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Date Posted: 01:41:49 10/20/10 Wed In reply to: 's message, "Hi everyone...Great question Contemplating Tom..." on 16:02:08 10/16/09 Fri Autumn- Hi. Love the learning lessons. Since I am a bit of a history buff, I found it very interesting. Love the story. Contemplating Tom >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 ] |
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