In order of age, Eman, Gavin and Katie's jack-o-lanterns
We were late on our pumpkin carving this year. The night before Halloween seemed liked a good time to carve. This is the first year Gavin would touch the slime and goop on the inside of the pumpkin. He did not like it and insisted on gloves. He kept on dry heaving! Eman had no problem with the gooey slime and scraped out his and Katie's jack-o-lantern. E did all of the carving on his pumpkin by himself! Mommy did Katie and Gavin's cutting and Daddy was the photographer - I wonder where Gavin gets his disgust of getting dirty.
The jack-o'-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard drinking old farmer who tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and trapped him by carving a cross into the trunk of the tree. In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack which dooms him to forever wander the earth at night. For centuries, the bedtime parable was told by Irish parents to their children. But in America the tradition of carving pumpkins is known to have preceded the Great Famine period of Irish immigration, and the tradition of carving vegetable lanterns may also have been brought over by the Scottish or English; documentation is unavailable to establish when or by whom. The carved pumpkin was associated generally with harvest time in America, and did not become specifically associated with Halloween until the mid to late 19th century.
We were late on our pumpkin carving this year. The night before Halloween seemed liked a good time to carve. This is the first year Gavin would touch the slime and goop on the inside of the pumpkin. He did not like it and insisted on gloves. He kept on dry heaving! Eman had no problem with the gooey slime and scraped out his and Katie's jack-o-lantern. E did all of the carving on his pumpkin by himself! Mommy did Katie and Gavin's cutting and Daddy was the photographer - I wonder where Gavin gets his disgust of getting dirty.
The jack-o'-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard drinking old farmer who tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and trapped him by carving a cross into the trunk of the tree. In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack which dooms him to forever wander the earth at night. For centuries, the bedtime parable was told by Irish parents to their children. But in America the tradition of carving pumpkins is known to have preceded the Great Famine period of Irish immigration, and the tradition of carving vegetable lanterns may also have been brought over by the Scottish or English; documentation is unavailable to establish when or by whom. The carved pumpkin was associated generally with harvest time in America, and did not become specifically associated with Halloween until the mid to late 19th century.
2 comments:
I love it---Checking out the kids and fun and learning something, too. Thanks.
Jessie,
Your little girl is so cute! I love her little halloween costume too! Hope you guys are doing well, thanks for helping out at Baby Nicholas' baby blessing....it was fun to see you there.
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