The original Halloween celebration saw in, had its origins in Celtic tradition and commemorated

the night when the dead returned to earth to visit the living.

While this tradition brought the holiday joy to folks who loved to indulge into the spooky

side of life, such as myself, it also brought tension and unease to families who didn't

want to attract the dead to their homes.

So what did people do?

People would wear scary masks to, frightened away demons, and since they can't be on their

front porch the entire day, people devised another way to ward off these spirits, and

that was what the help of scary faces carved into turnips and other root vegetables.

Where did the origins of carving out vegetables come from?

Well listen here and I'll tell you a little story.

The story goes that in the 18th century there was a blacksmith and a small town in Ireland

named Stingy Jack who was miserable, mean, and always drunk.

And his least favorite thing to do was pick up the tab at the neighborhood bar, thus giving

up the name Stingy.

Even homeless beggars was disgusted by Jack because of his selfish nature and lack of

empathy or kindness for anyone else.

The locals didn't think much of him because he had the reputation for being a manipulator

who tricked everyone from his own family, friends, and in this story, the devil himself.

One night Satan was listening in on a conversation about Jack's evil deeds.

The devil unconvinced that such a man could be so vile.

He set out to verify whether or not Jack was as terrible as his reputation suggested.

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