Cowgirl up!
You know, I have a couple of friends that don't wish to celebrate Halloween due to the background nature of the holiday. I don't care that this is their decision, as long as they don't care that I simply LOVE the holiday, maybe because my birthday is this month! What's fair is fair right?
However, did you know, the history of the Jack-O-Lantern originated in Ireland and were carved out of gourds, pears and turnips? The Irish would put a piece of burning coal inside and place them in a window to ward off evil spirits. Although, some believed that it also welcomed the spirits of loved ones who passed away-that might be the better notion don't you think?
After the Europeans settled in the Americas around the 1800's the carvings became more popular and they were the ones who discovered using a pumpkin was much easier to carve and a candle gave more light than the burning coal.
So, even if you don't believe in the dark history of what we know as, "Halloween" or "Hallows Eve", the Jack-O-Lantern is still an original idea to ward of evil and bring good loved ones spirits-got to love that!
~Happy Hauntings from my Haunted Manor to yours~
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We just returned from Gardner Village in SLC which has the most beautiful and fun family Halloween experience ever. That's the best happening place for family Halloween fun. It's like going to Disneyland. Halloween is what you want to make of it and it can be so FUN.
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