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Jack-o'-lantern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The practice of carving jack-o'-lantern goes back to the Irish legend of Jack, a lazy but shrewd farmer who used a cross to trick the Devil, then refused to free him unless he agreed to never let Jack into Hell. He was known as "Jack of the Lantern", or Jack-o'-Lantern. American Catholic - Tale of the Jack O'Lantern en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jack-o'-lantern   (304 words)

Allrecipes Advice Jack o' Lanterns and Halloween Candy Jack lived a long and happy life, but when he died he was turned away from Heaven on account of his trickery and turned away from Hell on account of his previous dealings with Satan. Jack took the ember and placed it inside a hollowed out turnip to keep it burning as long as possible. Jack was a crafty Irishman who on one fateful day tricked Satan into climbing a very tall tree. allrecipes.com /advice/coll/all/articles/532P1.asp   (258 words)

Jack-O-Lantern History at HallowFreaks Traditionally, the lantern was carved from a turnip, potato, or beet and lit with a burning lump of coal or a candle. These lanterns represented the souls of the departed loved ones and were placed in windows or set on porches to welcome the deceased. Jack was desperate to avoid his fate so he begged the Devil to allow him one last drink. www.hallowfreaks.com /pumpkins.html   (645 words)

jackopage.html Uncialle hangs Jack o' Lanterns from the "shepherd's-crook" poles that usually hold the Stronghold's bird feeders, from the apple trees, and from the end beams of the garden walk and the garden lattice house. If you hang Jack o' Lanterns from trees, use small pumpkins and stout branches, and hollow the pumpkins out to be quite thin, so their weight won't damage the tree branches. When Jack o' Lanterns sway in the night air, the effect is eerily spectacular. www.geocities.com /~uncialle/jackopage.html   (767 words)

The History & Legends of Jack O' Lanterns Carving Jack O' Lanterns is a Halloween custom that dates back to ancient Ireland, although the first Jack-o-Lanterns were made of turnips, beets or even hollowed out potatoes, not pumpkins. The Devil tossed Jack a glowing coal and Jack put it inside a turnip, and ever since with this "Jack O' Lantern", Stingy jack's lonely soul has been roaming the faces of this earth. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let Lucifer down from the tree. www.thelaboroflove.com /forum/oct00/jacko.html   (364 words)

Origins of Jack O'Lantern The Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember. An Irish tale tells us where the origins of the name Jack o'lantern came from. Jack made a deal with the Devil that: he would let the Devil down the tree, if the Devil promised to never tempt him again. www.twilightbridge.com /hobbies/festivals/halloween/jackolanternorigin.htm   (205 words)

Jack O'Lantern (mushroom) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Jack O'Lantern mushroom ( Omphalotus olearius) is an orange to red gill Unlike the chanterelle, the jack-o-lantern has true, sharp, non-forking gills; this is the only "simple" trait for distinguishing between the two. mushroom that is similar in appearance to the chanterelle, and most notable for its bioluminescent properties. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jack_O'Lantern_(mushroom)   (205 words)

Jack O'Lantern Jack O'Lantern/Hobgoblin II Hobgoblin was once known as the villain Jack O'Lantern www.leaderslair.com /marvelvillains/jackolantern.html   (205 words)

Howstuffworks "How Halloween Works" They carried these embers in hollowed-out turnips, creating a lantern resembling the modern day jack-o'-lantern. Jack placed the ember in a hollowed-out turnip, and wandered off into the world. When Jack eventually died, he was turned away from Heaven, due to his life of sin. people.howstuffworks.com /halloween6.htm   (492 words)

Pumpkins and More - Pumpkin History They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack o’lanterns. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o’lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /pumpkins/history.html   (476 words)

Jack-o'-lanterns (printable version) Jack puts the light in a hollowed-out turnip and becomes known as Jack of the Lantern, or jack-o’-lantern. HEY JACK: Carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns is a tradition that many historians believe dates back to a folk tale from the British Isles, particularly Ireland. Jack barters his soul for one last drink; Satan changes himself into a coin so Jack can pay the bartender. www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=54453   (825 words)

Seven Jack O' Lanterns On the walkway to your house is a Ward of Seven Jack O' Lanterns arranged in a circle. It seems that blowing on any lantern will change the state of three- the one you blew on, and its two neighbors. But there's more- if you blow out a lantern adjacent to one that is extinguished, the extinguished one(s) will relight. www.greylabyrinth.com /puzzles/puzzle.php?puzzle_id=puzzle050   (233 words)

The Jack-O'-Lantern Legend Ever since Jack and his "lantern" has been traveling over the face of the earth looking for a place to rest. However, this did not stop Jack from dying and when he did he was not allowed into Heaven, because of his life of drinking, being tightfisted and being deceitful. Jack made the Devil swear that he wouldn't ever come after Jack's soul again or claim it in any way. www.new-life.net /halowen4.htm   (229 words)

Halloween on the Net -(and Days of the Dead) - The Pumpkin Patch Jack placed the burning coal in a turnip to use as a lantern to light his way. The legends claim that Jack is still walking with the lantern looking for a place to stay. When Jack went to hell he was meet by the Devil who gave him a piece of burning coal and sent him away. www.holidays.net /halloween/pumpkin.htm   (362 words)

Halloween Ideas, Recipes, Activities When the Jack O’Lantern tradition crossed the Atlantic with the many Irish immigrants who were fleeing the potato famine, the super-abundant pumpkin replaced the turnip and it has now become one of the most popular symbols of this spooky holiday. Jack O’Lanterns date back to the Medieval times in Ireland and were originally made of candle-illuminated turnips. Make little ghosts, bats, witches, broomsticks, pumpkins and jack o’lanterns from items collected on nature walks (sea shells, twigs, acorns, seed pods, dried grasses and weeds, nuts, berries, leaves, rocks, pebbles, etc.), your spice cupboard (cinnamon sticks, whole nutmeg, allspice or cloves), and fabric scraps, or from scrap paper from your recycling bin. www.earthyfamily.com /halloween.htm   (1978 words)

