A tradition that you see everywhere during Halloween is that of the jack-o'-lantern: the carved pumpkin with a face in it. Ever wonder why we love to hollow out pumpkins on Halloween and then light them with a candle? If it is Halloween after all, I can blog about it.
And we went to buy pumpkins for home. And when the boys asked me Mum what, what and how? I had no answers. So I looked it up. There are several stories about what the exact truth is now. I liked this story the most. The tradition is said to come from a legend about a notorious Irish drunk named Jack. The devil would have asked Jack for his soul, but before that Jack wanted a drink with the devil first. The devil agreed and you guessed it: when the bill came, there was that awkward moment we all know. Jack expected the devil to pay and the devil the other way around.
Hold on, because now it gets exciting. Jack was a smartass and convinced the devil to turn himself into a coin to pay the bill. The devil obeyed and he knew it: Jack skipped the check and slid the coin right into his pocket. The devil was trapped. Only on the condition that the devil would stop bothering him for ten years, the Jack released the devil.
On the first day of the eleventh year, the devil appeared again and asked Jack for his soul. Again, Jack did not give in immediately and asked the devil to do one more thing for him: pick an apple from the tree so Jack could eat it on the way to hell. The devil climbed the tree. But Jack had no intention of waiting for the devil and carved a cross in the bark of the tree. The devil was trapped again, begging Jack to take him out. Jack did, but only if the devil left him alone for good.
When Jack died, he couldn't go to heaven: they accused him of conspiring with the devil. Jack was also not welcome in hell because the devil had promised to leave him alone. Result: he was doomed to wander forever. The devil did throw a burning coal after Jack to light his long dark road. Jack put it in the tuber he was eating. From then on he wandered around with a self-made lantern, the jack-o'-lantern.
The story used to be depicted by making lanterns from tubers. The cut-out faces in it were supposed to represent Jack. But a tuber is not yet a pumpkin ... and whatever we choose the cutting is a huge work to do. So we draw or we put on stickers.
Over time, the turnips were replaced by pumpkins: simply because there was an abundance of pumpkins in the United States. And because carving faces is easier on pumpkins than turnips and tubers, the Americans thought. But why are jack-o'-lanterns associated with Halloween? Halloween is based on the celebration of the Celtic New Year, which starts on November 1. A party was introduced to close the old year and celebrate the start of a new phase: All Saints' Day, or Halloween. This fell on October 31. It was believed that during this feast the souls of those who had died that year would go to heaven and other souls would return to visit their old homes.
Again we celebrate in two weeks but due to new Covid rules in another way than last year. Traditions of this feast remained, such as wearing disguises to hide yourself from the souls that roam your house. It is said that pumpkins with scary faces were meant to scare away ghosts. And just like the other traditions, the pumpkin remained a symbol of Halloween as we know it today. So, you know that now.
I already blogged about the costumes, maybe I will do a blog about Halloween snacks aswell, just need some time.
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Are you planning on celebrating? And what do you do to celebrate?
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Blog Date : 21 October 2020