Thank you so much for remembering!!! I requested this months ago, I really really appreciate you making it! I just finished carving my last jack o lantern, excited to watch this one 😊
"Jack the Lantern...Joan the Wad, who tickled the maids and made them mad. Light me home...the weather's bad." ~ Old Cornish spell to protect from being pixie led.
Halloweens a coming! Thanks for the story request and if you want to hear a particular story then do write to me on the old Patreon patreon.com/TheStoryCrow?Link
Pooka Night, Punka Night, Pookie Night, Eldmas, Devil's Night, Halloween, Harrow Night, Hollow Night, Hell Night...so many names for a wonderful night to be had.
I am irish and I love halloween traditions and halloween night 🇮🇪🌙! The goblin you mentioned at the end called a púca is what I was told to be a shape-shifting mischievous creature that could do harm or good , they roam around rural Ireland at night and may appear as a black horse or hare or goblin. I speak irish too and the word púca could also mean a ghost/spirit. Thank you for this video 😊!
I've been away for a bit, and I have a lot of catching up to do on your videos, but this was fantastic! I knew a little about the Celtic cult of the head, but I've never seen it associated with older origins of the jack o' lantern. It makes so much sense that Stingy Jack would be a later addition to explain the connection. Fascinating, thank you!
This story always reminds me of super-judgey, old Catholic Irishwomen.😅But no one's ever told the story quite as well as you, Sir. Your partner makes beautiful chairs. If I were on the same continent I'd buy one but international shipping is its own nightmare from beginning to end. Thanks also for letting me smoke and drink whiskey vicariously through you! I quit smoking 3+ months ago, and the end of the month is always too lean for drink. It will be flowing on Halloween though and I'll drink one in honor of you and your lovely Tam and your adorable doggo. Big kiss on the nose for him!
My crow who I rescued was called Pookie, but not from any British folklore, it was from The Mayan, Ah Poohk the Destroyer, which he did on the daily, loved that bird, he hated everyone but me and ripped up lots of my partner's cassette tapes, when he realised they could be reeled back in, he graduated to removing the little felt squares with the copper bits (the heads?) and hiding these in a stash behind the sofa. Cleverest animal I ever met and is still missed.
The end of the story as you told it also seems to relate a lot more to stories of Will o' the Wisp, which I grew up hearing about the pre-Christian marshes in East Anglia (way before they were drained in Victorian times).
great storyseller you are, never had so much fun on a Sunday Morning with dealing "hot stuff" regarding human nature showing the top ten of best manners and so on:-) I would like to contribute that I did not know anything about Halloween until the age over 20. Passing more than 20 years and I found something about "our" traditions roots. Ours means German especially from the Hesse close to Frankfurt am Main and in the North - Taunus Mountains, Taunus is a Celtic Name. Turnips told me my mother , in heavien now, where used in our region. Hmmm but why ??? She did not know, and to be true I didnot asked myself. That so funny because I am always willing to learn - if there is something to teach. And you had somenthing great, marvellous wonderful today. So, the Revenants in my home will be lead astray with some artificial lights because safety first and my beloved pets and the wild life should be also safe:-) Have a nice time and I am looking forward to seeing resp. listening to you again - but not in one year and one day, oh No!!! greetings, Crissy and 2 black cats this morning
@@TheStoryCrow oh dear, if you are willing to visit Hesse - we are living quite nice but primitive;-) in a middle class town and a nice old house built aprox. 1911 but a lot of "dangerous zones and little comfort" I would have the pleasure to send you my invitiation. If you are modest in space you can come with your friend (oh your friend is the crow, right?) Welcome welcome welcome... greetings Crissy
Ahh, ok, great spot. Doing a forest school down there in a fortnight but it’s private…. I’ll have my website up and running soon and I’ll be posting shows regularly. Let me know if you know an amenable venue in your neck of the woods. Pubs. Small theatres. Village halls. Anything really. Keep an eye on ‘the folk bus’ our instagram channel. Post more live shows on there too ☺️🙏☺️🐦⬛
