For many people, Halloween would not be complete without a jack-o’-lantern. Americans are projected to spend more than $867 million on Halloween pumpkins this year, said University of Missouri ...

The greatest symbol of Halloween is, beyond a doubt, the jack-o’-lantern: a pumpkin with its innards scooped out, a grotesque, smiling face carved into it, and a candle inside. Its flickering light ...

The tradition of the "Jack-O-Lantern stems from England, Ireland and Scotland where ghostly flickering lights, a natural phenomenon known as "ignis fatuus" or "fool's fire" might be seen in the ...

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 ...

For many of us, carving pumpkins is an essential Halloween tradition we engage in every year. But have you ever wondered how this custom started? The Halloween we celebrate today traces all the way ...