Rumour began to spread of this ghostly figure, known as ‘Jack of the Lantern’. Ever since that fateful day, he has travelled across the Earth, frightening children and being a ghostly nuisance to all that cross his path. Stingy Jack lit his lump of coal, and put it into a hollowed out turnip to use as a lamp. He was sentenced to roam the dark for all of eternity! The devil stuck to his word however, and banished Jack from hell into the dark night with only a lump of coal. Jack was sent down to hell, where he met the devil again. God had other plans though, and refused Jack entry through the pearly gates. He thought that his actions before would mean that he would go to heaven, as there was no way he could end up in hell. Not long after these events, Stingy Jack died. Reluctantly again, the devil agreed and they went their separate ways. Ever the swindler, Jack demanded that the devil leave him alone for ten years and he would let him down. When he reached the top, Jack quickly carved a cross into the trunk of the tree, which prevented the devil from returning back to the ground. Another time, Stingy Jack convinced the devil to climb a tree and steal some fruit.
Begrudgingly, the devil agreed, and Jack freed him from his coin shaped prison. Jack wouldn’t budge though, and told the devil that he would only let him out if he agreed to not take his soul. The devil foolishly agreed, and the moment he morphed into coin form Jack snatched him up and put him in his pocket next to a silver cross! The silver cross in his pocket was a clever trick, as it prevented the devil from returning to his original form. Instead, he convinced the devil to shapeshift, and turn himself into a coin that they could pay with behind the bar. Having finished their booze, Jack wasn’t the type to offer to pay. One foggy evening, Jack met the devil for a drink. Dangerously, he kept playing tricks on the devil, yet he would outsmart him every time. There once was a tale of a sneaky man named Stingy Jack, well known for his drunken ways, playing tricks on people and being tight with his cash. While most people consider pumpkin carving an American tradition, it actually came from Irish folklore. The History of Pumpkin Carving, and the Tale Of Stingy Jack I decided to research the history a little, and share it with you as a part of this post. When there is a curious tradition like carving pumpkins, I always like to find out the history of it and why we continue this odd obsession with cutting faces into giant fruit this time of year.
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In years gone by, we’ve even carved ours based upon popular TV and movie characters (Jack Skellington from A Nightmare Before Christmas was one personal highlight!). Sometimes we enjoy creating a smiley and happy pumpkin, whereas other times it is great fun to great a horror filled jack o’lantern, with sharp eyes and jagged teeth. Our family loves to carve our pumpkins in a number of different ways.
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Carving pumpkins at Halloween is one of our favourite activities during spooky season, and to help you carve a pumpkin masterpiece we have put together a collection of free printable pumpkin carving stencils and templates for you to use!
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