The jack-o-lantern is a symbol to celebrate Halloween. There are many versions about the origin of the English name "Jack-O'-Lantern" of the Jack-o-lantern, and the most popular one comes from an Irish folklore in18th century. Legend has it that a man named Jack was very stingy and had the habit of playing pranks and drinking. Because he had played pranks on the devil twice, when Jack died, he found that he could neither enter heaven nor hell, and he could only wander between the two forever.

Out of pity, the devil gave Jack a little bit of coal. Jack lit the radish lantern with the little bit of coal that the devil gave him (the pumpkin lantern was mostly carved with radish at first), so he could only wander around with his radish lantern forever. Nowadays, people usually use turnips (radishes), beets or potatoes to carve scary faces to represent Jack holding lanterns in order to scare away wandering souls on Halloween. This is the origin of Jack-o'-lanterns.

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Halloween originated from celebrations related to evil spirits, so witches, ghosts, goblins and skeletons riding brooms are all symbols of Halloween. Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also common symbols of Halloween. At first, these animals were very scary because people thought they could communicate with the ghosts of the dead. Black cats are also symbols of Halloween, and they also have certain religious origins.

It is believed that black cats can be reincarnated and have the ability to predict the future. In the Middle Ages, people thought that witches could become black cats, so when people saw a black cat, they thought it was a witch pretending. These markers are common choices for Halloween costumes, and they are also common decorations on greeting cards or window.