The jack-o’-lantern as a folk character originated in Ireland as a trickster forced to wander the netherworld after being banned from both heaven and hell for his ornery behavior. He had nothing ...

Babs actually has several jack-o’-lantern hacks in her TikTok, some of which—carving out the bottom instead of the top, using Vaseline to help your work last longer—we’ve covered before ...

How Jack-o'-Lanterns Came to the United States Irish immigrants brought Halloween to America during the 1800s. When these settlers arrived in the United States, they discovered pumpkins make ...

Once this became a Halloween tradition, Jack-o-Lanterns were used as guides for people dressed in costume on Samhain (Oct 31 – Nov 1), a traditional Gaelic version of Halloween, seen as a night ...

“I am not a jack-o’-lantern,” he says with a flick of annoyance. “My name is Lewis.” It’s just one of many phrases that brim with attitude.