According to the etymology of 'Jack-o'-lantern' it was a name given to Ignis fatuus (Medieval Latin, 'foolish fire). The will o' the wisp or friar's lanthorn, a flame-like phosphorescence (caused by the spontaneous combustion of decaying vegetable matter) that flits over marshy ground and deludes people into following it. Also known as elf-fire, peg-a-lantern, spunkie, walking fire, fair maid of Ireland and John in the wad. The name Jack comes from John and used to be a generic name for males, human, animals and plants. The Ignis fatuus obviously would create much superstition, folklore mythology and fear as people would probably go missing, died by following the 'foolish fire' of marsh land. The etymology of 'Pagan' is of Latin, Roman origin and was a derogatory, contemptuous term for the indigenous people of the British Isles and means 'countryman' 'villager'. The Greeks and Romans also called the people Celts. When the Roman Empire invaded in AD 43 Celtic Christianity was already being embraced and established by the British indigenous people who followed the gospel, liturgy of Apostle John. They had already systems, schools and churches in place very similar to the ways of the Christ. They also had a great deal of respect for Nature and for the divine feminine. All wisdom was passed orally until then, when the Celtic Christians began to document (see the Synod of Whitby) and there are no historical documents, artifacts to suggest anything about Ancient British rituals, rites, beliefs or festivals not until 9th Century Catholic monks wrote about it, about Samhain and demonised country ways. This is where much superstition, fear and modern ideas originate. The original country people of Britain would honour the end of their agricultural year at Harvest time, naturally as one would. When the Roman Army invaded they enforced their gods, customs, rituals, beliefs on the Celtic people. They even brought apple trees and introduced their fertility customs and god worshipping about apples at harvest time and this evolved to become 'bobbing for apples'. They didn't 'convert' to Christianity or rather their Roman Catholic Empire beliefs until AD 306-337. They are the conquerors, history writers who oppressed the British. When people speak of Celtic ancestors, gods, pagan rites, rituals they are actually either following Roman Empire gods, beliefs ways or following the 'foolish fire' of lies, misinformation created by the oppressors about the British ancestors to mock and demonise them. Roman Catholic empire created 'All Hallows day' AD 610 on May 1st and was changed to 1st November AD 834, probably as a way to tax the locals Harvest crop? And so, Halloween does not have any British 'Celtic' 'pagan' roots, all the customs are of Roman Empire origin then Americanised mostly in the 20th century supported by dark mythology, a fondness of demonic and magical practice and sold back to the British. In Truth, if you actually want to follow the practice of Ancestors of Celtic Britain follow the gospel of Christ, the liturgy of St. John. Peace Love Unity 🙏
Somehow I don’t think you watched the whole video 😂 Also, with respect I recommend reading Ronald Hutton’s ‘pagan Britain’ as homework. You make a few true(ish) points (if reductive and obvious ones ) but you’ve also said a fair amount of nonsense. Ron will help clear the air. Good luck 👍☺️🙏
@@TheStoryCrow Hi thanks for comment. I usually observe that when folk begin "with respect" it indicates a precursor to expressing a disrespectful attitude and language. 😂🙏 You choose some pretty admonishing words. It'd be nice if you could be more specific, explain about being 'reductive' 'obvious' and what is precisely 'a fair bit of nonsense' and why. Thanks for a recommendation of inquiry. I've had a quick look at Ronald Hutton, his credentials, this book and read a few reviews. Even he openly admits that most of his investigation is speculation on his part about ancient British people as there is no documentation and little factual evidence to indicate belief systems. This book has also been criticised a lot because of his personal speculations. So it probably won't 'clear the air' in providing facts. We've all got our own personal flavours, perspectives and I have mine and I was simply sharing mine in a commentary box. One of my favourite books is Brewer's dictionary of Phrase and Fable and a lot of what I typed was from that. I enjoy etymology which can also be a subjective, speculative subject and a lot of it purported to be fact is often found erroneous so it takes much thorough investigation. Peace Love Unity 🙏
You be the moft wonderful ftoryteller, kind sir. I thank thee for a moft entertaining eventide. Forsooth, I will look for thee again on a cool eve around the fire. We will have mete and drink and dance in the firelight. Then ftories and tales fhall we tell. A writer be I not (lol), but heartfelt yearnings are true. Forsooth thanke ye, frende. . . 🌖🪵🔥🧝🏼♀️🧝🏼♂️
This was a fantastic story told the old way! Bravo!
Thank you so much for remembering!!! I requested this months ago, I really really appreciate you making it! I just finished carving my last jack o lantern, excited to watch this one 😊
Ha ha! Yes, I made a mental note of that one. Great suggestion. Thank you 🙏
Best storyteller, best laugh. I’m so glad I came across your channel. Such a joy
"Jack the Lantern...Joan the Wad, who tickled the maids and made them mad. Light me home...the weather's bad." ~ Old Cornish spell to protect from being pixie led.
