jack o' lanterns
Look At These Super Nerdy Jack-o-Lanterns from NASA’s Pumpkin Carving Contest
NASA engineers created robotic jousting pumpkins and lots of space-themed entries.
Mangelwurzels Make the Creepiest Jack-o-Lanterns
In the Somerset town of Hinton St. George, locals mark Halloween with "Punkies," hollowed-out mangolds or mangelwurzels (a type of beetroot) containing a lit candle.
Apparently We Should Be Making Jack-o-Lanterns with Turnips, Not Pumpkins
According to English Heritage, Brits celebrating Halloween should return to the older, European tradition of carving ghoulish faces into turnips, after wet August weather led to a reduced supply of the squash.
Britain Is Joyously Ruining Halloween
Martha Stewart just spit out her pumpkin spice latte, because although Brits are joyously carving Jack-o'-lanterns, most would rather dump the innards in the trash than eat the delicious pumpkin scraps. Luckily, one Briton is on a mission to saving...
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