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Pumpkins and Pumkin Candles
Pumpkins and pumpkin candles are a vital part of every Halloween celebration, event, or party. This tradition isn't a modern invention but is deeply rooted in cultural practices and history that span many years. Originating from the Celtic festival of Samhain, where people carved turnips into lanterns to ward off spirits, the custom was adapted in America. Irish immigrants introduced the practice of carving Jack-o'-lanterns, and pumpkins, being more plentiful and easier to carve, became the favoured choice. Today, pumpkins and pumpkin candles are a central symbol of Halloween festivities.
Pumpkins, Pumpkin Candles and Halloween
Pumpkins and pumpkin candles have along been associated with Halloween. Its roots are part of various cultural traditions and historical practices. Originally linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, it became popular with the later adoption of these traditions by American settlers.
- Celtic Festival of Samhain: An ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. It was believed that on the night of October 31st, the boundary between the living and the dead was blurred, allowing spirits to roam the Earth. To ward off these spirits, people carved faces into turnips, potatoes, or beets and placed candles inside them to create lanterns. These lanterns, known as Jack-o'-lanterns, were intended to scare away evil spirits.
- The Legend of Stingy Jack: The term "Jack-o'-lantern" comes from an Irish folktale about a man named Sting Jack. According to the legend, Jack tricked the Devil multiple times, and when he died, he was not allowed into either Heaven or Hell. Instead, he was doomed to wander the Earth with only a burning coal inside a carved-out turnip to light his way. This story contributed to the tradition of carving frightening faces into vegetables.
- Immigration to America and the Introduction of Pumpkins: When Irish immigrants came to the United States in the 19th century, they brought the tradition of carving Jack-o'-lanterns with them. However, they found that pumpkins, native to North America, were much larger, easier to carve, and more abundant than the turnips, potatoes, or beets they had used in Ireland. Pumpkins quickly became the preferred medium for these lanterns, and over time, they became a symbol of Halloween.
Modern Halloween Celebrations
Trick-or-Treating has become the most popular Halloween activity amongst choildren together with the wearing costumes. Today, people of all ages dress up as a wide range of characters, from spooky entities like ghosts and witches to popular culture figures.
Pumpkin Candles - Pumpkin Spice and Toffee Apple Fragrances
Pumpkin candles are an essential part to any spooky celebration. Candles create ambience and on Halloween, a hauntingly beautiful ambience. All our Pumpkin candles and wax melts are hand poured with soy wax with traditional Halloween fragrances, Pumpkin Spice and Toffee Apples. Our wax melts can be used in electric wax melters or those which require a tealight. We believe that a tealight adds to the ambience of the wax melts in a way that an electric wax melt warmer does not.
A pumpkin spiced candle will complement your Halloween celebrations. On crisp Autumn evenings including Halloween, nothing beats the simply gorgeous sweet fragrance of juicy toffee apples and warm caramelised gold toffee.
Wax Melts and Snap Bars re also avialable for wax melts burners in pumpkin and toffee apple fragrances. Whilst our wax melts can be used in electric wax melters as ell as those which require a tealight, we believe that a tealight adds to the ambience of the wax melts in a way that an electric wax melt warmer does not.
FelinFach Candles, Diffusers and Accessories
Modern-Day Candle Chandler
A Candle Chandler? - "a maker and seller of tallow, wax candles, and also usually soap".
We are a modern-day candle chandler, hand pouring soy wax candles using traditional methods and skills but also other fragrance items such as reed diffusers and wax melts. Our eco-friendly candles are made from sustainable and renewable plant-based candle waxes.
Candle Safety
It is always important to treat your candles safely and with care. Please note the follow candle care advice...
- Never leave a burning candle unattended.
- Place candles on a stable surface away from flammable objects.
- Keep candles out of reach of children and pets.
- Extinguish candles before going to bed or leaving the house.
- Do not place candles too close together.
More information on Candle Safety and Care, click here...
About FelinFach
Located in Pembrokeshire Wales, our ethos is defined in the three words...
NATURAL TRADITIONAL HANDMADE.
- Hand woven iconic Welsh blankets.
- Hand dyed yarn, dyed with natural dyes only - no exceptions!
- Hand poured candles, candle accessories, Candle Making Workshops and soapery.
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Last updated 8th August 2024
