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2. Jack-o'-lantern - Wikipedia

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   A traditional American jack-o'-lantern, made from a pumpkin, lit from within by a candle A picture carved onto a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween. 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]

3. The History of Jack-o-Lanterns and How They Became a ...

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   A jack-o-lantern is, as the name might suggest, a lantern—one made out of a root vegetable. ... The devil was unable to change back into his original form, and Jack held him that way until Satan ...

4. How Did the Jack-O'-Lantern Become a Scary Halloween Staple?

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   One of the earliest examples of the pumpkin as a jack-o’-lantern is an 1846 newspaper account called “The Jack o’Lantern,” about a young boy taking a pumpkin that a farmer did not “make ...

5. Stingy Jack - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. Connecticut field pumpkin - Wikipedia

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   One of the most popular Halloween pumpkins, Connecticut field pumpkins are commonly used for autumn decorations and jack-o'-lanterns; a strain of Connecticut field pumpkins have been described as "the original commercial jack-o'-lantern pumpkin". Due to the variety's appearance and growth process, it is considered to be well-suited for ...

7. FYI, the Original Jack-o'-Lanterns Weren't Made Out of Pumpkins

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   FYI, the Original Jack-o'-Lanterns Weren't Made Out of Pumpkins. Stacey Leasca. October 29, 2024 at 11:41 PM ... and frighten Stingy Jack away for good. “Metal lanterns were quite expensive, so ...