{"id":20591,"date":"2018-10-02T10:08:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/?p=20591"},"modified":"2018-10-02T10:08:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:08:37","slug":"go-really-old-school-by-carving-turnips-into-jack-olanterns-instead-of-pumpkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/2018\/10\/02\/go-really-old-school-by-carving-turnips-into-jack-olanterns-instead-of-pumpkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Go really old school by carving TURNIPS into Jack O&#8217;Lanterns instead of PUMPKINS!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20595\" src=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Halloween-turnips.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween turnips\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Halloween-turnips.jpg 900w, https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Halloween-turnips-640x348.jpg 640w, https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Halloween-turnips-768x417.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\n<p><strong>Did you know that <em>well before<\/em> people were carving pumpkins they were carving TURNIPS?! It&#8217;s true! According to this video, they did it to keep evil spirits away!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Turning these tiny root vegetables into lanterns was a thing <em>years<\/em> before folks started carving into big orange gourds. This video also shows you how YOU can make your own Turnip Jack O&#8217;Lantern!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='flex-video widescreen'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Carve A Halloween Turnip\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XxT49g662Sk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=13503-20&l=alb&o=1&a=B00L85W4NM\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: fixed !important; bottom: -1px !important; right: -1px !important; border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=13503-20&l=alb&o=1&a=B06XRNN9BJ\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: fixed !important; bottom: -1px !important; right: -1px !important; border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=13503-20&l=alb&o=1&a=B00KRRY3P4\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: fixed !important; bottom: -1px !important; right: -1px !important; border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=13503-20&l=alb&o=1&a=B074XJHZX7\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: fixed !important; bottom: -1px !important; right: -1px !important; border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=13503-20&l=alb&o=1&a=B073S3HQT2\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: fixed !important; bottom: -1px !important; right: -1px !important; border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=13503-20&l=alb&o=1&a=B07GRXZ231\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: fixed !important; bottom: -1px !important; right: -1px !important; border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=13503-20&l=alb&o=1&a=B01KKNK1RS\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: fixed !important; bottom: -1px !important; right: -1px !important; border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=13503-20&l=alb&o=1&a=B07FKJN822\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: fixed !important; bottom: -1px !important; right: -1px !important; border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=13503-20&l=alb&o=1&a=B01LYB20SI\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: fixed !important; bottom: -1px !important; right: -1px !important; border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><!-- A 2x5 Grid Template Layout. 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