Today its Halloween Party at Fanciful Twist, and as you all know, Vanessa's parties are unforgetable!
So I choose the best pumpkins I found ... to make lots of Jack' O lanterns People have been making Jack o'lanterns at Halloween for centuries. But many people don't know why!
"The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed "Stingy Jack."
According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him.
True to his name, Stingy Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks.
Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it 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 into a tree to pick a piece of fruit.
While he was 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 the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years. Soon after, Jack died. As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell.
He sent Jack off into the dark 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.
The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as "Jack of the Lantern," and then, simply "Jack O'Lantern." In Ireland and Scotland, people began to make their own versions of Jack's lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering evil spirits.
In England, large beets are used. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o'lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States.
They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack o'lanterns."
I wish to decorate all my house for the ocasion, but
What a cute post - Some of the treats look delicious but uhm, I think I'll pass on the eyeballs. Creepy! Great haunted house pics though. It seems you and I had similar posting style for the party. I hope you'll come visit my little magical corner as well.
What a wonderful Halloween tour. Such great photos!
Be sure to swing by my place for I have some brain tonic and three witches brew for you! Vincent Price is waiting patiently for you to arrive to begin his story. I do hope to see you soon!
What a fabulous party - well done. The food is yummy, the decorations magical, and the hostess, very talented. I had a great time! Be sure to visit my party if you can pull yourself away from your guests (I snuck out the back door). Happy Halloween! Marsha
ooooh so many wonderful things to look at! Your pumpkins look so fabulous. and thank you for the yummy treats. The pumpkin pastry was especially deightful:)
What a great party...after all the visits, I am quite full...I need a brew to settle my stomach ;) Loved the story about Jack' O lanterns. I have never heard about that before. Come for a visit...I shall be waiting.
Love your party music! Michael Jackson's "Thriller" playing while I perused your party ... priceless! Oh and I need to say that your witch shoes rock!!!!!!
Hi, dear Ana! I loved your Halloween Party! All things that you showed were perfect! I think that you is a beautiful witch and we did´nt know...The hat and the shoes are incredible!!! Congratulations, my dear! Many kisses from your "little mother-in-law".
My dear Ana! Your party was so beautiful and creative,that was better than many American Halloween Partys. As I said before, I think that you ARE a lovely witch,beloved Toninho´s wife! Kisses, many kisses again.
I'm Blog Hopping from Vanessa's "A Fanciful Twist" Party <{:O) I had a fun time visiting your blog! nice photos! WOW! I want those shoes *lol* Stop by my place too... I'm having a couple of give-aways! Have a bootiful day! Be Enchanted! ~A~
Neverending perfect hauntingly good wonderfulnesssss!!! Look at all of this!!! Amazingly spooky! And the music, oooooo!! Happy Hauntings, you did a fab job!! ;)
Aninha, Quanta inspiração, muito muito bom e divertido, mas tenho de admitir essa festa toda é horripilante e essa música "Thriller" é fantástica - woohoo!!!!!!! Bjs, Anne.
Thank you for the Halloween Party! This is the best site so far! I love the Vincent Price movie. He's always been my favorite for Scary Movies. Thank you for all the fun! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this site! =) HUGS
Now this is a party. Music has me dancing in my chair. I opened my window. My husband heard the music and started doing the Thriller dance. He was pretty good. Beautiful photos.
I enjoyed your party very much! Loved the story about the jack-o-lanterns and all of the Halloween treats, especially the spiderweb brie:) Thank you for a fun visit...Marilyn
(Im late to the party, but still wanted to stop by) I love all the pics, and I never knew the history behing the Jack O'lantern..that is a really cool story!!
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que festa maravilhosa!!!! adorei as imagens!
What a delightful party!:)Nancy
Ana! Your Halloween party is fabulous! I love your costume, your delicious food, and your fantastic decorations!
Happy early Halloween :)
great pictures must have taken you ages to find them all. happy halloween.
