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Subject:  Hi everyone...Great question Contemplating Tom... |
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Author: Anonymous |
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Date Posted: 16:02:08 10/16/09 Fri Yes, Jack O'Lanterns keep away evil spirits that may linger around or in the home. Jack O'Lanterns have always been used to keep away evil spirits around Halloween. There is an old Irish story about a man named "Stingy" Jack. Stingy Jack invited the devil for a drink, so he convinced the devil to turn himself in a coin so that Jack could purchase their drinks, since Jack was too cheap and didn't want to pay for his drink,once the devil changed himself into a coin, jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross which would prevent the devil from changing back to his orginal form. But eventually,Jack freed the devil under certain conditions and that was the devil could not bother Jack for one year and if Jack should die within that year then the devil could not claim his soul. The next year came and Jack once again tricked the devil into climbing up a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While up in the tree Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree so that the devil could not come down until the devil promised Jack not to bother him for 10 more years. Well soon after this took place Jack died and as legends go...God would not allow such a person like Jack into heaven. The devil, still very upset by the tricks jack played on him and keeping his promised by not claiming Jack's soul,would not allow Jack into hell. Jack was sent off into the dark with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved out turnip and has been walking the Earth ever since. Remember in Ireland & Scotland the people there used turnips and potatoes to make scary faces- Jack O'Lanterns during the Samhain season. Pumpkins are native to here in the United States so when settlers came here and discovered that a pumpkin could be carved out...that's how we here still have the tradition of craving pumpkins and making Jack O'Lanterns here today. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
| Subject | Author | Date |
 Re: Hi everyone...Great question Contemplating Tom... | Anonymous | 09:38:22 10/24/09 Sat |
 Re: Hi everyone. Here is the old Irish story about Jack O' Laterns | Anonymous | 23:09:19 10/19/10 Tue |
 Re: Hi everyone...Great question Contemplating Tom... | Anonymous | 23:24:34 10/19/10 Tue |
| Re: Hi everyone...Great question Contemplating Tom... | Anonymous | 01:41:49 10/20/10 Wed |
| Re: Hi everyone...Great question Contemplating Tom... | Anonymous | 23:45:07 10/20/10 Wed |