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* Dapre yon lejand Ilandè, te gen yon fòjwon mechan yo te rele Jack. Jack twonpe dyab la ak fè l 'te pwomèt pa janm fè reklamasyon nanm li. Lè li te finalman te mouri, li te refize antre nan sièl la poutèt li te tèlman sou tè a. Lè sa a, li tou te kapab fini ak Dyab la, li rete rete l yon nanm pèdi wout sou tè a. Li mande Dyab la nan omwen jwenn yon antèn. Dyab la lè yon ti dife nan Navèt an kre Jack manje a. Depi lè sa a li segar restlessly otou ak "antèn" l 'ak kap chèche yon kote yo rete. Nan jwèt ak tradisyon rele yonn lanp sa yo pou "Jack-o-antèn", patikilyèman vise fawouche move lespri ak.
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* According to an Irish legend, there was a wicked blacksmith named Jack. Jack tricked the devil and made him promise never to claim his soul. When he finally died, he was denied entrance into heaven because he caused so much on earth. Then he also could end up with the Devil, he remained a wandering soul on earth. He asked the Devil to at least get a lantern. Devil la when a small fire in the hollow turnip Jack ate of. Since then he wanders restlessly around with his "lantern" and looking for a place to stay. In games and folklore called one such lamp for "Jack-o-lantern", particularly aiming to scare away evil spirits with.