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Pumpkins and the Legend of Stingy Jack<\/strong> <\/span>–<\/h2>\n

Jack-o-lanterns are an Irish tradition brought to America by early Irish immigrants. But early jack-o-lanterns were not pumpkins, they were turnips, rutabagas or gourds that were hollowed out. Lights were placed in them to ward off evil spirits and to keep \u201cStingy Jack\u201d (the legendary Irish drunkard and prankster, believed to have made a deal with the devil and condemned to walk the earth upon death, whose namesake has been given to modern day, carved pumpkins) away. It was not until the 1800\u2019s when Irish immigrants came to America and found pumpkins to be so plentiful and easier to carve, that the tradition was altered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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