The National Museum of Ireland—Country Life, near the town of Castlebar, displays a plaster cast of an early 1900s jack-o’-lantern, known as a “ghost turnip.” There’s no more classic ...

Clodagh Doyle, The Keeper of the folklife collection at the NMI explains ... this spooky figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” which then became “Jack O’Lantern.” This legend is why people ...

The term jack-o’-lantern was first applied to people, not pumpkins. As far back as 1663, the term meant a man with a lantern ...

True to his word, Barone is replying to all sorts of new Stardew Valley-inspired Jack-o'-lanterns presumably carved this 2024 Halloween season. One in particular is so detailed and meticulous that ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — When you think of Halloween decorations and symbols, probably one of the first images that comes to mind is the Jack-o’-Lantern. While it mainly began from Irish ...

The Jack O’ Lantern World, a touring collection of thousands of fun, creepy and whimsical Jack O’lanterns, will be in the Grand Rapids area all of October. The event is taking place at ...

Come this time of year, Halloween jack-o’-lantern-shaped food and carved pumpkin recipes flood our feeds on Pinterest, TikTok and Instagram. That's why we've rounded up a few of our favorite ...

The collection event will run from 10 a.m. to ... NOCO Senior Sustainability Manager Bobbie Thoman Pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and gourds will be accepted but should not be bleached or painted ...

Pumpkins are now one of the most recognizable symbols of Halloween, but they weren’t used as jack-o’-lanterns until the mid-19th century. How did pumpkins go from being an ordinary squash to a ...