“Over time people started to carve faces and designs to allow ... and eventually, jack-o’-lantern, it often seemed like “a floating flame that would move away from travelers,” Mannion ...

Jack-o’-lanterns aren’t truly "alive" until they ... there are many more ways to set them aglow that don't involve an open flame. Not to mention, flames can also cause your pumpkin to decay ...

The tradition of carving faces into pumpkins for Halloween originates with the old European legend of "Stingy Jack" or "Jack of the Lantern". Before pumpkins, the Irish and Scottish carved faces ...

In one of the earliest instances of the jack-o’-lantern as Halloween decor, the mayor’s wife had several pumpkins—lit from within and carved with faces—placed around the party, ending Jack ...

But what is it about the crisp air, changing leaves, and end of summer that urges us to break out the carving knives and carve jack-o’-lanterns ... to create a face or design in a pumpkin.

If you’re working with a scroll saw, you should draw, carve, and finish the face of your jack-o’-lantern on the front panel before you proceed. You can find more directions on how to do so in ...

(KSNW) — When you think of Halloween decorations and symbols, probably one of the first images that comes to mind is the Jack-o’-Lantern ... into small lanterns with a face, place a candle ...

I like looking at jack-o’-lanterns, and I have a deep respect for ... nor the attention span to manage much more than a goofy face myself. I do, however, appreciate pumpkin tips that make ...

Hoberdy's Lanterns had carved-out faces in turnips and the stump of a candle within. Pumpkins eh? here's proper scary, a traditional Irish Jack-O-Lantern made from a turnip. It dates from 1903 and ...

Pumpkins! These round, orange vegetables are a familiar sight as Halloween approaches. But have you ever stopped to ask - why do people carve pumpkins for Halloween? And why are carved pumpkins ...