“In every ancient pagan tradition worldwide, people honor their dead, their ancestors,” says Cerridwen Fallingstar, Witch, teacher, and author of Broth from the Cauldron: A Wisdom Journey through ...

Specially decorated and lighted gourds have taken over Paulus Park in Lake Zurich with the opening of the annual “Jack O’Lantern World” display. The Halloween-themed, monthlong showcase opened Sept.

Pumpkins are now one of the most recognizable symbols of Halloween, but they weren’t used as jack-o’-lanterns until the mid-19th century. How did pumpkins go from being an ordinary squash to a ...

The Rise of the Jack O’Laterns event took place at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus on October 26 & 27. The event featured thousands of hand-carved illuminated jack o’lanterns arranged along a ...

What is Halloween without a jack-o'-lantern? The tradition of lighting a fire inside a vegetable is thought to be an ancient one originating in the Celtic traditions of Ireland and Scotland. Those ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. What’s more classic than carving a ...

There are plenty of reasons a person might not want to dismember a whole darn pumpkin in the service of creating a jack-o'-lantern. Maybe the festive holiday DIY is just a little too time consuming at ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB)-- Get into the Halloween season and take a stroll through hundreds of Jack O'Lanterns. WDRB's Keith Kaiser joins Dreams with Wings as they prepare for the annual event. The Jack ...

The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is a Long Island treat that screams Halloween! Looking for a spectacle this spooky season? The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze transforms the Old Bethpage Village Restoration ...

Why do Jack-o-lanterns 🎃 do so bad in school? Because they had all their brains scooped out. 😝 In the lunchbox 🧡 Chicken & cheese 🎃 sandwich 🧡 Mandarin & carrots 🥕 🧡 Pretzels salted & peanut ...

MASON, Mich. (WLNS) – Families can take a stroll along a half-mile path at the Ingham County Fairgrounds throughout October to see thousands of lit up, hand-carved pumpkins at Jack O’ Lanterns ...

Some of the thousands of hand-carved pumpkins along the trail at the Jack O’Lantern Spectacular at Iroquois Park on Sunday, October 12, 2025. The Jack O'Lantern Spectacular 2025 theme is "Jack's ...