A Jack-o'-Lantern is a carved pumpkin with a light inside it,turnip or other rooted vegetable lantern. Carving Jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween started in the 19th century. They were origanaly carved out of tunips, they made them to represent either spirits or supernatural beings. They could have also been used to ward off evil spirits.
This is what the Jack-o'-Lanterns would look like made from turnips
A Jack-o'-Lantern is a carved pumpkin with a light inside it,turnip or other rooted vegetable lantern. Carving Jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween started in the 19th century. They were origanaly carved out of tunips, they made them to represent either spirits or supernatural beings. They could have also been used to ward off evil spirits.