Halloween and Jack O Lantern

So just who was Jack O Lantern?

He was a bad boy who, according to Irish legend, met his just desserts and went to Hell.
However, the road to Hell was paved with bad street lighting so the Devil, being the sympathetic soul that he is, tossed him a burning ember with which to light his way.

Now, burning embers aren't much fun to hold in your naked hand so this is where Jack got a brainwave and hollowed out a turnip to hold his light (I suppose the Devil also gave him a knife otherwise it would have been a bit difficult).

And, voila! The Devil was so happy he made this improvised lantern his Halloween gift to the world. And Jack, being the Devil's Joint Venture partner, had this invention named after him.