I was a bit stumped for an answer but luckily Netmums were able to help me out:
The carved pumpkin - or Jack o'Lantern - is the most obvious symbol of Halloween and originates in Ireland. Its popularity spread with the first Irish immigrants to America who where able to use the widely available pumpkins to carve lanterns from. The tradition is based on the ancient Irish legend of Jack, a notorious ill-doer who turned against God and tricked Satan, thus being denied entry to both Heaven and Hell. Instead he had to stumble through eternal darkness with just a single ember glowing in his lantern to help him along the way.
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