The Jack-o'-Lantern's Irish Origins
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Күн бұрынA tale of turnips, Samhain, and severed heads. Uncover the Irish origins of carving pumpkins on Halloween in this deep dive into jack-o’-lantern lore.
Note: A longer, text version of this essay is available over on IrishMyths.com: irishmyths.com/2021/09/19/jac...
Intro 00:00
The Original Meaning of “Jack-O’-Lantern” 03:28
Samhain and the Cult of the Head 06:12
The Americanization of the Jack-O’-Lantern 09:49
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@logenvestfold4143 9 ай бұрын
Samhain is my favorite holiday. Jack o' lanterns truly became an icon when pumpkins were adopted for this ritual.
@MichaelaH2059 9 ай бұрын
Samhain is my favorite ❤ Thank you for this 🧡🎃🎃🎃
@kavikv.d.hexenholtz3474 9 ай бұрын
The Stingy Jack tale is perhaps one of the more popular folktales attempting to explain the carving of root vegetables in the fall. The carving of root vegetables dates to around the 1700’s - it’s just not historically attested any earlier than that. Nor was it an activity specifically associated with Halloween. It was just associated with fall in general.
@johndavidnew 7 күн бұрын
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
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