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The Myth of the Jack-O-Lantern

10/29/2020

 
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Last night my son and I had great fun carving a pumpkin.  He asked why do we carve jack-o-lanterns, what does it mean?  A fan of transparency, I told him I did not know.  Thus we began to consider, what is this tradition about?

Google returns many prevailing myths about the origin of the modern day jack-o-lantern.  While all of them have their persuasive elements, none are so compelling as the symbol we considered of the lighted candle within the carved pumpkin.  We like it because it is the most TRP explanation, of course.

No smile is complete without the fire from within.  Once the fire is lit, the smile is radiant.  Whether the fire is the passion of the artist whose brush strokes add the color to life, the leader who inspires her followers, or the homemaker who creates harmony for a family – no smile is complete without that fire.

So, go set the world a-fire.  So to speak.  Happy Halloween!

*This was originally written in October 2013. Seemed worth reposting in October 2020: a good time to revitalize that fire from within!

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