Pumpkin Nook : History of the Jack O''Lantern For that day onward, Stingy Jack roamed the earth without a resting place, lighting his way as he went with his "Jack O'Lantern". 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. 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. www.pumpkinnook.com /facts/jack.htm   (408 words)

Hiker's Notebook: Jack O' Lantern The Jack O' Lantern is often mistaken by mushroom pothunters for the edible chanterelle, which has a similar color and gill structure. The Jack O' Lantern is probably the most spectacular mushroom that one routinely finds along the trails. Potpourri:    The name Jack O' Lantern derives from the phenomenon that the gills of this mushroom will glow in the dark. www.mwrop.org /W_Needham/Jack_O_Lantern_09_06_03.htm   (408 words)

Agaricales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack-O-Lantern mushroom, they are ubiquitous to near every place in the world except Agarics (also known as " gilled mushrooms") are one of the most familiar types of mushrooms. The order Agaricales has about 4.000 species (25% of the described homobasidiomycetes). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agaricales   (408 words)

Where the "Jack-o-lantern" came from...midnightly - Discussion - Unsolved Mysteries Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up 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. unsolvedmysteries.com /usm306172.html   (408 words)

Lantern, jack o lantern, green lantern corps Jack o Lantern and Pumpkin Carving Patterns, Tips and Gallery plus Halloween recipes, decorating ideas and party plans, as featured in Fabulous Foods,... Jack O'Lantern Resort: Scenic Golf and Luxury Vacation Homes in the White Mountains of NH. The inspiration for Lantern’s Junebug (the cocktail) is now a major motion picture which opened at the Varsity Theater in Chapel Hill on Friday,... www.anyanime.com /lantern.html   (1284 words)

Jack O' Lanterns Some of the Lanterns with the lights on... www.jeffsys.net /~amit/halloween   (8 words)

GERMAN JACK O LANTERNS Picture 3 is titled Pumpkin Lantern, punched from pasteboard an assortment and shows the gross price and measurements of the different types of lanterns that were made. Picture 2 shows the different sizes and types of lanterns that the company made. Picture 4 shows the various types of pumpkins that were made. www.landerstoys.com /jack.html   (226 words)

Halloween: The Fantasy and Folklore of All Hallows (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress) Men and women in every disguise imaginable are taking to the streets of big American cities and parading past grinningly carved, candlelit jack o'lanterns, re- enacting customs with a lengthy pedigree. Their masked antics challenge, mock, tease, and appease the dread forces of the night, of the soul, and of the otherworld that becomes our world on this night of reversible possibilities, inverted roles, and transcendency. O Allison Gross, that lives in yon tower www.loc.gov /folklife/halloween.html   (1322 words)

Jack O' Lanterns - Home Cooking Their turnips were soon replaced by pumpkins, candles replaced the lumps of coal, and Jack O' Lanterns became a Halloween tradition. Although there is a great deal of history and Irish folklore behind the origin of Jack O' Lanterns, Irish immigrants were the first to turn America's pumpkins into Jack O' Lanterns. Every year in late October, all across America, glowing Jack O'Lanterns still sit on porches and light the night. www.bellaonline.com /articles/art5467.asp   (741 words)

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jack-o'-lantern --  Encyclopædia Britannica Jack Nicklaus breaks down each movement as he drives the ball. These are the mushrooms usually sold in grocery stores. Bacteria produce a wide array of toxic chemicals, many of which are simply waste products of the bacteria. www.britannica.com /eb/article?eu=44116&ref=news1003   (658 words)

Jack-o'-lantern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The practice of carving jack-o'-lantern goes back to the Irish legend of Jack, a lazy but shrewd farmer who tricked the Devil into a tree, then refused to let the Devil down unless the Devil agreed to never let Jack into Hell. A jack-o'-lantern in the dark with a candle. So, Jack carved out one of his turnips, put a candle inside it, and began endlessly wandering the Earth for a resting place. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jack_o'lantern   (658 words)

Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms Mushroom collecting requires only the simplest of equipment: a flat-bottomed basket or box, a roll of waxed paper, a digging tool and a pencil and paper for notes. Mushrooms in these groups cause virtually all the fatal mushroom poisonings in the United States, with amanitas alone accounting for 90 percent of mushroom-related deaths. The purpose of this article is twofold: to help you identify a number of safe, edible wild mushrooms while avoiding mushroom poisoning, and to introduce you to the gentle sport of mushroom hunting, which among other things is a fine excuse to walk in the woods. mdc.mo.gov /nathis/mushrooms/mushroom   (658 words)

jack 0’lantern The spores of a Jack O'Lantern are cream-colored. People sometimes make a mistake eating this mushroom, since many mushrooms which are good to eat look a lot like Jack O'Lanterns. Like most fungi, Jack O'Lanterns help break down old, dead wood. www.fcps.edu /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/jack_olantern.htm   (658 words)

Varsity Science & Technology -- The Jack OÂ’Lantern Mushroom Jack OÂ’Lantern mushroom is bright orange, but at night, it joins fireflies, glowworms and certain marine bacteria in emitting a greenish light (bioluminescence). It is presently unknown why a mushroom, which does not actively search for food or mates, would want to spend so much energy to glow in the dark. Not only does the mushroom glow, but so does the rest of the fungus, the tiny branched hairs called the mycellium which permeate the wood of diseased trees. www.varsity.utoronto.ca /archives/119/oct29/scitech/the.html   (658 words)

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