumshie” or “Moot”) was carved. Turnips and Beets and Potatoes, oh my! Want to make a truly terrifying and traditional jack-o’-lantern for Halloween this year? Carve a turnip! Did you know that turnips (not pumpkins) were the first jack-o’-lanterns?
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