Pumpkin Cufflinks

Pumpkin Twins. Anti-allergic rhodium-plated steel cufflinks .

In the United States it is impossible to imagine a Halloween party without pumpkins. Vegetables carved with terrifying faces and shiny inside. Fashion and tradition have made it increasingly universal. Even in our country many children go out dressed up asking for candy with a pumpkin in their hand.

Why is the pumpkin one of the symbols of “Halloween”. The curious story comes from Ireland, where this celebration was born.

The protagonist of this legend is called Jack, a stingy and lying farmer who used to scam his neighbors. One day the devil went looking for Jack with the firm intention of taking his soul. However, the farmer managed to trick him and catch him. In exchange for his freedom, the devil promised that “he would never look for him again.” After several years, Jack died but was rejected in heaven and when he arrived in hell the devil did not want to receive him either, and condemned him to wander the dark paths of purgatory. Before leaving, Jack asked him for one last favor: a light that could illuminate his path. Then, the devil gave him an ember that would never stop burning. The farmer took one of the turnips he was carrying in his bag, made a hole in it and placed the ember inside the tubers.

Since then, the story of Jack of the Lantern became popular in Ireland and was related to the celebrations of Samhain, a festival of Celtic origin that marked the transition (the passage from one year to another) of opening. to the other world.

With the arrival of Irish immigrants to the United States, the celebration gained great importance and became a tradition. However, since there was no turnip or beet plantation, but there was an excess of pumpkins, the Americans decided to change it.