@AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 4 years agoDoes your country celebrate Halloween?message-square27fedilinkarrow-up162
arrow-up162message-squareDoes your country celebrate Halloween?@AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 4 years agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squaremy_hat_stinkslinkfedilink10•1 year agoScotland here, we do have a bit of an Americanised Halloween but there’s definitely elements of traditional Samhain celebrations. Turnip lanterns > pumpkin lanterns.
minus-square@grillgamesh0028@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•edit-21 year agolegitimate question; how do those work? do you do something like, punch a hole thru it, and stick a candle in its place, or what? I’ve only ever seen pumpkin lanterns, and the turnips here where I am are about the size of a small child’s fist.
minus-squaremy_hat_stinkslinkfedilink2•1 year agoIf you’re in the US you’ll probably know them as rutabagas, it’s the standard turnip around here and a bit bigger than a white turnip. You carve them out just as you would a pumpkin, a bit more difficult but the end result is much better imo.
Scotland here, we do have a bit of an Americanised Halloween but there’s definitely elements of traditional Samhain celebrations.
Turnip lanterns > pumpkin lanterns.
legitimate question; how do those work?
do you do something like, punch a hole thru it, and stick a candle in its place, or what?
I’ve only ever seen pumpkin lanterns, and the turnips here where I am are about the size of a small child’s fist.
If you’re in the US you’ll probably know them as rutabagas, it’s the standard turnip around here and a bit bigger than a white turnip. You carve them out just as you would a pumpkin, a bit more difficult but the end result is much better imo.