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What does the devil will tie any knot save the hangmans noose the jack does for himself mean?
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This means that people are bad and will do many horrible things....we can blame it on the Devil or our innate evilness. However acts which call for being hanged are committed solely by the "jack" himself. There is no one else to blame.
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Who was jack in the name jack-o'-lanterns?
It comes from an Irish legend about Stingy Jack. Stingy Jack went drinking with the devil. He convinced the devil to turn himself into a coin so they could have some alcohol. The devil did. Then stingy Jack put a silver cross next to the coin so the devil could not turn back. Finally he agreed to let the devil out if the devil would agree not to take his soul. The devil agreed. When Stingy Jack died, God would not let him in heaven, and he could not go with the devil. The devil gave him a burning coal and Jack put it in a turnip and has been wandering the Earth ever since.
What actors and actresses appeared in Neck and Noose - 1919?
The cast of Neck and Noose - 1919 includes: Magda Lane Pete Morrison Jack Walters Lilian Webster
What did jack do to the devil?
From what story.
Where did the term jack o lanterm come from?
Jack was getting chased by some villagers from whom he had stolen, when he met the Devil, who claimed it was time for him to die. However, the thief stalled his death by tempting the Devil with a chance to bedevil the church-going villagers chasing him. Jack told the Devil to turn into a coin with which he would pay for the stolen goods (the Devil could take on any shape he wanted); later, when the coin/Devil disappeared, the Christian villagers would fight over who had stolen it. The Devil agreed to this plan. 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. Jack had closed the wallet tight, and the cross stripped the Devil of his powers; and so he was trapped.In both folktales, Jack only lets the Devil go when he agrees never to take his soul. After a while the thief died, as all living things do. Of course, his life had been too sinful for Jack to go to heaven; however, the Devil had promised not to take his soul, and so he was barred from hell as well. Jack now had nowhere to go. He asked how he would see where to go, as he had no light, and the Devil mockingly tossed him an ember that would never burn out from the flames of hell. Jack carved out one of his turnips (which was his favorite food), put the ember inside it, and began endlessly wandering the Earth for a resting place. He became known as "Jack of the Lantern", or Jack-o'-Lantern.
What actors and actresses appeared in The Devil and Jack Morgan - 2012?
The cast of The Devil and Jack Morgan - 2012 includes: Kurt Dean as The Devil Landon Jangula as Jack Morgan Sam Skowron as Amanda
What are the release dates for The Devil and Jack Morgan - 2012?
The Devil and Jack Morgan - 2012 was released on: USA: 14 March 2012
Who is jack in jack o lantern?
This is an old tale that should explain things (from pumkinnook.com)"Stingy Jack was a miserable, old drunk who liked to play tricks on everyone: family, friends, his mother and even the Devil himself. One day, he tricked the Devil into climbing up an apple tree. Once the Devil climbed up the apple tree, Stingy Jack hurriedly placed crosses around the trunk of the tree. The Devil was then unable to get down the tree. Stingy Jack made the Devil promise him not to take his soul when he died. Once the devil promised not to take his soul, Stingy Jack removed the crosses and let the Devil down.Many years later, when Jack finally died, he went to the pearly gates of Heaven and was told by Saint Peter that he was too mean and too cruel, and had led a miserable and worthless life on earth. He was not allowed to enter heaven. He then went down to Hell and the Devil. The Devil kept his promise and would not allow him to enter Hell. Now Jack was scared and had nowhere to go but to wander about forever in the darkness between heaven and hell. He asked the Devil how he could leave as there was no light. The Devil tossed him an ember from the flames of Hell to help him light his way. Jack placed the ember in a hollowed out Turnip, one of his favorite foods which he always carried around with him whenever he could steal one. For that day onward, Stingy Jack roamed the earth without a resting place, lighting his way as he went with his 'Jack O'Lantern'."a pumpkin
What has the author Jack Pollock written?
Jack Pollock has written: 'Devil Chef'
Where did the Jack-O-Latern come from?
