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    The legend of Stingy Jack originated the tradition of carving jack-o-lanterns for Halloween. Stingy Jack tricked the Devil twice - first convincing him to turn into a coin to buy drinks, keeping the coin, and then tricking him into climbing a tree with a cross carved in it to trap him. When Jack died, neither heaven nor hell would accept him. The Devil sent him into the night with only a burning coal, which Jack placed in a turnip to light his way, roaming the earth ever since as "Jack of the Lantern."

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    The Legend of Stingy

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    The legend of Stingy Jack originated the tradition of carving jack-o-lanterns for Halloween. Stingy Jack tricked the Devil twice - first convincing him to turn into a coin to buy drinks, keeping the coin, and then tricking him into climbing a tree with a cross carved in it to trap him. When Jack died, neither heaven nor hell would accept him. The Devil sent him into the night with only a burning coal, which Jack placed in a turnip to light his way, roaming the earth ever since as "Jack of the Lantern."

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    The legend of Stingy Jack originated the tradition of carving jack-o-lanterns for Halloween. Stingy Jack tricked the Devil twice - first convincing him to turn into a coin to buy drinks, keeping the coin, and then tricking him into climbing a tree with a cross carved in it to trap him. When Jack died, neither heaven nor hell would accept him. The Devil sent him into the night with only a burning coal, which Jack placed in a turnip to light his way, roaming the earth ever since as "Jack of the Lantern."

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    The Legend of Stingy

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    Milena Mirković
    The legend of Stingy Jack originated the tradition of carving jack-o-lanterns for Halloween. Stingy Jack tricked the Devil twice - first convincing him to turn into a coin to buy drinks, keeping the coin, and then tricking him into climbing a tree with a cross carved in it to trap him. When Jack died, neither heaven nor hell would accept him. The Devil sent him into the night with only a burning coal, which Jack placed in a turnip to light his way, roaming the earth ever since as "Jack of the Lantern."

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    The legend of Stingy-Jack

    People have been making jack-o’-lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an
    Irish myth about a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.” According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to
    have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the
    Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack
    decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil
    from changing back into his original form.

    Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that,
    should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into
    a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s
    bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more
    years.

    Soon after, Jack died. As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The
    Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not
    allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put
    the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to
    refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern.”

    The legend of Stingy-Jack

    People have been making jack-o’-lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an
    Irish myth about a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.” According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to
    have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the
    Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack
    decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil
    from changing back into his original form.

    Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that,
    should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into
    a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s
    bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more
    years.

    Soon after, Jack died. As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The
    Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not
    allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put
    the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to
    refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern.”

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