

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?

"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.

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.

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."

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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