Ahhh love this, thanks for sharing, there’s a similar one from Somerset
Thank you I enjoyed your video.
Halloweens a coming!
Thanks for the story request
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Ohhhhh I could listen to you tell stories all day long!!! Always love to hear them. Thank you
Pooka Night, Punka Night, Pookie Night, Eldmas, Devil's Night, Halloween, Harrow Night, Hollow Night, Hell Night...so many names for a wonderful night to be had.
I am irish and I love halloween traditions and halloween night 🇮🇪🌙! The goblin you mentioned at the end called a púca is what I was told to be a shape-shifting mischievous creature that could do harm or good , they roam around rural Ireland at night and may appear as a black horse or hare or goblin. I speak irish too and the word púca could also mean a ghost/spirit. Thank you for this video 😊!
I carved my annual jack o' lanterns to this. Can't have an All Hallows Eve without jack o lanterns being carved and lit up
This is becoming my new favourite show! Great episode!!
Absolutely brilliant, being of a Pagan persuasion I really enjoyed your narrative. 🧙🏻♀️
Great tale mate. I’ve heard a number of versions of this classic before but not this one connecting the origin of the jack’o lantern.
When I was young we would carve Swedes into Halloween lanterns, it annoys me when people say that Halloween is an American import.
I still do. I can't eat pumpkin and hate the waste... and nothing says "Halloween " like the smell of singed turnip.
@@RevdKathyaye, kinda like the smouldering neep stenk. It’s not quite the scented candle, but it is evocative 😅
@@KittyCraic just finished carving mine. Next up is to cook and freeze a quantity of peppered turnip for use during the winter.
@@RevdKathy ever tried mashed turnip toasties? I know it sounds wrong, but it’s so good.
@KittyCraic I think mashed turnip with crusty bread and butter, perhaps.
What a joy, a new story, and well told as always. Thank you 🙏😊😈
That was quite enjoyable. I actually heard the end of this story last week in a sermon. I love that you taught me where the word punk came from 🕊️🕊️🕊️
Anyone else out there in love with Olly's house and setup? I'm hoping to get something like that when I move back into the woods.
OMG.... You've surpassed yourself sir! Fantastic telling ❤🎉🎃
Fantastic loved this story ❤🙏🙏🙏
Well told.
Jim Doniel has this Stingy Jack as a cameo character in “An Unattractive Vampire,” his comedy-horror novel. Loads of laughs.
I've been away for a bit, and I have a lot of catching up to do on your videos, but this was fantastic! I knew a little about the Celtic cult of the head, but I've never seen it associated with older origins of the jack o' lantern. It makes so much sense that Stingy Jack would be a later addition to explain the connection. Fascinating, thank you!
Welcome back! More severed heads to come 😂
This is my favorite video you’ve ever made, thank you! 😊
I’m glad you enjoyed it Caitlin, not gunna lie, I enjoyed researching and making it too ☺️🎃🙏🐦⬛
Great story as usual! Happy Hallowtide to you, Tamsin and Nero. 🎃
This story always reminds me of super-judgey, old Catholic Irishwomen.😅But no one's ever told the story quite as well as you, Sir.
Your partner makes beautiful chairs. If I were on the same continent I'd buy one but international shipping is its own nightmare from beginning to end.
Thanks also for letting me smoke and drink whiskey vicariously through you! I quit smoking 3+ months ago, and the end of the month is always too lean for drink. It will be flowing on Halloween though and I'll drink one in honor of you and your lovely Tam and your adorable doggo. Big kiss on the nose for him!
And an all hallowed pint raised in your honour! 🍺🙏✨🍄
Another amazing video ❤ I hope Fall/Autumn has been well for you and yours 🍂🍁🎃🥧🍻
Seasons greetings to you and yours. Another enjoyable rendition and wow Tam, that chair is 👌🏼
Thankyou 👻🍻🎃
Absolutely delightful
My crow who I rescued was called Pookie, but not from any British folklore, it was from The Mayan, Ah Poohk the Destroyer, which he did on the daily, loved that bird, he hated everyone but me and ripped up lots of my partner's cassette tapes, when he realised they could be reeled back in, he graduated to removing the little felt squares with the copper bits (the heads?) and hiding these in a stash behind the sofa. Cleverest animal I ever met and is still missed.
🎩 nice story for the night the clocks go back.
Thank you. I love this story. You are so very good at storytelling x
Went to your show at Minety tonight: absolutely fantastic storytelling
Thank you so much Joanne, glad you enjoyed it ☺️🐦⬛🙏🍺
love love love the podcasrs
I flipping love this channel.
