Many of the immigrants responsible for the popularity of the jack-o’-lantern in the United Statesand its namewere Irish ... put it in a hollowed-out turnip, and has been drifting through ...

Speaking of Halloween, there is nothing more recognisable than a jack-o ... Lantern”, and people started carving demonic faces out of turnips to ward off Jack’s wandering soul. When the Irish ...

To an uneducated eye, the unique appearances of both the turnip and ... carved jack-o'-lanterns by using turnips instead of pumpkins, which weren't used until after the Irish immigrated to America.