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History-sode | The Legend Behind the Jack-O’-Lantern
You’ve carved your pumpkins ......now hear the eerie Irish legend that started it all!
In this short bonus History-Sode, Auntie Jo Jo retells the story of Stingy Jack, the clever trickster who outsmarted the Devil twice and became the wandering ghost behind the first Jack-O’-Lantern.
Learn how Irish immigrants brought this glowing tradition to America — and why a turnip once carried the world’s very first candlelight.
(Plus, a special announcement about Auntie Jo Jo’s brand-new podcast, Legacy Lore, now streaming everywhere!)
Sources:
National Museum of Ireland: Folklore of Samhain and the…
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