Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2017 13:37:17 GMT
Today we celebrate with pumpkins, but in earlier days, lanterns made of hollowed-out turnips, and carved with ugly faces, were carried around to represent goblins. In parts of the UK, these lanterns were called “spunkies.”
British historian Ronald Hutton says children would carry their spunkies around town as warnings of death, singing:
“It’s Spunky Night, It’s Spunky Night,
Gie’s a candle, Gie’s a light.
If ‘ee dont, ‘ee’ll have a fright.”
