Halloween

The Irish brought the tradition of the Jack O'Lantern to America. But, the original Jack O'Lantern was not a pumpkin.The Jack O'Lantern legend goes back hundreds of years in Irish History. As the story goes, 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". On all Hallow's eve, the Irish hollowed out Turnips, rutabagas, gourds, potatoes and beets. They placed a light in them to ward off evil spirits and keep Stingy Jack away. These were the original Jack O'Lanterns. In the 1800's a couple of waves of Irish immigrants came to America. The Irish immigrants quickly discovered that Pumpkins were bigger and easier to carve out. So they used pumpkins for Jack O'Lanterns.

About $2 billion is spend on Halloween candy each year in the United States. The number one favorite trick-or-treat candy is the Snickers bar.

One of my favorite Halloween crafts and decorating go-tos is www.hgtv.com. You may also look at magazines during the fall season for pumpkin decorating ideas. Better Homes and Gardens, Crafting, and Good Housekeeping are some good magazines to look into.

Umpire is a Halloween costume. It begins with the letter u.

A carved pumpkin with a candle is called a jack-o-lantern. It used to be a turnip with a candle in it. The Celts and Irish invented it but for different reasons.

Kit Kat candy is a popular candy distributed to trick-or treaters. King is a Halloween costume.

The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore. As the tale is told, a man named Jack, who was notorious as a drunkard and trickster, tricked Satan into climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree.

According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.

The Irish used turnips as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.

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There were earlier forms of candy made from honey by the Egyptians and others. In the 15th century, when the sugar cane industry developed, so did candy. The first candy-producing machinery was invented in the late 18th century.

The US started making candy in the 19th century. The Salem Gibralter, the first candy ever sold in the United States, was developed in 1806. It was a hard candy with flavors of Lemon or Peppermint.

Candy was made as far back as 3000 BC In fact, the first candy maker was probably a caveman who discovered the pleasant taste of honey from beehives

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I'm having this problem too. My name begins with "G" and I'm going to a part where you have to dress up as something beginning with the first letter of your name. Here are some ideas: * a girl/guy * gnome * gangster * genius * geek * ghost * goat * groupie (of a band) * gypsy * god/goddess * giant * grown-up * glittery * groovy I hope they help in some way!

Today, people bob for apples as an activity at parties, especially at Halloween, and there is no special meaning. In years gone by, it was believed that the first one to bite into an apple would be the first to marry.

Probably NEVER. :D

There are many stories of how the Jack O Lantern custom came about in Ireland. One old tale says it was as a result of a blacksmith called Jack who crossed the devil. He made the devil promise he would not go to hell, but when he was denied entry to heaven, he was left to wander the earth. He told the devil he could not wander about forever in the dark and the devil tossed him an ember from the fires of hell, so Jack placed this in a hollowed out turnip. From that day, Jack roamed the earth using his Jack O Lantern to light the way so you might spot him when you visit Ireland this Halloween! It is said that when the Irish immigrated to the States they took this Halloween tradition with them, but instead of using turnips, then began to use pumpkins as they were much more plentiful!

No one can tell. Some people claim to have seen things of unnatural nature, but there is no evidence. But there is a holy ghost: God (if you believe in god

no its not who ever says its real they are wrong

Like most Halloween costumes, it will require a little creativity, work, or if you're buying the costume, some money. Dress as you think an undertaker would dress. I don't know any undertaker, so I don't know first-hand how they would dress.

Buy any color pom poms and then take black spray paint and spray them let them dry and TA DA!! You have black poms poms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

I hear enfield will have it on NOV 14?

A Harrierplane is a unique aircraft that can take off and land vertically which allows it to hover and move in any direction. This gives it a few unique tricks that other aircraft cant do. Here are three tricks that a Harrierplane can do:

• Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL): The Harrierplane has the ability to hover and take off or land vertically meaning it can take off and land in very small spaces.
• Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL): The Harrierplane has the capability to takeoff and land in a very short distance making it ideal for operations in areas with limited space.
• High-Speed Maneuverability: The Harrierplane has the ability to move in any direction allowing it to make very tight turns and other high-speed maneuvers.

These three tricks make the Harrierplane a very unique aircraft and give it capabilities that other aircraft do not have.

As matter of fact, only one country left in the world has banned smoking, and it is the tiny Asian nation of Bhutan in the Himalayas.