No one knows for sure when the first Jack-o-lanterns were made. In ancient times the Celts celebrated the feast of Samhain (pronounced: SOW'en) in Ireland and Scotland, and that holiday eventually became known as Halloween. The Celts believed that on that day the spirits of the dead roamed the earth and would visit the homes where they once lived. Costumes and lanterns carved from turnips, potatoes and beets were used to frighten away evil spirits, as they are today. The lanterns eventually became known as Jack-o-lanterns. When Christianity spread through Britain and Ireland, Samhain gradually became known as All Hallow's Eve or Halloween. A tale began to be told in Ireland of a man named Jack, who almost lost his soul to the Devil but who tricks him instead. Different versions of the tale exist, but in one version, Jack, a n'er-do-well, gets so drunk one Halloween that the Devil comes to steal his soul. Jack delays by asking the devil if they can have one last drink before descending to hell. The Devil agrees, but Jack then says he doesn't have enough money for the drinks, but if the devil is willing to change himself into a coin, they can pay for the drinks and then the Devil can change back again. The Devil agrees and when he changes into a coin, Jack quickly places the coin into his wallet next to a cross, preventing the Devil from changing back. Jack then strikes another bargain with the irate Devil, telling him he will release him only if he promises not to bother Jack for some time. Years later, Jack is walking down a country road when the Devil comes to claim his soul. Thinking quickly, Jack tempts the Devil to climb a tree for an apple. When the Devil climbs the tree, Jack carves a cross into the tree, preventing the Devil from getting down. Jack then forces the Devil to promise never take his soul, and the Devil, reluctantly, agrees. Jack eventually dies and tries to get into heaven, but heaven won't have him because he's spent a lifetime being dishonest, drinking, tricking, and being mean. So Jack goes to hell and tries to enter, but he can't enter there either because he'd made the Devil promise never to take his soul. So the Devil tells Jack he has to leave the way he came, by a dark and treacherous path. Frightened, Jack begs the Devil for a light, and the Devil throws Jack a coal from hell. Jack puts the coal into a half-eaten turnip to make a lantern, and turns to roam his path endlessly with nowhere to rest. In Ireland and Scotland, on Halloween people would place carved or painted turnip or beet lanterns on their doorstep to warn off evil spirits with the lost soul of Jack. When the Irish emigrated to the Americas, they brought with them their Halloween traditions and began carving pumpkins in place of turnips, potatoes and beets, but they are still known as Jack-O-Lanterns. But we all know that they make beautiful decorations!
Where did jack 'o lanterns come from?
No one knows for sure when the first Jack-o-lanterns were made. In ancient times the Celts celebrated the feast of Samhain (pronounced: SOW'en) in Ireland and Scotland, and that holiday eventually became known as Halloween. The Celts believed that on that day the spirits of the dead roamed the earth and would visit the homes where they once lived. Costumes and lanterns carved from turnips, potatoes and beets were used to frighten away evil spirits, as they are today. The lanterns eventually became known as Jack-o-lanterns. When Christianity spread through Britain and Ireland, Samhain gradually became known as All Hallow's Eve or Halloween. A tale began to be told in Ireland of a man named Jack, who almost lost his soul to the Devil but who tricks him instead. Different versions of the tale exist, but in one version, Jack, a n'er-do-well, gets so drunk one Halloween that the Devil comes to steal his soul. Jack delays by asking the devil if they can have one last drink before descending to hell. The Devil agrees, but Jack then says he doesn't have enough money for the drinks, but if the devil is willing to change himself into a coin, they can pay for the drinks and then the Devil can change back again. The Devil agrees and when he changes into a coin, Jack quickly places the coin into his wallet next to a cross, preventing the Devil from changing back. Jack then strikes another bargain with the irate Devil, telling him he will release him only if he promises not to bother Jack for some time. Years later, Jack is walking down a country road when the Devil comes to claim his soul. Thinking quickly, Jack tempts the Devil to climb a tree for an apple. When the Devil climbs the tree, Jack carves a cross into the tree, preventing the Devil from getting down. Jack then forces the Devil to promise never take his soul, and the Devil, reluctantly, agrees. Jack eventually dies and tries to get into heaven, but heaven won't have him because he's spent a lifetime being dishonest, drinking, tricking, and being mean. So Jack goes to hell and tries to enter, but he can't enter there either because he'd made the Devil promise never to take his soul. So the Devil tells Jack he has to leave the way he came, by a dark and treacherous path. Frightened, Jack begs the Devil for a light, and the Devil throws Jack a coal from hell. Jack puts the coal into a half-eaten turnip to make a lantern, and turns to roam his path endlessly with nowhere to rest. In Ireland and Scotland, on Halloween people would place carved or painted turnip or beet lanterns on their doorstep to warn off evil spirits with the lost soul of Jack. When the Irish emigrated to the Americas, they brought with them their Halloween traditions and began carving pumpkins in place of turnips, potatoes and beets, but