Maybe he eventually became the pumpkin king of Halloween town. Would love that backstory prequel 😂
How did you know?
Jack of the lantern wasn't it?
Either way, great time! Thanks for your tales friend.
Much love.
Happy Halloween from Florida
The cigarette placement supported the value of my stock in RJ Reynolds. Thank you.
Please give us back Virginia, or at least import us less shit tobacco
Happy Halloween! and Hello to Nero🤗
Fantastic story. So glad I found this channel.
Glad to have you here 🙏🍺✨
The end of the story as you told it also seems to relate a lot more to stories of Will o' the Wisp, which I grew up hearing about the pre-Christian marshes in East Anglia (way before they were drained in Victorian times).
Yeah I sort of blended the will o wis- story in at the end there and then meant to talk about it at the end but forgot 😂
Thank you
Happy Halloween from New England, my friend.
Same to you 🎃
🍁Very entertaining
Informative
Lovely 🍂
That was wonderful. Thank you.
great storyseller you are, never had so much fun on a Sunday Morning with dealing "hot stuff" regarding human nature showing the top ten of best manners and so on:-) I would like to contribute that I did not know anything about Halloween until the age over 20. Passing more than 20 years and I found something about "our" traditions roots. Ours means German especially from the Hesse close to Frankfurt am Main and in the North - Taunus Mountains, Taunus is a Celtic Name. Turnips told me my mother , in heavien now, where used in our region. Hmmm but why ??? She did not know, and to be true I didnot asked myself. That so funny because I am always willing to learn - if there is something to teach. And you had somenthing great, marvellous wonderful today. So, the Revenants in my home will be lead astray with some artificial lights because safety first and my beloved pets and the wild life should be also safe:-) Have a nice time and I am looking forward to seeing resp. listening to you again - but not in one year and one day, oh No!!! greetings, Crissy and 2 black cats this morning
Ha ha! Loved this. Love the German traditions, I want to visit your realms 🙏✨🚐
@@TheStoryCrow oh dear, if you are willing to visit Hesse - we are living quite nice but primitive;-) in a middle class town and a nice old house built aprox. 1911 but a lot of "dangerous zones and little comfort" I would have the pleasure to send you my invitiation. If you are modest in space you can come with your friend (oh your friend is the crow, right?) Welcome welcome welcome... greetings Crissy
How did Jack play cards in his house where there was only a chair? Did they sit on the floor? Bring their own? Love the brogue & stories.❤❤
They had little upturned vegetable boxes or maybe those funny folding camping stools that old people sit on at festivals
Thankyou ✌️
Pleasure 🐦⬛🍺 🎃
Awesome as usual
Loved this 🧡
Hi do you have anymore live shows coming up. I was hoping to make Malmesbury buts it's just a bit to far.
One tomorrow in the Malmesbury area, then not for a while. I should let people know on here really… where are you based?
I'm on the edge of the New Forest about 40 mins from Salisbury
Ahh, ok, great spot. Doing a forest school down there in a fortnight but it’s private….
I’ll have my website up and running soon and I’ll be posting shows regularly. Let me know if you know an amenable venue in your neck of the woods. Pubs. Small theatres. Village halls. Anything really.
Keep an eye on ‘the folk bus’ our instagram channel. Post more live shows on there too ☺️🙏☺️🐦⬛
Great thanks I will check out the Folk Bus
The Pumpkin is the universe. It grows into a head. The head of us all.
We are one with the Pumpkin.
🎃
But....what happened to Joan the Wad's Lantern? ;~)
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
01:08 Who's that qt?
That’s Gwion, I think, I forget which one- I’ve raised a few orphaned jackdaws. He’s off in the trees with his jackdaw mates now 🐦⬛
New-series:-tales-of-severed-heads.-Caitlin-Doughty-just-did-Cromwell.
I want to be a folklorist... 😭 How do you even "become" that
Just read loads of stuff travel about and talk rubbish 🚐✨🚪🙃
@@TheStoryCrow I think it's a little more than that ;) ... You're absolutely mystical !
🎃💀🍺💥
Forgot to mention sun-worship.
I did. Not sure how much that has to do with Halloween lanterns though. If it was Yule that might be different.
O i fajnie ;] 43
According to the etymology of 'Jack-o'-lantern' it was a name given to Ignis fatuus (Medieval Latin, 'foolish fire). The will o' the wisp or friar's lanthorn, a flame-like phosphorescence (caused by the spontaneous combustion of decaying vegetable matter) that flits over marshy ground and deludes people into following it. Also known as elf-fire, peg-a-lantern, spunkie, walking fire, fair maid of Ireland and John in the wad. The name Jack comes from John and used to be a generic name for males, human, animals and plants. The Ignis fatuus obviously would create much superstition, folklore mythology and fear as people would probably go missing, died by following the 'foolish fire' of marsh land.
The etymology of 'Pagan' is of Latin, Roman origin and was a derogatory, contemptuous term for the indigenous people of the British Isles and means 'countryman' 'villager'. The Greeks and Romans also called the people Celts. When the Roman Empire invaded in AD 43 Celtic Christianity was already being embraced and established by the British indigenous people who followed the gospel, liturgy of Apostle John. They had already systems, schools and churches in place very similar to the ways of the Christ. They also had a great deal of respect for Nature and for the divine feminine. All wisdom was passed orally until then, when the Celtic Christians began to document (see the Synod of Whitby) and there are no historical documents, artifacts to suggest anything about Ancient British rituals, rites, beliefs or festivals not until 9th Century Catholic monks wrote about it, about Samhain and demonised country ways. This is where much superstition, fear and modern ideas originate. The original country people of Britain would honour the end of their agricultural year at Harvest time, naturally as one would. When the Roman Army invaded they enforced their gods, customs, rituals, beliefs on the Celtic people. They even brought apple trees and introduced their fertility customs and god worshipping about apples at harvest time and this evolved to become 'bobbing for apples'.
They didn't 'convert' to Christianity or rather their Roman Catholic Empire beliefs until AD 306-337. They are the conquerors, history writers who oppressed the British. When people speak of Celtic ancestors, gods, pagan rites, rituals they are actually either following Roman Empire gods, beliefs ways or following the 'foolish fire' of lies, misinformation created by the oppressors about the British ancestors to mock and demonise them.
Roman Catholic empire created 'All Hallows day' AD 610 on May 1st and was changed to 1st November AD 834, probably as a way to tax the locals Harvest crop?
And so, Halloween does not have any British 'Celtic' 'pagan' roots, all the customs are of Roman Empire origin then Americanised mostly in the 20th century supported by dark mythology, a fondness of demonic and magical practice and sold back to the British.
In Truth, if you actually want to follow the practice of Ancestors of Celtic Britain follow the gospel of Christ, the liturgy of St. John. Peace Love Unity 🙏
Somehow I don’t think you watched the whole video 😂
Also, with respect I recommend reading Ronald Hutton’s ‘pagan Britain’ as homework. You make a few true(ish) points (if reductive and obvious ones ) but you’ve also said a fair amount of nonsense. Ron will help clear the air.
Good luck 👍☺️🙏
@@TheStoryCrow Hi thanks for comment. I usually observe that when folk begin "with respect" it indicates a precursor to expressing a disrespectful attitude and language. 😂🙏
You choose some pretty admonishing words. It'd be nice if you could be more specific, explain about being 'reductive' 'obvious' and what is precisely 'a fair bit of nonsense' and why. Thanks for a recommendation of inquiry. I've had a quick look at Ronald Hutton, his credentials, this book and read a few reviews. Even he openly admits that most of his investigation is speculation on his part about ancient British people as there is no documentation and little factual evidence to indicate belief systems. This book has also been criticised a lot because of his personal speculations. So it probably won't 'clear the air' in providing facts. We've all got our own personal flavours, perspectives and I have mine and I was simply sharing mine in a commentary box. One of my favourite books is Brewer's dictionary of Phrase and Fable and a lot of what I typed was from that. I enjoy etymology which can also be a subjective, speculative subject and a lot of it purported to be fact is often found erroneous so it takes much thorough investigation. Peace Love Unity 🙏
oiche samhain gach duine
Go raibh mait agat !Oíche Shamhna shona duit .😊
sláinte! 🎃🍺🐦⬛✨
Flies and cat piss? No wonder the devil is so cranky 😂
What are you on about you witch? Cat piss and flies, wash yourself you stinky mofo ... Ewwww
You be the moft wonderful ftoryteller, kind sir. I thank thee for a moft entertaining eventide. Forsooth, I will look for thee again on a cool eve around the fire. We will have mete and drink and dance in the firelight. Then ftories and tales fhall we tell. A writer be I not (lol), but heartfelt yearnings are true. Forsooth thanke ye, frende. . . 🌖🪵🔥🧝🏼♀️🧝🏼♂️