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jack was a man that was a prankster that played a joke on the devil
he said to climb a tree and he got stuck but the devil got the last laugh
jack was doomed to roam the earth forever with only a little tunnip lantern
and pumpkins were more populated in fall so that why we have jack o lanterns
but it did start with the Celts when they thought the spirits would come out
so they dressed in animal skins and masks to scare away the spirits with tunnpips
carved in to skull forms and set them on fire on sticks
go figure
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A jack-o'-lantern is a carved pumpkin, typically with a face, that is traditionally associated with Halloween. The name comes from an Irish folktale about a man named Jack who was said to roam the earth carrying a lantern.
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What does the o mean in Jack-o'-lantern?
The "o" in Jack-o'-lantern is a shortened form of "of." So "Jack-o'-lantern" originally meant "Jack of the lantern," referencing a light source made from a carved pumpkin or turnip.
Halloween words that start with a j?
· Junior Mints (candy for trick or treat bag) · Jack-o-lantern
What is Jack-of-the-lantern contraction?
It is Jack-o’-lantern.
Where does the Jack-o'-lantern originate from?
the Jack o' lantern comes from Europe
What is the Jack o lantern mushroom?
the jack lantern is when you cut the pumpkin and take all the things in it and put the light in it that called jack o lantern
When was Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern created?
Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern was created in 1908.
Is a jack-o'-lantern an abstract noun?
No. A jack-o-lantern is not an idea, but a physical carved pumpkin.
What do you call an overweight jack-o'-lantern?
An overweight Jack-O-Lantern could also be called a 'Plumpkin'.
What is the plural form of jack-o'-lantern?
Jack-o-Lanterns
What is the difference between a Halloween leaf and a jack-o-lantern?
halloween leaf is a leaf and jack-o-lantern is a pumpkin
What did the people from Ireland and Scotland use for jack-o-lantern?
See the Wikipedia article: Jack-o'-lantern for details.
What happened to Jack of Jack-o-lantern fame?
The term Jack-O-Lantern is not a person nor was a person. The term Jack-O-Lantern was originally used to describe the unusual phenomenon ignis fatuus or "foolish fire" known as a will-o'-the-wisp in English folklore. This was used especially in East England, its earliest known use dates is circa 1660s. The term "will-o'-the-wisp" uses "wisp" which is a bundle of sticks or paper used as a flame torch and the proper name "Will", therefore, "Will-of-the-torch." However, the term Jack-O-Lantern is of the same type of construction. The "Jack of the lantern (Jack-O-Lantern) means to Jack (old English meaning to make or carve) the lantern - Jack-O-Lantern.
