tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4276129708534102748.post5659971271559605564..comments2023-10-19T07:08:48.521-07:00Comments on The Blunt Onion: HalloweenOnion Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855941528701162050noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4276129708534102748.post-75169489818022482442011-10-27T13:48:33.118-07:002011-10-27T13:48:33.118-07:00I don't know about the rest of the crazy tradi...I don't know about the rest of the crazy traditions, but a Jack-O-Lantern dates back to the early 1800's England and Scotland. On Hallows Eve they would carve faces in turnips to ward off evil spirits, namely Jack. When they came to America, they found pumpkins were bigger and easier to carve. <br /><br />As for the name Jack-O-Lantern, it is an old folklore about an old, mean drunk named Jack who tricked the devil into not taking his soul when he died. When Jack died, he was not excepted into Heaven. So he went to Hell, but the devil kept his promise and refused him. Jack was doomed to walk the earth holding a lit, carved turnip to light his way.<br /><br />Interesting huh?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076073563401308214noreply@blogger.com