Jack O’ Lanterns come from the Irish legend of "Stingy Jack," a man so mean the devil wouldn’t let him into hell. He was forced to roam the earth using a carved turnip with a piece of coal for a lantern and was called "Jack of the Lantern." Thus began the carving of pumpkins as Jack O’ Lanterns to place in windows to scare away evil spirits. From assortment 26063
