jack o'lantern
Glowing Halloween decoration
A jack o'lantern is a pumpkin carved with a face and lit from within by a candle, traditionally made for Halloween.
The glowing, often menacing faces are meant to ward off evil spirits.
Children carve them as a seasonal craft: We carved jack o'lanterns on the front porch.
The term originally referred to a mysterious light seen over marshes at night—what scientists call ignis fatuus or will-o'-the-wisp.
Halloween candy solicitation
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- candySugary edible treats
- OctoberYear's tenth month
front porch · decorations · spooky · night · doorstep · neighborhood · orange glow · autumn
Misleading light over wetlands
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- turnipEdible white root crop
- devilEvil supernatural entity
bargain · wandering soul · crossroads · trickster · damned · eternity · folk tale · Celtic
Large orange autumn gourd
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- scoopFirst-reported story
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
design · etching · serrated · pattern · stencil · seeds · pulp · lid
Luminescence from burning wick
- glowSteady, soft light
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- emberGlowing coal fragment
- flameBurning gas made visible
tealight · wick · lit · warm light · shadow · silhouette · nighttime · porch light
trick-or-treat
Halloween candy solicitation
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- candySugary edible treats
October · front porch · decorations · spooky · night · doorstep · neighborhood · orange glow · autumn · harvest
will-o'-the-wisp
Misleading light over wetlands
devil · bargain · wandering soul · crossroads · trickster · damned · eternity · folk tale · Celtic · Samhain
pumpkin
Large orange autumn gourd
template · design · etching · serrated · pattern · stencil · seeds · pulp · lid · face
candlelight
Luminescence from burning wick
flame · tealight · wick · lit · warm light · shadow · silhouette · nighttime · porch light · luminous
rot
Organic breakdown process
mushy · decompose · fruit flies · compost · wrinkled · sunken · drooping · lifespan · wilted · spoiled
- fungimushroom, mushrooms, toadstool, toadstools, yeast
- toxic mushroomsdeath cap, fly agaric, funeral bell, sickener, toadstool
jack o'lanternChristmas tree
Decorated seasonal evergreen display
Easter egg · menorah · nativity scene · Christmas wreath · Easter wreath
jack o'lanternporch light
Exterior entrance fixture
lantern · luminaria · hearth fire · nightlight · vigil candle