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Pumpkins were larger and softer
Irish and Scottish immigrants to North America found that native pumpkins were much larger and softer than turnips, making them significantly easier to carve into lanterns.
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Turnip
In Ireland and Scotland, people traditionally carved scary faces into hollowed-out turnips to create lanterns, which were later replaced by pumpkins in North America.
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Samhain
The festival of Samhain was an ancient Celtic event that signaled the end of the harvest season and the start of the winter months.
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