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[–]CreditKnifeMan 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

“Jack-o’-lantern” from “Jack of the lantern” (which originally just meant “man of the lantern” with “Jack,” at the time, being the generic “any man” name).

These lanterns were fueled with human fat.

The druids placed them in the entrances of manors where the lord's gave up a serf for slavery, or sacrifice, etc.

They were intended to ward of the evil spirits that the druids invoked, after the end of the harvest season; all hallows eve. The surrendered serfs being the last of the harvested. IIRC.

Another similar slurring is found in hall-o-ween rooted in all hallows eve.

Edit: Also, the human fat lanterns were carved pumpkins.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/4711600/samhain-is-the-pagan-origin-of-halloween-and-its-terrifying-rituals-include-human-sacrifices-and-pumpkins-filled-with-burning-human-fat/

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I thought original jack-o-lanterns were carved turnips.

[–]CreditKnifeMan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Human torch Turnips.