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Turnip Lanterns Before Pumpkin Lanterns: How Roots Shaped Halloween’s Iconic Symbol
This episode traces the journey of turnip lanterns from Celtic harvest festivals to their replacement by pumpkins in America, uncovering how agricultural shifts, cultural exchange, and marketing turned a humble root vegetable into the modern jack‑o‑lantern. We explore Irish, Scottish, and Swiss German traditions, the immigrant transplant to the U.S., and the commercialization that cemented the pumpkin as an autumn icon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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