The history of jack-o’-lanterns “In every ancient pagan tradition worldwide, people honor their dead, their ancestors,” says Cerridwen Fallingstar, Witch, teacher, and author of Broth from ...

The jack-o’-lantern as a folk character originated in Ireland as a trickster forced to wander the netherworld after being banned from both heaven and hell for his ornery behavior. He had nothing ...

The best I can tell, the modern jack-o'-lantern pumpkin has only been around for about 150 years and its arrival in the Americas seems to trace back to mid-19th century Irish immigrants who ...

Once this became a Halloween tradition, Jack-o-Lanterns were used as guides for people dressed in costume on Samhain (Oct 31 – Nov 1), a traditional Gaelic version of Halloween, seen as a night ...

Sometime around the 1600s, folk stories began circulating detailing the origin of Jack-o’-the-Lantern. According to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Jack-o’-the-Lantern used to be a man ...

The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular features 5,000 hand-carved pumpkins at the Roger William's Zoo. Here is how to visit.