Scary Lanterns - Halloween at the National Museum of Ireland- Country Life

Clodagh Doyle, Keeper of the National Folklife Collection, of the National Museum of Ireland- Country Life explains: Candles were placed in windows. Carved turnips were popular for turning into scary lanterns for walking with or placing in windowsills. The pumpkin that is prevalent today is an American development of this idea. Did you know that many of the Hallowe’en celebrations we enjoy today owe their origins to the ancient festival of Samhain celebrated by our Celtic ancestors? Learn more here- ,-pucas,-fortune-telling-and-evil-abd