Decorating Halloween with pumpkin lanterns originated from western legends.

Halloween originated from druitt people in ancient western Europe. New Year's custom in druitt is very peculiar. On the first day of November every year, that is, New Year's Eve, young people gather together, wear all kinds of weird masks and carry carved radish lanterns (pumpkin lanterns are a late custom, and there were no pumpkins in ancient Western Europe).

In western legend, the souls of the dead will visit the world on Halloween, and the radish lamp is carried to scare away the ghosts, and at the same time, it illuminates the route for the ghosts and guides them to return.

Which country did the Halloween pumpkin lantern originate from?

The story of Halloween jack-o-lantern originated in Ireland.

Legend of jack-o-lantern on Halloween

Legend 1

Jack-o-lantern, also known as jack-o-lantern, started in Ireland. Legend has it that there was a man named StingyJack in Ireland who invited the devil to drink one day. Because he had no money to pay the bill after drinking, he persuaded the devil to turn into sixpence to pay for the drink, but Jack did not use it to pay for it. Instead, he used a piece of silver paper to stop the devil from coming out. Later, the devil promised Jack not to scare him for a whole year, and Jack let the devil out. The next year, the Halloween demon appeared again, and it promised not to harass Jack for a year, but before the year was over, Jack died. After death, heaven won't accept him because he is very stingy; Hell doesn't keep him, because he teases the devil. Nowhere to go, he finally had to keep walking, carrying white radish, which contained charcoal fire from the devil to light up the road and find a place to rest. Later, Irish people made lanterns out of potatoes or kohlrabi. In the1840s, they came to America with new immigrants, and they found a better material than white radish, that is pumpkin. So the Jack-o-lanterns you see are usually made of pumpkins.

Legend 2

Irish folklore. It is said that an alcoholic named StingyJack once designed to trick Satan into climbing a tree and carved a cross on the trunk to make Satan afraid to come down. As a result, the devil reached an agreement with him to ensure that he would never come to harass again before he could get away. After Jack died, heaven and hell refused him entry. The devil gave him a small piece of ash to find a proper place to rest, so he put it in a white radish with many holes in it to make it burn longer. Later, the Scots imitated him, hollowed out turnips and put in candles. Irish people use potatoes or kohlrabi; Beets are used in England. After this custom spread to America, people found that chubby pumpkins were more suitable as hollow lanterns. Therefore, it naturally becomes the world of pumpkins, and the pumpkin lantern has become one of the most appropriate props for Halloween. Black is a traditional Halloween color, which may be because all kinds of traditions or ceremonies on Halloween are held at night.

Method for make Halloween pumpkin lantern

Prepare tools

A fresh pumpkin, a marker, a sharp knife, two candles, and a number of thin iron wires.

Production step

1, wash the surface of the bought pumpkin with a clean rag first. If it is cleaned after production, it is easy to break the pumpkin lantern, so this step is very important.

2. Draw the expression of pumpkin with colored pens. Of course, what style you need depends on your own personal preferences.

3. Dig a small hole at the top of the pumpkin. The hole should not be too big or too small, so that it is convenient to dig out the pumpkin seeds inside.

4. After cleaning the inside of the pumpkin, you can start to follow the pumpkin expression that was painted before carving with a knife.

5. After the carving is finished, the pumpkin lantern is basically finished. Fix the candle on the bottom of the pumpkin with fine wire, and light the candle to hang the pumpkin lantern in front of the door.

6. Finally, don't forget the pumpkin left by carving. You can use the remaining pumpkin to make delicious pumpkin pie or cook a pot of pumpkin soup to enjoy with your family.