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title: Turnip Lantern
author: Culture Vannin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11322/turnip-lantern/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Turnip Lantern
_Authored by Culture Vannin_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11322.jpg)
## Image Caption
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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) was thinnest, they would be protected from spirits like Stingy Jack.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Vannin, C. (2019, October 14). Turnip Lantern. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Vannin, Culture. "Turnip Lantern." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 14, 2019. .
### MLA
Vannin, Culture. "Turnip Lantern." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Oct 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/146057732@N07/44033203985/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/146057732@N07/44033203985/) by [**Culture Vannin**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/146057732@N07/44033203985/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 14 October 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.