Stingy jack

The original Jack O'Lantern was not a pumpkin.The Jack O'Lantern legend goes back hundreds of years in Irish History. As the story goes Stingy Jack was a miserable, old drunk who loved playing tricks on anyone and everyone. family, friends, his...

The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee observe a "suspicious character" in this 1888 illustration. The real #jacktheripper story is in my book 'The Inevitable Jack the Ripper'. Out now #theinevitablejacktheripper #authorsofig #writersofinsta #writerdofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #indiepub #indiepublishing

I know I'm a day late! But on Halloween day I decided to do some folklore inspired art and it took me an extra day to finish :P Here is my version of Stingy Jack o' the Lantern along with it's folklore legend that inspired it!

Designed by Dave Cockburn~ Back in the 70's, when I was a kid growing up in the north of England, we carved turnip lanterns to celebrate Halloween. Not because we northerners were hard and didn't mind blistered fingers, more because pumpkins were fancy foreign veg that we hadn't yet encountered. Well, that's what I thought until an idle web search, while trying to avoid the news, revealed that turnips were the original lantern based on the old Irish folk tale of Stingy Jack, or…

🎃 Discover the captivating origins of jack-o'-lanterns! 🕯️✨ Dive into the haunting tale of Stingy Jack and how it inspired the pumpkin-carving tradition. 🌟🔍 Uncover the spooky folklore behind these flickering delights. 🧙‍♀️✍️ Perfect for Halloween enthusiasts and history buffs alike. 📚👻 #JackOLanternOrigins #HalloweenTraditions #SpookyFolklore #StingyJackLegend #PumpkinCarving #HauntedHistory

Description Happy Halloween from the old bastard himself

Happy Halloween! This year I thought it would be fun to do my own variation on Stingy Jack, the legendary figure that the Jack O' Lantern is named after... Stingy Jack

Day 29- Pumpkin Guy🎃 The practice of making jack-o’-lanterns at Halloween originated from the Irish myth of “Stingy Jack.” According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink and convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack would use to pay for their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack instead put the money into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into…

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