He and the lights were dubbed Jack of the Lantern, or Jack O'Lantern. Irish immigrants brought the legend to America, where it collided with another tradition and crop. Making vegetable lanterns ...

As the legend goes, God would not accept Jack into ... to this figure as Jack of the lantern and shortly thereafter Jack o lantern. Like the ancient pagans, believers of this myth began to carve ...

A far cry from the grinning pumpkins of Halloween today, the original folklore version of Jack-o-Lanterns, named for Jack O’Lantern of the Irish myth, were actually quite terrifying. They were ...

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Westchester County is known for being the location of Sleepy Hollow, the town featured in the famous legend written by Washington Irving. It's also home to the Great Jack 'O Lantern Blaze ...

Great Jack 'O Lantern Blaze: 3 things to know ahead of ... Other festivities include The Spirits of Sleepy Hollow Country, Irving's 'Legend' and Legendary Tours of Washington Irving’s Sunnyside ...

Ready for a gourd time? Nothing says Halloween like Jack O'Lantern Spectacular, a nighttime stroll through a dark forest speckled with thousands of glowing carved pumpkins. This magical treat ...

Every fall, Providence's Roger Williams Park Zoo transforms into a captivating world of carved pumpkins known as the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. The zoo's Wetlands Trail turns into the illuminated ...

Halloween festivities will soon kick off around Milwaukee, with the Racine Zoo's Jack-O'-Lantern Nights starting as early as next week. The festival will feature Halloween-themed sculptures and ...

In the passage below, Ott explores the origins of the carved jack-o’-lantern, especially as it relates to the classic "Sleepy Hollow" legend. One of the best-known literary works in which a pump ...