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Halloween is nothing without a jack-o'-lantern. But the irony is that not much people are aware about the symbolism of it for them its just a carved pumpkin placed on the doorstep or porches of houses on Halloween.
The tradition of decorating houses by a jack-o'-lantern is based on an Irish folktale.
As the story goes, there was a man named 'Stingy Jack', who once invited the devil for a drink but didn't wanted to pay; he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin so that Jack could pay for the drink and as soon as the devil did so he decided to keep the coin and slid it into his pocket next to a cross, so that the devil wouldn't change back to his original form. He freed the devil, eventually but on one condition that the devil won't bother him for a year and in case he died, he won't claim his soul. The next year when the devil visited Jack, he again tricked him. Soon after Jack died and God refused to take him into heaven and since the devil couldn't claim his soul and had a history with him, the devil sent off Jack into the dark night with just a burning coal to light his way. The coal was not enough to lite the way so Jack carved-out a turnip and put the coal inside it and its said that since then he's been roaming the earth. And hence, the name!
Initially, people used to carve scary faces into turnip, potatoes or large beets to scare Jack away but when these people immigrated to the US they realized that pumpkins would make perfect jack-o'-lanterns and since then on every Halloween night people have been placing a carved pumpkin near their doors or on their porches to scare Jack away.
Here are some scary jack-o'-lanterns:
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Now the Bonus Halloween treat.
Remember the last time when I shared some scary Halloween apps on our blog and that one app that scared the s#!t out me, that I didn't tell you about. Many of our readers asked us about that particular app so here it is that to as our Halloween bonus for you guys.
I'm sure you guys are really going to enjoy this app (no pun here).
The Mirror
If you accidentally end up installing this app and using it the way I did then I bet this app is going to make your hair stand on end.
A must have app for pranksters and zombie fans!
You can use this app as a regular mirror or just use it to scare friends. At first what you seen on the screen is a mirror but it soon turns into a screaming zombie. The best part about this app is that not only can you use it to play practical jokes on your friends but you can even record their reactions. You can moderate the settings of this app; change the time delay, type of zombie and frames. This app can also be used as a mirror, just in case you don't want to scare anyone.
Remember the last time when I shared some scary Halloween apps on our blog and that one app that scared the s#!t out me, that I didn't tell you about. Many of our readers asked us about that particular app so here it is that to as our Halloween bonus for you guys.
I'm sure you guys are really going to enjoy this app (no pun here).
The Mirror
If you accidentally end up installing this app and using it the way I did then I bet this app is going to make your hair stand on end.
A must have app for pranksters and zombie fans!
You can use this app as a regular mirror or just use it to scare friends. At first what you seen on the screen is a mirror but it soon turns into a screaming zombie. The best part about this app is that not only can you use it to play practical jokes on your friends but you can even record their reactions. You can moderate the settings of this app; change the time delay, type of zombie and frames. This app can also be used as a mirror, just in case you don't want to scare anyone.
This app is a paid app, available on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
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Thanks a lot for including The Mirror on your list! It's been a popular Halloween app this year. You can find more info on it at http://themirror.jebsapps.com/app/
You are most welcome. :)