SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Jack-o’-lanterns are easily one of the most recognizable parts of Halloween, with their carved faces bringing cheer to every spooky celebration.

In Ireland, dating as far back as the 1500s, those stories often revolved around a guy named Jack. Stingy Jack, often described as a blacksmith, invited the devil to join him for a drink.

The tradition of carving jack-o’-lanterns comes from an Irish myth about a man known as Stingy Jack, according to Encyclopedia Britannica and the Carnegie Center for Art and History. Legend has ...

As part of that thinning of the veil, people believed certain spirits could also make their way through, including Stingy Jack, who, Cydney Grannan for Encyclopedia Britannica, wrote ...

The tradition of carving faces into pumpkins for Halloween originates with the old European legend of "Stingy Jack" or "Jack of the Lantern". Before pumpkins, the Irish and Scottish carved faces ...

There are a number of theories about the origins of the carved Jack-O'-Lantern. One of the most popular stories is that it came from a 17th century Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack.

Are you ready for some fun facts? Well, here you go. According to USA Today 10Best: 🎃 Jack-o'-lantern comes from the Irish legend of Stingy Jack. 🎃 Candy corn originally was called Chicken Feed.