they are still known as Jack-O-Lanterns. No one knows for sure when the first Jack-o-lanterns were made. In ancient times the Celts celebrated the feast of Samhain (pronounced: SOW'en) in Ireland and Scotland, and that holiday eventually became known as Halloween. The Celts believed that on that day the spirits of the dead roamed the earth and would visit the homes where they once lived. Costumes and lanterns carved from turnips, potatoes and beets were used to frighten away evil spirits, as they are today. The lanterns eventually became known as Jack-o-lanterns. When Christianity spread through Britain and Ireland, Samhain gradually became known as All Hallow's Eve or Halloween. A tale began to be told in Ireland of a man named Jack, who almost lost his soul to the Devil but who tricks him instead. Different versions of the tale exist, but in one version, Jack, a n'er-do-well, gets so drunk one Halloween that the Devil comes to steal his soul. Jack delays by asking the devil if they can have one last drink before descending to hell. The Devil agrees, but Jack then says he doesn't have enough money for the drinks, but if the devil is willing to change himself into a coin, they can pay for the drinks and then the Devil can change back again. The Devil agrees and when he changes into a coin, Jack quickly places the coin into his wallet next to a cross, preventing the Devil from changing back. Jack then strikes another bargain with the irate Devil, telling him he will release him only if he promises not to bother Jack for some time. Years later, Jack is walking down a country road when the Devil comes to claim his soul. Thinking quickly, Jack tempts the Devil to climb a tree for an apple. When the Devil climbs the tree, Jack carves a cross into the tree, preventing the Devil from getting down. Jack then forces the Devil to promise never take his soul, and the Devil, reluctantly, agrees. Jack eventually dies and tries to get into heaven, but heaven won't have him because he's spent a lifetime being dishonest, drinking, tricking, and being mean. So Jack goes to hell and tries to enter, but he can't enter there either because he'd made the Devil promise never to take his soul. So the Devil tells Jack he has to leave the way he came, by a dark and treacherous path. Frightened, Jack begs the Devil for a light, and the Devil throws Jack a coal from hell. Jack puts the coal into a half-eaten turnip to make a lantern, and turns to roam his path endlessly with nowhere to rest. In Ireland and Scotland, on Halloween people would place carved or painted turnip or beet lanterns on their doorstep to warn off evil spirits with the lost soul of Jack. When the Irish emigrated to the Americas, they brought with them their Halloween traditions and began carving pumpkins in place of turnips, potatoes and beets, but they are still known as Jack-O-Lanterns. No one knows for sure when the first Jack-o-lanterns were made. In ancient times the Celts celebrated the feast of Samhain (pronounced: SOW'en) in Ireland and Scotland, and that holiday eventually became known as Halloween. The Celts believed that on that day the spirits of the dead roamed the earth and would visit the homes where they once lived. Costumes and lanterns carved from turnips, potatoes and beets were used to frighten away evil spirits, as they are today. The lanterns eventually became known as Jack-o-lanterns. When Christianity spread through Britain and Ireland, Samhain gradually became known as All Hallow's Eve or Halloween. A tale began to be told in Ireland of a man named Jack, who almost lost his soul to the Devil but who tricks him instead. Different versions of the tale exist, but in one version, Jack, a n'er-do-well, gets so drunk one Halloween that the Devil comes to steal his soul. Jack delays by asking the devil if they can have one last drink before descending to hell. The Devil agrees, but Jack then says he doesn't have enough money for the drinks, but if the devil is willing to change himself into a coin, they can pay for the drinks and then the Devil can change back again. The Devil agrees and when he changes into a coin, Jack quickly places the coin into his wallet next to a cross, preventing the Devil from changing back. Jack then strikes another bargain with the irate Devil, telling him he will release him only if he promises not to bother Jack for some time. Years later, Jack is walking down a country road when the Devil comes to claim his soul. Thinking quickly, Jack tempts the Devil to climb a tree for an apple. When the Devil climbs the tree, Jack carves a cross into the tree, preventing the Devil from getting down. Jack then forces the Devil to promise never take his soul, and the Devil, reluctantly, agrees. Jack eventually dies and tries to get into heaven, but heaven won't have him because he's spent a lifetime being dishonest, drinking, tricking, and being mean. So Jack goes to hell and tries to enter, but he can't enter there either because he'd made the Devil promise never to take his soul. So the Devil tells Jack he has to leave the way he came, by a dark and treacherous path. Frightened, Jack begs the Devil for a light, and the Devil throws Jack a coal from hell. Jack puts the coal into a half-eaten turnip to make a lantern, and turns to roam his path endlessly with nowhere to rest. In Ireland and Scotland, on Halloween people would place carved or painted turnip or beet lanterns on their doorstep to warn off evil spirits with the lost soul of Jack. When the Irish emigrated to the Americas, they brought with them their Halloween traditions and began carving pumpkins in place of turnips, potatoes and beets, but they are still known as Jack-O-Lanterns.
