Jack-O'-Lantern is named because it is said that a man named Stingy Jack invited the devil to drink one day. Because he had no money to pay the bill after drinking, he persuaded the devil to change into sixpence to pay for the drink, but instead of paying for it, Jack used a piece of silver paper to curb the devil.

After death, heaven does not accept it because it is very stingy; Hell is not left, because he plays the devil. Therefore, I can only wander around with lanterns until the day of judgment.

In order to scare away these wandering souls on Halloween, people carve terrible faces with turnips, beets or potatoes to represent Jack holding lanterns.

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Fun pumpkin lantern black is a tradition, and pumpkin is also a symbolic symbol of Halloween. Pumpkins are orange, so orange has become a traditional Halloween color. The pumpkin lantern carved with pumpkin is also a black pumpkin lantern.

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.

If people hang pumpkin lanterns on the windows on Halloween night, it means that those who wear Halloween costumes can knock on the door and ask for candy.

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