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Ask anybody the first thing that
comes to mind when they hear
“Halloween” and most of them will
say the jack o’ lantern. However,
if you ask people about the history
of the jack o’ lantern and pumpkin
carving, most will have no clue.
So, what is a jack o’ lantern?
How did it get its name? Was it
always made out of a pumpkin?
How can you make really cool
pumpkins? If you want to know,
read on ... if you dare!
The jack o’ lantern was origi
nally brought to the states by the
Irish However, the jack o’ lanterns
they brought weren’t carved in
pumpkins. They were made out of
turnips, potatoes and gourds.
The legend of the jack o’ lantern
goes back centuries. According to
Irish legend, a miserable, drunken
prankster named Jack tricked the
Devil. Jack somehow managed
to get the Devil to climb an apple
tree. Once the Devil was up the tree,
Jack put crosses around the base of
the tree so the Devil couldn’t get
down. Jack tjien told the Devil not
to send him to hell when he died.
The Devil agreed and Jack took the
crosses out.
When Jack died years later he
went up to heaven but wasn’t let
in. Saint Peter told him that he was
too mean and cruel to be allowed
in heaven. So Jack was sent down
to hell. However, the Devil kept his
promise, and didn’t allow Jack into
hell. Jack asked the Devil how he
could leave through the darkness.
The Devil tossed him an ember
from the flames of hell which Jack,
in turn, put into a hollowed-out
turnip. Jack forever after roamed
the Earth, lighting his way with his
“jack o’ lantern.”
The Irish started carving pump-
flowers and other floral arrangements
that are meant to attract the soul of
their loved one. The hope is that the
spirit comes back to witness and even
take part in the family’s remembrance
and prayer.
The second main aspect of the
holiday is the celebration that takes
place at the cemetery, atop a- grave
site. Family members gather around
and deck out the tombstone and sur
rounding area with lavish flowers and
various other decorations and things
to remember the deceased by.
Once the area is elegantly and col
orfully arranged, the family members
set up a picnic, eat and socialize with
each other and other members of the
community.
The food for the picnic is pre
pared before hand and consists of
highly sweet snacks, namely “pan de
muerto,” or bread of the dead, and
countless other cookies and chocolate.
Extravagant spicy meat dishes are
also concocted and alcoholic bever
ages are brought along as offerings to
go along with the meals.
Despite what would normally oth
erwise be a very somber and gray
atmosphere, Day of the Dead is made
into a huge festival that reaches count
less homes and cemeteries all over
Mexico. It’s viewed as a special occa
sion not to mourn the dead, but to
celebrate their lives and participate
in remembrance with the friends and
family they have lost
While Halloween gets a lot of
attention in the United States, it’s
good to know that other cultures
have their own special way of cel
ebrating during this time of the year,
turning something as depressing as
death into a huge festival of fun, food
and excitement
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kins when they came to America.
They found pumpkins were easier
to carve then turnips. They could
also make better designs.
Pumpkin carving has changed
a lot over the decades. We’re start
ing to see more and more intricate
designs and artistic concepts. If you
want to find out more about pump
kin carving, then log on to www.
pumpkincarving.com Here you can
find out how to make templates to
place over your pumpkin so you can
make works of art. You can also find
more information on Halloween his
tory, pumpkin carving, and even the
proper way to bury a pumpkin.
If you’re into more of a rebel
lious way of carving pumpkins,
then check out the website www.
extremepumpkins.com. This site
is about “extreme pumpkin carv
ing.” Here you will learn ways
of carving pumpkins with saws,
drills, and even explosives. The
designs they’ve come up with
on this site are pretty crazy. My
favorite is the “Gunshot Wound
Pumpkin.”
Pumpkin carving is great fun
for the whole family, but it can be
dangerous. Kids, always have an
adult around when you’re carv
ing the pumpkin. Remember, if
you’re going to stab something,
stab a pumpkin.
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