Thank you for the Halloween pictures! Happy Haunting!
What an amazing party you have hosted! Thank you so much!
Witchily yours, Sarah (:I>
Your Monsters' Ball was a graveyard smash! I'll be doing doing the Mash for the rest of the day! Wah-oooooo
What a cute post - Some of the treats look delicious but uhm, I think I'll pass on the eyeballs. Creepy! Great haunted house pics though. It seems you and I had similar posting style for the party. I hope you'll come visit my little magical corner as well.
What a wonderful Halloween tour. Such great photos!
Be sure to swing by my place for I have some brain tonic and three witches brew for you! Vincent Price is waiting patiently for you to arrive to begin his story. I do hope to see you soon!
Happy early Halloween.
what wonderful pictures - it was so great to meet you at the party! more scary stories to share?
Hi!I love your halloween post!Happy early halloween!
I do hope to see you soon
Marina
Wonderful Halloween and what wonderful pictures!
Happy Halloween Ana and Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo!
What a wonderful party!! I love your Jack-o-lanterns.
Love these!!! I ♥ Halloween!!! [especially the ghostly ghosts you have]
Come check my Halloween Party slideshow if you can find time.
It's HERE
Great post! Love the story about the Jack o lantern.
Very entertaining. Fabulous food ideas!
Elizabeth
What spooky fun! I am full of pumpkin pastries now and need to take a nap on that nice looking bed. Have a great weekend! Twyla
Most definitely post the movie. Thanks too for linking to me!
I do love what you've done here.
We are definitely kindred spooky spirits!
k
WOW! So much to see. Love that skeleton chair!! Happy Halloween!
Cheers!Love your music!!!
Stop by for a pumpkin muffin:)
kayellen
So much fun here and lots of good ideas!
Great party! Happy Halloween!
Your Halloween party is very nice!
Happy Halloween DaY!!!!!!
Your party is wonderful. Thanks for the history on Jack O Lanterns!
That a fabulous party!!
Everything was wonderful...
Happy Halloween
What a ghoulishly good party you put on! Loved it!
Tammy
What a fabulous party - well done. The food is yummy, the decorations magical, and the hostess, very talented. I had a great time! Be sure to visit my party if you can pull yourself away from your guests (I snuck out the back door). Happy Halloween!
Marsha
Hello
This was spooooktacular!!!!!!!!~
Mais que festa mais marivilhosa! Estou-me gozando imenso. Os petiscos sao perfeitos. Ate a proxima visita!
ooooh so many wonderful things to look at! Your pumpkins look so fabulous. and thank you for the yummy treats. The pumpkin pastry was especially deightful:)
Happy Party Day!!
xox...jenn
I loved your Halloween party!! Your hat and shoes are fetching. Those spicy bat wings looks so yummy. Those pumpkins so beautifully spooky.
Great party! Love all the decorations, esp. the eyeball treats! (Come see my miniature surprises! More to come to the end of the month!)
Christine Verstraete, http://cverstraete.com
* An ancient family curse... Searching For A Starry Night
* Will it be him - or them... The Witch Tree
Oh, what a great and wonderful celebration !!! Thanks for enchanting tale - I love stories. My favorite the lovely shoes. Happy Halloween!
GREAT post!!!
awesome party,,great photos
GREAT Halloween post and with the musica too!
Last weekend I left your site on my computer for hours... love your USUAL music!
I love the abandoned house! I'm fascinated with abandoned places. It is perfect for a halloween party.
I will be sleeping with my head under the pillows now! The music is making this even more haunting!
eye balls and bat wings YUM!
we had a bootiful time at your party...
~Jenelle
Sleepy Hollow Craft Company
What a great party...after all the visits, I am quite full...I need a brew to settle my stomach ;)
Loved the story about Jack' O lanterns. I have never heard about that before.
Come for a visit...I shall be waiting.
OMG! That WAS AMAZING!
Sandra Evertson
What a GREAT party! Love the witch shoes...they suit me! Poor little pumpkin guy, but happy carnivore pumpkin! Thanks for the fun.
Oh my..I just had a BLAST!
Thanks so much...your party was absolutely fabulous!!! It appealed to all my senses and then some! :)
I love this Halloween Blog party! Thanks so much for sharing. I'm on Halloween overload now! That top pumpkin made me LOL!
Love your party music! Michael Jackson's "Thriller" playing while I perused your party ... priceless! Oh and I need to say that your witch shoes rock!!!!!!
Love your party! Everything is great but those witch shoes are TDF cool. Hope you'll stop by my place, too. :)
A Bewitching Soiree! Love it!!
Hi, dear Ana! I loved your Halloween Party! All things that you showed were perfect! I think that you is a beautiful witch and we did´nt know...The hat and the shoes are incredible!!! Congratulations, my dear! Many kisses from your "little mother-in-law".
Oi Ana,
what a spectacular perfomance, I am so glad so may visited this post.
Parabéns,Ingela
Awsome Party! I had a great time. Happy Halloween!
My dear Ana! Your party was so beautiful and creative,that was better than many American Halloween Partys. As I said before, I think that you ARE a lovely witch,beloved Toninho´s wife! Kisses, many kisses again.
Happy Halloween! I LOVE the Jack o Lanterns!
Kris
I'm Blog Hopping from Vanessa's "A Fanciful Twist" Party <{:O) I had a fun time visiting your blog! nice photos! WOW! I want those shoes *lol*
Stop by my place too... I'm having a couple of give-aways!
Have a bootiful day!
Be Enchanted!
~A~
so much fun to visit your party in Brazil...I love the eyeballs, wonder what they are made from?
Hope you are having fun at all the parties tonight!
best,
carol
Oh! Such shoes require a dance! Let's spin once on my way to the door. Thank you for having me to your soiree.
Neverending perfect hauntingly good wonderfulnesssss!!! Look at all of this!!! Amazingly spooky! And the music, oooooo!! Happy Hauntings, you did a fab job!! ;)
Aninha,
Quanta inspiração, muito muito bom e divertido, mas tenho de admitir essa festa toda é horripilante e essa música "Thriller" é fantástica - woohoo!!!!!!!
Bjs,
Anne.
Thank you for the Halloween Party! This is the best site so far! I love the Vincent Price movie. He's always been my favorite for Scary Movies. Thank you for all the fun! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this site! =) HUGS
Nice job Ana!
Your friends Danny, Dory and Maryanne
from Paranagua-Brazil
I love the decorations and story! Happy Halloween! I watched Vincent! I love it so! Thanks for a delightfully wicked party!
Spooktacular!
calamity kim
what a wickedly wonderful addition to Vanessa's fantastic Halloween party! thanks for all the goodies!
What great pictures! I absolutely LOVE your witches hat...it's spooktacular!
Happy Party Day!
-Amanda from Mississippi
Wonderful party!
I LOVE the photo of those shoes! Where did you find them???
Great party with lots of lovely photos. We enjoyed our brief stay. Thank you.
What a wonderful post! Thanks for sharing all your fun Halloween decorating ideas.
Take care,
Martha
Now this is a party. Music has me dancing in my chair. I opened my window. My husband heard the music and started doing the Thriller dance. He was pretty good. Beautiful photos.
Happy Halloween! Great post. I loved your imagination here.
Great soundtrack too, thank you!
xo
what an incredibly delightful Halloween party - Loved the jack o' lanterns!! Please stop by for a nightcap as my party is still in full swing!
Robyn
I enjoyed your party very much! Loved the story about the jack-o-lanterns and all of the Halloween treats, especially the spiderweb brie:) Thank you for a fun visit...Marilyn
Wonderful pictures and shoes! Happy Halloween to you and yours.
(Im late to the party, but still wanted to stop by) I love all the pics, and I never knew the history behing the Jack O'lantern..that is a really cool story!!
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