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A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip. [1] Jack-o'-lanterns are associated with the Halloween holiday. Its name comes from the phenomenon of strange lights flickering over peat bogs, called jack-o'-lanterns (also known ...
Jack manages to deflect Satan's messengers who attempt to trick him, and he is condemned to roam the world neither Heaven or Hell. [2] In 1851, Hercules Ellis presumably wrote and published "The Romance of Jack-o'-Lantern," a romantic poem, in poetry anthology The Rhyme Book. [3] The poem described Stingy Jack's encounters with an angel and ...
The names will-o'-the-wisp and jack-o'-lantern are used in etiological folk-tales, recorded in many variant forms in Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, Appalachia, and Newfoundland. [14] [15] [16] Folk belief attributes the phenomenon explicitly in the term hob lantern or hobby lantern [17] (var. 'Hob and his Lantern', [2] 'hob-and-lanthorns").
A jack-o-lantern is, as the name might suggest, a lantern—one made out of a root vegetable. ... “Stingy Jack is a later Irish myth used to try to explain a custom which was obviously pagan ...
The jack-o’-lantern as a folk character originated in Ireland as a trickster forced to wander the netherworld after being banned from both heaven and hell for his ornery behavior. He had nothing ...
Jack-o'-lanterns are traditionally carried by guisers on All Hallows' Eve in order to frighten evil spirits. [75] [148] There is a popular Irish Christian folktale associated with the jack-o'-lantern, [149] which in folklore is said to represent a "soul who has been denied entry into both heaven and hell": [150]
We went to opening night of the Great Jack-O'-Lantern Blaze 20th anniversary, and attendees gave it glowing reviews.
Brainstorming jack-o'-lantern ideas, of course! If you're looking to go beyond the classic toothy-smile-and-triangle-eyes design, here are 24 easy and unique pumpkin carving ideas to inspire you.