Where did the jack o lanterns come from?
No one knows for sure when the first Jack-o-lanterns were made. In ancient times the Celts celebrated the feast of Samhain (pronounced: SOW'en) in Ireland and Scotland, and that holiday eventually became known as Halloween. The Celts believed that on that day the spirits of the dead roamed the earth and would visit the homes where they once lived. Costumes and lanterns carved from turnips, potatoes and beets were used to frighten away evil spirits, as they are today. The lanterns eventually became known as Jack-o-lanterns. When Christianity spread through Britain and Ireland, Samhain gradually became known as All Hallow's Eve or Halloween. A tale began to be told in Ireland of a man named Jack, who almost lost his soul to the Devil but who tricks him instead. Different versions of the tale exist, but in one version, Jack, a n'er-do-well, gets so drunk one Halloween that the Devil comes to steal his soul. Jack delays by asking the devil if they can have one last drink before descending to hell. The Devil agrees, but Jack then says he doesn't have enough money for the drinks, but if the devil is willing to change himself into a coin, they can pay for the drinks and then the Devil can change back again. The Devil agrees and when he changes into a coin, Jack quickly places the coin into his wallet next to a cross, preventing the Devil from changing back. Jack then strikes another bargain with the irate Devil, telling him he will release him only if he promises not to bother Jack for some time. Years later, Jack is walking down a country road when the Devil comes to claim his soul. Thinking quickly, Jack tempts the Devil to climb a tree for an apple. When the Devil climbs the tree, Jack carves a cross into the tree, preventing the Devil from getting down. Jack then forces the Devil to promise never take his soul, and the Devil, reluctantly, agrees. Jack eventually dies and tries to get into heaven, but heaven won't have him because he's spent a lifetime being dishonest, drinking, tricking, and being mean. So Jack goes to hell and tries to enter, but he can't enter there either because he'd made the Devil promise never to take his soul. So the Devil tells Jack he has to leave the way he came, by a dark and treacherous path. Frightened, Jack begs the Devil for a light, and the Devil throws Jack a coal from hell. Jack puts the coal into a half-eaten turnip to make a lantern, and turns to roam his path endlessly with nowhere to rest. In Ireland and Scotland, on Halloween people would place carved or painted turnip or beet lanterns on their doorstep to warn off evil spirits with the lost soul of Jack. When the Irish emigrated to the Americas, they brought with them their Halloween traditions and began carving pumpkins in place of turnips, potatoes and beets, but they are still known as Jack-O-Lanterns. No one knows for sure when the first Jack-o-lanterns were made. In ancient times the Celts celebrated the feast of Samhain (pronounced: SOW'en) in Ireland and Scotland, and that holiday eventually became known as Halloween. The Celts believed that on that day the spirits of the dead roamed the earth and would visit the homes where they once lived. Costumes and lanterns carved from turnips, potatoes and beets were used to frighten away evil spirits, as they are today. The lanterns eventually became known as Jack-o-lanterns. When Christianity spread through Britain and Ireland, Samhain gradually became known as All Hallow's Eve or Halloween. A tale began to be told in Ireland of a man named Jack, who almost lost his soul to the Devil but who tricks him instead. Different versions of the tale exist, but in one version, Jack, a n'er-do-well, gets so drunk one Halloween that the Devil comes to steal his soul. Jack delays by asking the devil if they can have one last drink before descending to hell. The Devil agrees, but Jack then says he doesn't have enough money for the drinks, but if the devil is willing to change himself into a coin, they can pay for the drinks and then the Devil can change back again. The Devil agrees and when he changes into a coin, Jack quickly places the coin into his wallet next to a cross, preventing the Devil from changing back. Jack then strikes another bargain with the irate Devil, telling him he will release him only if he promises not to bother Jack for some time. Years later, Jack is walking down a country road when the Devil comes to claim his soul. Thinking quickly, Jack tempts the Devil to climb a tree for an apple. When the Devil climbs the tree, Jack carves a cross into the tree, preventing the Devil from getting