Helen Goodman
@helengoodman.bsky.social
Researching 19th-century literature, culture, medicine, and psychiatry ∣ health humanities ∣ mental health and the body ∣ gender ∣ history of emotions ∣ domestic abuse ∣ grief ∣ fibromyalgia
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November 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Reposted by Helen Goodman
Additional Facts:
Victorians carved turnip lanterns on All Hallows’ Eve to ward off Jack’s restless spirit.
When Irish immigrants brought this tradition to America, they discovered that pumpkins were far easier to carve and the modern Jack-o’-lantern was born.
#Victorian #Halloween #history
Victorians carved turnip lanterns on All Hallows’ Eve to ward off Jack’s restless spirit.
When Irish immigrants brought this tradition to America, they discovered that pumpkins were far easier to carve and the modern Jack-o’-lantern was born.
#Victorian #Halloween #history
October 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Additional Facts:
Victorians carved turnip lanterns on All Hallows’ Eve to ward off Jack’s restless spirit.
When Irish immigrants brought this tradition to America, they discovered that pumpkins were far easier to carve and the modern Jack-o’-lantern was born.
#Victorian #Halloween #history
Victorians carved turnip lanterns on All Hallows’ Eve to ward off Jack’s restless spirit.
When Irish immigrants brought this tradition to America, they discovered that pumpkins were far easier to carve and the modern Jack-o’-lantern was born.
#Victorian #Halloween #history
Fantastic. I look forward to reading this! I haven’t yet read ‘Jacob Faithful’. Will dm you my email.
October 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Fantastic. I look forward to reading this! I haven’t yet read ‘Jacob Faithful’. Will dm you my email.