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The original Halloween Jack-O’-Lantern was first recorded in Ireland and was made from a turnip instead of a pumpkin. According to Irish legend, carved turnips were meant to ward of the evil spirit, “Jack of Lanterns.” After making a deal with the Devil, he was sentenced to roam the Earth for all eternity with nothing but a candle inside a carved turnip to light his way. Turnip Carving Halloween, Halloween Turnips, Turnip Carving, Carved Turnips, Turnip Lantern, Halloween In Ireland, Irish Halloween, Shrunken Head, Halloween Traditions

The original Halloween Jack-O’-Lantern was first recorded in Ireland and was made from a turnip instead of a pumpkin. According to Irish legend, carved turnips were meant to ward of the evil spirit, “Jack of Lanterns.” After making a deal with the Devil, he was sentenced to roam the Earth for all eternity with nothing but a candle inside a carved turnip to light his way.

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There is a great quote from the prolific and eminently quotable British writer G. K Chesterton about ghosts–or really belief– in general which references turnip ghosts in particular: I am quite ready to believe that a number of ghosts were merely turnip ghosts, elaborately prepared to deceive the village idiot. This is from a column in …

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The Art of Chinese Food Carving You may have seen ice carving on buffet tables. Have seen the art of Chinese food carving? Well, I had a chance to see some relatively large scale food carving lately. On the Labour Day, I visited the Barracks of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison. It's open to the public once a year on the first day of May. As you know, life within a military camp has to be DIY, including cooking. There were some cooking demo including some food carving exhibits. Some of them were…

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