Jack-o’-lanterns got their start in Irish folklore.
Each year, families make the pilgrimage to the pumpkin patch to purchase the perfect specimen for carving jack-o’-lanterns.
How did this Halloween tradition originate? A long and interesting history on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean underlies this tradition.
According to Irish folklore, “Stingy Jack” was a drunk and a scoundrel. Intrigued with his…