Samhain is one of the festivals that mark the wheel of the year. It's the third harvest festival when gourds and root vegetables were harvested.

As a cross-quarter festival it is a thin time when the boundary between our world and the other world is easily crossed.

You might be visited by your relatives who passed so you would light their way with lanterns made with gourds and turnips. You'd set a place at the table for them as well.

All of this devil bullshit is the church demonizing Celtic traditions.

We call them a Tumshie in Scotland! And looking good indeed. I like to use an ice cream scoop for mine, and a wee serated sharp knife - watch those fingers!

My sleep deprived mind thought that said trump o'lanterns and I was trting to figure out how you grew such wide carrots.

Although most people go for pumpkins now carving turnips is the traditional way in Scotland. They're so much harder to carve though!

Those are sick! I've been wanting to do this myself since I learned the history a while back.

If you're into weird creepy historical stuff, I learned it from a podcast that I can recommend to very few people but you may be one, it's called Bone And Sickle and the episode is "Pumpkins, Turnips, and Spooklights."

I love these so much. Like, kittens riding on the backs of puppies levels of adorable.

Got a dremel and have wondered about using it to carve out a turnip. Would probably want one of the large power carving bits, not sure what its like carving things with loads of moisture inside. Pretty sure I remember reading its better to use the flex shaft so you don't risk getting moisture inside the motor.

Why the simple green?

Is a forstner bit like a hole saw?