Pumpkin - the main symbol of a Halloween (or Day of all sacred, it is celebrated on November, 1st). Why a pumpkin and what for on her cut out brutal muzzles?
The tradition to cut out lanterns from vegetables has come from Ireland and the Great Britain and originates in days of celtics of monks - druids whom these of an ominous kind used lanterns for exile of demons and malicious spirits. Usually lanterns were cut out from turnip, a beet and a swede, and till 19 centuries at all had no attitude to day of all sacred. Custom to cut out a pumpkin on a Halloween has come from Northern America where the pumpkin associated with a season of harvesting. The American lantern from a pumpkin Jack-lantern (Jack-O-Lantern) has received the name and became an official symbol of a Halloween in 1866.
Who such Jack-lantern?
The spark of a pumpkin flickering in darkness symbolizes souls died, wandering between heavens and underworld.
The legend says, that one careless farmer, the drunkard and pilferer Jack is no time veins. Once Jack escaped from the annoyed peasants, which he steal. And here on a way to him the devil, declared to Jack that hour of its death has come has met. Artful Jack has persuaded a devil to delay death instead of an opportunity to bewitch the just peasants pursued the thief. It has suggested a devil to turn to a coin with which Jack will pay off for the stolen things and when the devil/coin will disappear peasants will fight with each other, finding out who has stolen it. The devil has agreed and, having turned to a silver coin, has jumped to Jack in a pocket. But has been there and then deprived the magical force as it has appeared near to a cross, which Jack has stolen in village. Jack promised to release a devil if that will promise to not take away to his shower in a hell.
Who such Jack-lantern Jack-O-Lantern
When time of death has come, Jack could not get on heavens because of the sinful life, but also in a hell him have not started up, as promised. It was around dark also to Jack there was no place to go. he has asked a lantern, and the devil has derisively thrown to him decaying pieces of coal from infernal baked. Jack cut out a lantern from a pumpkin, has put in her pieces of coal and began to wander by the ground in searches of rest. And began to name it ' Jack of the Lantern '
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