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This is a very new thing in Norway as they have instructions on what and how to carve a pumpkin! It was so cute to see the Norwegians adapting more and more to the North American culture.
Seeing something that is a custom back home explained in a foreign language made my face cut a bright Jack-o'-lantern smile.
Have you ever seen Stingy Jack around Hallow's Eve? Do you know you carve a pumpkin to keep the spirits away?
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"People have been making jack o'lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed "Stingy Jack."
According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks.
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The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree's bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.
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He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as "Jack of the Lantern," and then, simply "Jack O'Lantern."
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In England, large beets are used. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o'lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack o'lanterns." - History.com
I knew bits of this story but not as in-depth as this, so I wanted to share with you as I thought it was so interesting! I also can't wait to bake the pumpkin seeds ;)
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