10/20/2025
☆Good Morning Lovelies! ~ Jack-o'-Lantern☆
🍅The legend of Stingy Jack🍅
Jack was a devious man who tricked the Devil multiple times. In one version, he convinced the Devil to turn into a coin, but then kept the coin in his pocket, which also contained a crucifix, trapping the Devil until he promised to leave Jack alone for ten years.
When the deal expired, Jack tricked the Devil again, this time getting him to climb a tree and then trapping him with a crucifix until the Devil promised never to take his soul to hell.
Upon his death, Jack's sinful life of deceit led to him being denied entry into heaven. However, because of his deal with the Devil, he was also barred from hell.
Because of this, Jack was doomed to roam the Earth for all eternity. The Devil gave him a single burning coal to light his way, which Jack placed inside a hollowed-out turnip.
This tradition of carving turnips with scary faces to ward off Stingy Jack's wandering spirit was brought to America by Irish immigrants, who then switched to pumpkins because they were more readily available and easier to carve.