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Jacko lantern festival12/27/2023 Jack frees the devil in exchange for ten years of peace. Another (bad) deal is struck, although this one does have the advantage of being slightly less bad than the previous one. Once the devil is up in the tree, Jack carves a cross into the trunk. He convinces the devil to climb a tree so he might enjoy a delicious piece of fruit. And it is a bad deal - because guess what? A year later, the devil comes back to mess with Jack. Jack sets the devil free and, in return, the devil agrees A) to bar Jack from entering hell when he dies, and B) to leave Jack alone for a year.Ī quick aside: This seems like a bad deal. And much to the devil-coin’s dismay, there is a silver cross in that pocket, preventing him from returning to his original form. But when the devil obliges, Jack sticks the coin in his pocket. He convinces the devil to shape-shift into a coin to cover the tab. Here’s the most common version of the 18th-century Irish folktale:Ī grumpy bastard of a blacksmith by the name of Stingy Jack invites the devil for a drink but refuses to pay (hence, the “stingy” descriptor). Listen, my children, and you shall hear, of the midnight meddling of Stingy Jack, from whom the jack-o’-lantern derives its name. What if it’s in my blood? The Irish Origins of the Jack-O’-Lantern Growing up a stone’s throw away from Salem (of witch trials fame), Halloween was always a big deal.īut what if my love of jack-o’-lanterns goes deeper than that? For years, I believed it was my Massachusetts upbringing that instilled this passion in me. To purchase tickets, which are only available online, or for more information visit /hollowed-harvest.But I’m not giving up! I am admittedly addicted to the art of pumpkin carving, and more specifically, to the art of creating jack-o’-lanterns with big ole teeth and grotesque expressions. There will also be fall-flavored concessions available, such as cider donuts and hot apple cider. Tickets are $16-20 and sold in half an hour time slots starting at 6:30 or 7 p.m. The Hollowed Harvest opens on Friday evening and after that will run Thursdays-Sundays through November 1. We want people to still be able to have a good time with safety first and foremost,” Glasser said. “Our initial mission was to “Save Halloween” one way or the other. As of late last week, they had already sold out of some of the 30-minute time-slotted tickets.īeyond controlling the number of people who enter the event at one time, organizers will also require visitors to wear masks and adhere to social distancing guidelines. He estimates that the Hollowed Harvest will bring tens of thousands of people to the area throughout the fall. “The Altamont Fairgrounds has a storied history and a great relationship with the community, something that we greatly admired and, given the fact that the fair did not take place this year, it just seemed even more like it was fate that we should be here to bring life to the fairgrounds,” Glasser said. It’s the first time that the company has held an event like this at the Altamont Fairgrounds. People are really going to love it, but it’s a great opportunity for people to come out and enjoy themselves in a safe environment and that’s first and foremost,” Glasser said. This is more about the beautiful part of Halloween. Most Halloween is designed for scaring people. We’ve taken an extraordinary number of steps to make sure that this is a safe and family-friendly environment. “The Hollowed Harvest is here to save Halloween. Given the fact that so many traditional events have had to be canceled or postponed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers felt it was especially important to hold the inaugural event this fall. It was a very big effort to make this possible,” Glasser said. People from Bold Media and we brought on a lot of local help to assist from the communities. It was a real team effort, a lot of people involved. “Most of this was done on-site in a very short amount of time. It’s estimated that it’ll take families around 35-40 minutes to see each of the dozens of larger-than-life displays. They’re set up at the Altamont Fairgrounds, in a guided pattern that will allow families to social distance. Many of these are as tall as two or three stories, it’s quite unbelievable standing there,” Glasser said. We have everything here from individual jack-o-lanterns all the way up to dinosaurs and arches. “They’re what we refer to as rot-proof but they are pumpkins. Some of the displays are more than three stories tall and span 60 feet in length. Over the last 10 months, the team has been coming up with intricate and sizable designs like a slithering serpent, a massive dinosaur, a spooky zombie and more.
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