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Tis the season. Culture/history fans (especially devotees of the Northern lands) may enjoy this. Food fans too

When People Carved Turnips Instead of Pumpkins for Halloween

The first Jack O'Lanterns were not pumpkins but carved "ghost turnips" and other root vegetables, made to celebrate the ancient pagan festival of Samhain.

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