The article made no mention of Halloween, however, and the story’s description of a man’s inquisitive reaction to the jack-o’-lantern pumpkin indicates that it was not yet a common phenomenon.

According to Irish folklore, a man called Jack O’Lantern ... here's proper scary, a traditional Irish Jack-O-Lantern made from a turnip. It dates from 1903 and was carved at Baile na Finne ...

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This tradition stems from the old European legend of a man named "Stingy Jack" or "Jack of the Lantern" - a man so devious he got himself thrown out from both Heaven and Hell cursed to walk the ...

Haunted houses, scary movies ... stretch of hand-carvedjack-o'-lanterns in Grand Rapids. No lazy bones here! Skeletons are working hard to the bone in Portage Jack O Lantern World will take ...

There are a number of theories about the origins of the carved Jack-O'-Lantern. One of the most popular stories is that it came from a 17th century Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack.