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Jack-o’-Lantern folklore

Parchment-style artwork of Jack holding a glowing turnip lantern on a misty road, American folktale scene.

The Jack-o’-Lantern and the Devil: American Folktale of Halloween Origins

October 21, 2025

American Seasonal Traditions·American Traditions & Beliefs

In the misty hills of New England and the shadowed valleys of the Appalachians, old Irish immigrants shared tales beside crackling fires each Halloween night. Among them was one story that sent both laughter and shivers through the room, the story of Jack, a man so cunning that he managed to deceive the Devil himself. This legend, passed down for

Parchment-style artwork of Davy Crockett firing into the sunrise on a frosty Tennessee hill, American folktale scene.

Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Boasting and Humor

In the early days of the American frontier, when the land stretched wild and untamed across Tennessee, there lived a man whose

A realistic painting of an American alligator resting on a muddy riverbank at dawn, surrounded by misty wetlands and tall grasses under soft golden light.

The American Alligator Legend

In the vast marshes and slow-moving rivers of the southern United States, where the air hangs heavy with mist and the reeds

Parchment-style artwork of Nanabozho and animals during the Great Flood, Ojibwe Native American folktale.

The Great Flood and the Creation of the Earth: An American (Ojibwe) Folktale that Teaches Lesson on Humility and Renewal

When the world was young, the skies stretched endlessly over shimmering waters. The land had vanished beneath a vast flood that swallowed

Jack-o’-Lantern folklore

The Jack-o’-Lantern and the Devil: American Folktale of Halloween Origins

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Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Boasting and Humor

The American Alligator Legend

The Great Flood and the Creation of the Earth: An American (Ojibwe) Folktale that Teaches Lesson on Humility and Renewal