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Discover the story of Stingy Jack, the origin of Jack O'Lanterns, and the Halloween tradition of carving pumpkins. Learn about the evolution from turnips to pumpkins and the cultural significance of this spooky tradition.
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IN "LA CANDELARIA"
Children drew a picture and all together made the word HALLOWEEN
HISTORY OF JACK O’ LANTERN An old Irish legend says that there was a man named Stingy Jack who was too bad to go to heaven and had played many tricks on the devil to go to hell. Whe he died, he had to walk on earth, carrying a lantern made out of a turnip with burning coal inside. Jack became known as “Jack of the lantern “ or Jack o’ Lantern. In America, years ago immigrants started to use pumpkins instead of turnips to make the “Jack o’ Lanterns” I’m not a Pumpkin.I’m a Jack O’Lantern Según una leyenda irlandesa había una vez un hombre llamado “Jack el mezquino”, que era demasiado malvado para poder ir al cielo y ,para evitar ir al infierno, engañó varias veces al demonio. Cuando murió quedó caminado por la tierra llevando un farol hecho con un nabo hueco y en su interior un carbón encendido. A partir de entonces se le conoció como Jack el del farol (Jack O’Lantern). En América, hace años los emigrantes empezaron a usar calabazas para hacer los faroles e ir de casa en casa asustando a los vecinos en la noche de todos los Santos (Halloween). I’m a Turnip
But no matter HOW you look at it, this is NOT a pumpkin!
Why? Because EVERYONEknows that pumkins…
NO! NO! NO! Pumkins don’t smile
…or frown. Jack-o’-lanterns do.
This NOT a pumpkin. THIS is a jack-o’-lantern!