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2. Jack-o'-lantern - Wikipedia

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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 ...

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

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   The “Jack” of Halloween jack-o-lanterns: Stingy Jack Many of the immigrants responsible for the popularity of the jack-o-lantern in the United States—and its name—were Irish, what with ...

4. 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 ...

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

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   However, as National Geographic added, the devil took pity on him and gave him a piece of coal to light his turnip lantern to light his way as he roamed forever, which inspired the name "Jack-of ...

6. 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 ...

7. List of legendary creatures (J) - Wikipedia

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   Jack Frost - Personified of ice, winter and snow; Jack-In-Irons – Malevolent giant; Jack-o'-lantern (Medieval folklore) – Vegetal lantern; Jaculus (Medieval Bestiaries) – Winged serpent or small dragon; Jasconius (Medieval folklore) – Island-sized fish; Jasy Jaterei – Nature guardian and bogeyman