The traditions of Halloween

But back as the Middle Ages, poor children

would go door to door collecting handouts in

return for their prayers for the dead.

They were called “guisers.”

Now it’s just about looking as scary or

slutty as possible. And carving Pumpkins.

Also know as Jack O’Lanterns

Originally, the aforementioned “guisers” would

carry hollowed-out turnips with candles inside

them to light their way from house to house

to beg and pray.

Eventually, the tradition changed to carving

pumpkins, and Jack-o-Lanterns as we know them

were born.

One legend sticks out above all others in

regards to the Jack-o-lantern tradition.

An Irishman named “Stingy Jack” was a drunk

and a prankster, and he managed to make both

God and the Devil angry.

He died, and neither heaven nor hell wanted

him, so he was stuck wandering around on earth.

He carried a turnip, hollowed out, with a candle

inside, to light his way, and to keep him from

knocking on their door, the Irish would carve

scary jack-o-lanterns to put around their

houses to keep him away

.

Or, so they believed, and a tradition was born.

So now you know!