![]() Many people in those areas also continued the Gaelic celebration of Samhain, with its rituals of going from house to house in search of food and drink (these are the origins Trick or Treating). These two legends began to intertwine-when many people in the moors of the British Isles saw the naturally occurring marsh gas, they attributed to Stingy Jack. False fire is an actual occurrence- scientifically, ignis fatuss, is known as marsh gas and occurs during the spontaneous ignition of methane created by decaying plant matter in marshes or swampy areas. There is also other folklore from this time surrounding what’s known as ignis fatuus, or false fire. Stingy Jack was sentenced to roam the Earth for all eternity with nothing but an ember given to him by the Devil to light his way. Some longer versions of the story have the Devil being tricked 3 or 4 different times.Įventually though, time caught up with Jack and he was unable to trick the Devil again. Jack then offered the Devil out of the deal in exchange for not taking his soul for a long time. The most popular version of the tale involves Jack first tricking the Devil into changing his form, then trapping him in his transfigured state. In the early 1600’s, the legend of a shadowy figure began to arise known as Stingy Jack (Jack the Smith, Drunk Jack, Flakey Jack, and other names are also in the folklore and can be used interchangeably). To know the origins of jack-o-lanterns, we have to go all the way back across the Atlantic to the fens, or marshes, of rural Ireland. You may be wonder how jack-o-lanterns became so popular, or why we carve them out of pumpkins. Suddenly you find yourself hyper aware of every sound around you, and you start as you realize you see a pair of eyes glowing at you…until you realize it’s a jack-o-lantern. The wind blows through the branches, bringing a chill that isn’t necessarily due to the temperature. These unique (and cute!) ideas, which range from sweet and funny (hello, Disney characters!) to evil and downright scary, are simple enough for beginners or kids and quick enough to squeeze into even the busiest schedule.It’s dark out. And if you'd like to try something a little more advanced, you could even use tools like a power drill, a lino cutter, or a Dremel to make all kinds of perfectly uniform scores. For example, paint a pumpkin with a variety of mismatched shapes in different colors, then freehand a few additional cutouts, and you have yourself a Terrazzo pumpkin. Even a little paint can take you most of the way, no artistic ability needed. ![]() Have a couple of cookie cutters in your drawer? Those make excellent "hole punches" for instant cool designs-especially if you have bats, ghosts, and other Halloween shapes at your disposal. But as long as you have about 30 minutes to spare, there are plenty of easy pumpkin carving ideas you can pull off in a flash. So what do you do when you realize Halloween is right around the corner, you don't have a costume and your front porch is devoid of expertly carved pumpkins? Do you have to abandon ship and settle for an array of uncarved pumpkins plucked from the bin at the supermarket? That's an option (no judgment!). They may start promoting fall activities and putting the Halloween decorations on display as early as August, but with everything else the autumn brings, the true spooky season has a way of sneaking up on you. ![]()
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