down. Jack then forces the Devil to promise never take his soul, and the Devil, reluctantly, agrees. Jack eventually dies and tries to get into heaven, but heaven won't have him because he's spent a lifetime being dishonest, drinking, tricking, and being mean. So Jack goes to hell and tries to enter, but he can't enter there either because he'd made the Devil promise never to take his soul. So the Devil tells Jack he has to leave the way he came, by a dark and treacherous path. Frightened, Jack begs the Devil for a light, and the Devil throws Jack a coal from hell. Jack puts the coal into a half-eaten turnip to make a lantern, and turns to roam his path endlessly with nowhere to rest. In Ireland and Scotland, on Halloween people would place carved or painted turnip or beet lanterns on their doorstep to warn off evil spirits with the lost soul of Jack. When the Irish emigrated to the Americas, they brought with them their Halloween traditions and began carving pumpkins in place of turnips, potatoes and beets, but they are still known as Jack-O-Lanterns. No one knows for sure when the first Jack-o-lanterns were made. In ancient times the Celts celebrated the feast of Samhain (pronounced: SOW'en) in Ireland and Scotland, and that holiday eventually became known as Halloween. The Celts believed that on that day the spirits of the dead roamed the earth and would visit the homes where they once lived. Costumes and lanterns carved from turnips, potatoes and beets were used to frighten away evil spirits, as they are today. The lanterns eventually became known as Jack-o-lanterns. When Christianity spread through Britain and Ireland, Samhain gradually became known as All Hallow's Eve or Halloween. A tale began to be told in Ireland of a man named Jack, who almost lost his soul to the Devil but who tricks him instead. Different versions of the tale exist, but in one version, Jack, a n'er-do-well, gets so drunk one Halloween that the Devil comes to steal his soul. Jack delays by asking the devil if they can have one last drink before descending to hell. The Devil agrees, but Jack then says he doesn't have enough money for the drinks, but if the devil is willing to change himself into a coin, they can pay for the drinks and then the Devil can change back again. The Devil agrees and when he changes into a coin, Jack quickly places the coin into his wallet next to a cross, preventing the Devil from changing back. Jack then strikes another bargain with the irate Devil, telling him he will release him only if he promises not to bother Jack for some time. Years later, Jack is walking down a country road when the Devil comes to claim his soul. Thinking quickly, Jack tempts the Devil to climb a tree for an apple. When the Devil climbs the tree, Jack carves a cross into the tree, preventing the Devil from getting down. Jack then forces the Devil to promise never take his soul, and the Devil, reluctantly, agrees. Jack eventually dies and tries to get into heaven, but heaven won't have him because he's spent a lifetime being dishonest, drinking, tricking, and being mean. So Jack goes to hell and tries to enter, but he can't enter there either because he'd made the Devil promise never to take his soul. So the Devil tells Jack he has to leave the way he came, by a dark and treacherous path. Frightened, Jack begs the Devil for a light, and the Devil throws Jack a coal from hell. Jack puts the coal into a half-eaten turnip to make a lantern, and turns to roam his path endlessly with nowhere to rest. In Ireland and Scotland, on Halloween people would place carved or painted turnip or beet lanterns on their doorstep to warn off evil spirits with the lost soul of Jack. When the Irish emigrated to the Americas, they brought with them their Halloween traditions and began carving pumpkins in place of turnips, potatoes and beets, but they are still known as Jack-O-Lanterns.
Which folklore did jack-o'-lantern custom from?
The essential Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern comes from a nineteenth century Irish folktale about a corrupt and wicked turnip farmer named Jack who trapped and caught the Devil. In exchange for release, he made a deal in which the Devil promised to never take his soul. When Jack finally died, his life had been way too sinful for heaven and the Devil couldn't take him. So he found himself in limbo, wandering the dark afterworld alone. When he cried out he had no light, the Devil tossed him an ember from hell that would not burn out. Jack carved a turnip, put the ember inside and continued to wander aimlessly, seeking a final resting place. He became known as Jack-O'-Lantern.
