“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 ...

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 ...

Read more: Myths About Garlic You Thought Were True Jack-O'-Lanterns need no introduction. You can find pumpkin faces on sweaters, bags of Halloween candy, throw pillows, and carved in plastic in ...

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 ...

“As nice as candles in jack-o’-lanterns are, they really do shorten the lifespan of the pumpkin, since the heat from the flame ends up cooking the flesh,” said Andres. “A flickering ...

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 ...

Members of KISS are among the famous people Steven Lewis of Ellenboro has carved into the face of a jack-o-lantern. Lewis, a retired elementary school principal who is the mayor of Ellenboro, ...