Irish Hallowe’en Turnip

[Bassman65]

Any Irish Hallowe’en Turnip carvers out there?

Here’s our family’s Nightmare fuel for 2025!

Sweet Dreams! lol.

 

[verporchting]

I think perhaps you are the only human being on planet earth that carves Jack-o-turnips for Halloween

Never even heard of such a thing but I gotta say it looks kinda cool

 

[Waning Embers]

Never even heard of such a thing but I gotta say it looks kinda cool

IIRC, the original ones were turnips. Even Stingy Jack carried around a turnip lit with an ember from Hell.

 

[Bassman65]

IIRC, the original ones were turnips. Even Stingy Jack carried around a turnip lit with an ember from Hell.

Yes. They were the original jack o lanterns.When People Carved Turnips Instead of Pumpkins for Halloween - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-people-carved-turnips-instead-of-pumpkins-for-halloween-180978922/

 

[Goblin_Walrus]

Sláinte Samhain!

 

[verporchting]

Learned something new! Cool!

 

[didimauw]

This is the creepiest thing I've ever seen. Amazing.

 

[huntertrw]

I think perhaps you are the only human being on planet earth that carves Jack-o-turnips for Halloween

Not so. Simply Google "Turnip carved like a Jack-O-Lantern" and then click on Images...

 

[anotherbob]

I think perhaps you are the only human being on planet earth that carves Jack-o-turnips for Halloween

Never even heard of such a thing but I gotta say it looks kinda cool

The Pumpkin is part of the historical Texafication of things that happens in American history. Everything is bigger in Texas. Kind of like how American Italian food is awesome and just bigger then Italian food is. Basically just got updated to something native when people came over here.

 

[Bassman65]

My wife is Irish, and they’ve always terrified her since she was young. She says she’s in Canada now so she’s all for the happy pumpkins. Lol. I carve them purposely for her just because she hates them and I’m ‘taking the piss’ as she says.

She shared the video below with me. I pissed myself laughing. Hopefully it gets a chuckle out of you guys. Sounds just like my wife talking about them.

source:%20YouTube
Terrifying Irish Halloween Tradition - https://share.google/DEclekmq1jCwE6Cu5

 

[Ahi Ka]

My wife is Irish, and they’ve always terrified her since she was young. She says she’s in Canada now so she’s all for the happy pumpkins. Lol. I carve them purposely for her just because she hates them and I’m ‘taking the piss’ as she says.

She shared the video below with me. I pissed myself laughing. Hopefully it gets a chuckle out of you guys. Sounds just like my wife talking about them.

source:%20YouTube
Terrifying Irish Halloween Tradition - https://share.google/DEclekmq1jCwE6Cu5

I’ve just spent the morning at the local school talking with the kids about all the different cultural traditions that weave into how we celebrate All Hallows’, even those down under (which obviously fall in at a different time of year). This was exactly the laugh I needed while enjoying an unwind bowl.

Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Infantry23]

Dude, I watch Garron all the time. He is hilarious

 

[GKChesterton]

Any Irish Hallowe’en Turnip carvers out there?

Here’s our family’s Nightmare fuel for 2025!

Sweet Dreams! lol.

Yum.