The Twisted Origins of Jack-o'-Lanterns

What says “Halloween!” quite like a Jack-o-Lantern? You may have heard bits and pieces of it’s lore, but today we’re digging deep, and things get a bit sinister! We’ll even meet a few of Jack Skellington’s Pumpkin King predecessors along the way in these Jack o' Lantern stories!

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Research: Tara L
Writing: Tara L & abitfrank

Sources:
history.com/.amp/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins
nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the-twisted-transatlantic-tale-of-
carnegiemnh.org/the-jack-o-lanterns-origins/
horrorobsessive.com/2021/10/28/the-haunting-history-of-the-jack-o-lantern/
Images:
researchingfoodhistory.blogspot.com/2015/10/turnip-jack-o-lanterns-for-halloween.html
"The Turnip Lantern" 1838 By William Henry Hunt

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