The word jack-o’-lantern comes from an old Irish story about a man named Jack who tricked Satan. He convinced Satan to climb up a tree for some apples, and then carved crosses all around the trunk so the devil couldn’t down. In order to get down the tree, the devil promised to leave Jack alone forever.
When Jack eventually died, he was not allowed to get into heaven because of his son. On the other hand, the Devil wouldn’t take Jack to keep his promise. Jack was cursed to travel forever as a spirit between heaven and hell. The Irish tale told of Jack carrying a hollowed-out turnip roaming through the darkness on All Hallows’ Eve. Nowadays, pumpkins are carved to make scary jack-o’-lanterns to “scare away” the “ghosts and goblins” that haunt on All Hallows’ Eve.
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