Day 29- Pumpkin Guy🎃
The practice of making jack-o’-lanterns at Halloween originated from the Irish myth of “Stingy Jack.” According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink and convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack would use to pay for their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack instead put the money into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. 
Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing up a tree to pick a piece of fruit. Whilst up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark so that the Devil could not come down until he promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years. When Jack was finally died, God would not allow such an unsavory man into heaven. The Devil, keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent him off into the night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. He became known as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern.”
In Ireland and Scotland, people carved scary faces into turnips or potatoes to frighten away evil spirits like Stingy Jack. The tradition was brought to America and soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack-o’-lanterns.
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This is painting 29 for #mabsdrawlloweenclub
I got really happy with this one! I hope everyone’s had a good day!🖤
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Texts compiled from: History.com