[Pharmboy]

Did they hollow the heads out and put candles in them??

[ZULU]

No.

As a matter of fact, in Ireland, where a lot of our Halloween rituals come from, hollowed out turnips with candles in them were used in place of pumpkins.

The heads taken by Celtic warriors were battle trophies and religious offerings.

Various ancient warrior people from Scythians to Aztecs took the heads of their enemies and used them as trophies.

Personally, I admire the Jivaro custom of producing Tsan-Tsans or shrunken heads from their dead enemies. That way you could hang them on the rear view mirror of your car - they take up less room than the entire skull.