

Jack carved out one of his turnips (which were his favorite food), put the ember inside it, and began endlessly wandering the Earth for a resting place. The Irish called this ghost 'Jack of the Lantern,' or 'Jack o'Lantern.' To ward off Stingy Jack and other malicious spirits, the Irish would carve their own jack-o'-lanterns made from turnips, beets, and potatoes. He asked how he would see where to go, as he had no light, and Satan mockingly tossed him an ember from the flames of Hades, that would never burn out. Of course, Jack's life had been too sinful for him to go to heaven however, Satan had promised not to take his soul, and so he was barred from hell as well. Many years later, the thief died, as all living things do. "In both folktales, Jack lets Satan go only after he agrees to never take his soul. Jack had closed the wallet tight, and the cross stripped the Devil of his powers and so he was trapped."

He turned himself into a silver coin and jumped into Jack's wallet, only to find himself next to a cross Jack had also picked up in the village.
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Jack told Satan to turn into a coin with which he would pay for the stolen goods (Satan could take on any shape he wanted) later, when the coin (Satan) disappeared, the Christian villagers would fight over who had stolen it. Download By alannarosewhitney Follow More by the author: Also known as a 'Hoberdy's Candle', a traditional Jack-O-Lantern using a turnip or rutabaga is quite easy to make. However, the thief stalled his death by tempting Satan with a chance to bedevil the church-going villagers chasing him. It has become one of the best known and most popular symbols of Halloween. A design, usually either a cheerful or a monstrous face is carved on the front of the vegetable. "Another version of the story says that Jack was getting chased by some villagers from whom he had stolen, when he met Satan, who claimed it was time for him to die. A Jack-o-lantern (also Jack-o'-lantern or Jack O'Lantern's Pumpkins) is a decoration made from a hollowed out vegetable, nowadays usually a pumpkin, holding a candle or a similar light source.

If you dont see anything here that you like, head over to the grocery store and see where your imagination takes you. One story says that Jack tricked Satan into climbing an apple tree, and once he was up there, Jack quickly placed crosses around the trunk or carved a cross into the bark, so that Satan couldn't get down." Alternative Jack-O-Lanterns: Tired of pumpkins Dig through your fridge or pantry and try something different this Halloween. "An old Irish folk tale from the mid-19th Century tells of Stingy Jack, a lazy yet shrewd blacksmith who uses a cross to trap Satan. Jack o' the Lantern, it was, in its most-original incarnations.
