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A stingy drunkard of an Irish blacksmith named Jack had the misfortune to run into the Devil in a pub, some say on Halloween night. Jack had too much to drink and was about to fall into the Devil's hands, but managed to trick the Devil by offering his soul in exchange for one last drink. The Devil turned himself into a sixpence to pay the bartender, but Jack quickly pocketed him in his purse. Because Jack had a silver cross in his purse, the Devil could not change himself back. Jack would not let the Devil go until he promised not to claim his soul for ten years.

The Devil agreed and ten years later Jack came across the Devil while walking on a country road. The Devil wanted to collect, but Jack, thinking quickly, said "I'll go, but before I go, will you get me an apple from that tree?" The Devil, thinking he had nothing to lose, jumped on Jack's shoulders to obtain the apple. Jack pulled out his knife and carved a cross in the trunk of the tree. This left the Devil in the air, unable to obtain Jack or his soul. Jack made him promise to never again ask for his soul. Seeing no way out, the Devil agreed. No one knows how the Devil ever managed to get back down!

When Jack finally died years later, he was not admitted to Heaven, because of his life of drinking and being tightfisted and deceitful. When he went to apply for entrance to Hell, the Devil had to turn him away because he agreed never to take Jack's soul. "But where can I go?", asked Jack. "Back where you came from!", replied the Devil. The way back was windy and dark. Jack pleaded with the Devil to at least provide him a light to find his way. The Devil, as a final gesture, threw a live coal at Jack straight from the fire of Hell. To light his way and to keep it from blowing out in the wind, Jack put it in a turnip he was eating.

Ever since, Jack has been doomed to wander in darkness with his lantern until "Judgment Day." Jack of the lantern (Jack o'Lantern) became known as the symbol of a damned soul.

When the term jack-o'-lantern first appeared in print in 1750, it referred to a night watchman or a man carrying a lantern.
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~ailaik:iconailaik: Dec 7, 2005, 9:23:28 AM
Awesome...
Can't think of any critiques, it really looks very cool :D

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~xJezterx:iconxJezterx: Dec 7, 2005, 9:24:40 AM
Awesome and the desciption is cool as hell too...no pun intended!!

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~Zitz:iconZitz: Dec 7, 2005, 9:24:54 AM
This is awesome! Nice colors, and this paint...
Its work go to my fav:D

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~vibalik:iconvibalik: Dec 7, 2005, 9:26:09 AM
ooo...very nice piece of art
~Kassar:iconKassar: Dec 7, 2005, 9:36:14 AM
No mames caon, que chingón te quedó

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~MarsW:iconMarsW: Dec 7, 2005, 9:36:47 AM
Otra asombrosa pieza! Siempre consigues unas texturas excelentes y terroríficas, geniales!

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~Shakez-the-klown:iconShakez-the-klown: Dec 7, 2005, 9:40:42 AM
YAY ...finnaly someone looked up the symbolisum of the jack o lantern!! now if you want the legend behind other icons of halloween like, the witch (her common props anyways)
the broomstick, being the hideing place for their wands during the witch trials and when they had to go "underground" , and the pointed hat or "cone of power" because that is how they visulaise collective energy building up

...sorry, halloween is my favorite holiday, more then christmas WAY more
so i know weird little things like this....wicked
~wog:iconwog: Dec 7, 2005, 9:46:02 AM
wonderfully creepy imagine, i love it. Great style
~LillyMunster:iconLillyMunster: Dec 7, 2005, 10:02:42 AM
Wow it looks really cool and creepy.
~my-beauty-in-black:iconmy-beauty-in-black: Dec 7, 2005, 10:26:02 AM
cool jonathan, siii por fin de nuevo tu arte :w00t:
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