Turnip Lantern

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On All Hallows Eve, the Irish hollowed out turnips and carved them with faces, placing a candle inside, so that as they went about “souling” on the night when the veil between life and death was thinnest, they would be protected from spirits like Stingy Jack.

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Vannin, C. (2019, October 14). Turnip Lantern. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11322/turnip-lantern/

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Vannin, Culture. "Turnip Lantern." World History Encyclopedia, October 14, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11322/turnip-lantern/.

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Vannin, Culture. "Turnip Lantern." World History Encyclopedia, 14 Oct 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11322/turnip-lantern/.

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