Jack-o'-lantern - Wikipedia
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 ...
How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth - HISTORY
2019年10月25日 · In fact, the name, jack-o'-lantern, comes from an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack. Irish immigrants brought the tradition to America, home of the pumpkin, and it became an...
Jack-O'-Lantern History: Why Pumpkin Carving Is a Tradition - TIME
2018年10月26日 · An angry devil. And… a pumpkin? Though jack-o’-lanterns are now an American cultural icon of Halloween, their symbolism is quite recent — and the story of how they came to be is a...
Pumpkin carving: What is a Jack-O-Lantern? - BBC Newsround
2024年10月29日 · Jack is said to have put the glowing coal into a carved-out turnip. He then became known as Jack of the Lantern, and then simply Jack O'Lantern. There is no evidence to say that Jack...
History of Jack-O'-Lanterns - Merriam-Webster
The term jack o’lantern was a name for lantern-carrying night watchmen in England in the 1600s. By the 1800s, it had come to mean “a carved pumpkin used as a lantern,” which may have evolved from ancient rituals using lanterns, folk tales involving spirits who carried lanterns, or young pranksters who carved scary faces into pumpkins. Who is Jack?
The history of American jack-o’-lanterns - National Geographic
2020年10月27日 · For decades, carving a pumpkin has been a beloved fall tradition in America, celebrated with parties, festivals, and televised competitions. The backstory of jack-o’-lanterns, including how...
Why Do We Carve Pumpkins at Halloween? | Britannica
The jack-o’-lantern has a long history with Halloween, although our favorite demonic faces haven’t always been carved out of pumpkins. Their origin comes from an Irish myth about Stingy Jack, who tricked the Devil for his own monetary gain.
How to Carve a Jack-o-lantern - Instructables
To carve a Jack-o-Lantern you will need the following materials. 1 Pumpkin. 1 Medium Serving Spoon. 1 Medium Knife. 1 Small Knife. Newspaper. Medium bowl. 1 Dry Erase Marker. 1 Candle. 1 lighter. Step 1: Preparing for Carving. Cover your working surface with the newspaper. Step 2: Cutting Out the Stem.
Pumpkin carving: The history of the jack-o’-lantern
2015年10月8日 · The English immigrants to the United States found that the Native American variety of pumpkins made perfect lanterns once carved rather than the large beets. The story is told in many forms with a similar result of Jack having to roam the world with his gourd coal-burning lantern lighting his way into the darkness.
Jack-o’-lantern | Carving, Pumpkin, Candlelight | Britannica
2024年10月7日 · Jack-o’-lantern, in American holiday custom, a hollowed-out-pumpkin lantern that is displayed on Halloween. The surface of the pumpkin is carved to resemble a face. Light from a candle inserted inside can be seen flickering through the jack-o’-lantern’s cutout eyes, nose, and usually grotesquely.