2006-11-02 20:16:35 · 4 answers · asked by andre 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
1) No other Halloween-related prop is never used in any other occasions. Black cats are just black cats. You can have one at home as a pet or as a toy. No other time of the year would you have a carved pumkin.
2) Jack-o-lantern is supposed to protect your house from ghosts, so everyone whould get it. It is probably the oldest and most original Halloween thing.
2006-11-02 20:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't always. Jack-o-Lanterns have their origins in Irish folklore in the story of Stingy Jack who was denied entry to Heaven and Hell, forced to wander the darkness with a hollowed turnip as his only light.
When Irish immigrants came to America, they brought their traditions with them. Pumpkins, a fall vegetable, were much easier to carve than turnips, and so became the symbol for the fall holiday now known as Halloween.
2006-11-03 10:02:28 · answer #2 · answered by dougeebear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never really thought about that before to be honest. For Christmas, I have seen in different magazines how people will carve watermelons the same as pumpkins. Of course they carve unique designs instead of scary ones.
2006-11-03 08:21:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack - O - Lanterns were supposed to house the spirit of the devil, and its a long story about how the devil was tricked to go inside one, and so it supposedly protects your house.
2006-11-03 04:26:18 · answer #4 · answered by a_perfect_nightmare13 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