This tradition’s origins are tied to the Celtic festival of Samhain, a time when the veil between worlds was believed to be thin. People carved faces into turnips, potatoes, and beets, placing a light inside to ward off wandering spirits like Stingy Jack. When Irish immigrants arrived in America in the 19th century, they found pumpkins—native to the continent—much larger and easier to carve, leading to the iconic symbol we know today. The oldest known written versions of the Stingy Jack tale dat
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