Interesting facts about the Jack-o’-lantern and the six-pointed star

“It (six-pointed star) emanates from the 14th century during the Middle Ages when the Druids would knock on the doors of the castles demanding the young maiden or princess for their sacrifices. If they were not given the maiden, they would paint a hexagram on the door to tell the others coming along that all should die in that household. If they were given the maiden, then a jack-o’-lantern was put in the window to say they got what they wanted.”

from pages 13 & 14 of “Spellbound” by Jack Chick (Chick Publications) as quoted on page 36 of “The Six-pointed Star” by O.J. Graham

I had done some study on the six-pointed star before, but especially found this quote interesting concerning the jack-o’-lantern. It put the carved pumpkins that we see at Halloween in a whole new perspective. If a person has a jack-o’-lantern outside their house, without realizing it, they may be saying that they are sacrificing their daughter or child to pagan rituals. Which, in my opinion, goes right along with Halloween. I do not understand why people would want their children to learn that witches, goblins, corps, death and etc are fun just because there is candy involved. It seem as Halloween is becoming the biggest holiday of the year and Christmas is beginning to be blended together with it. I have seem Christmas lights being hung up along with Halloween decorations. We often do not think about what we are celebrating or what it is really about. Our children expect us to lead them correctly. Hey, mam and dad, you're suppost to be the adult. Let's not teach them to celebrate death and witchcraft and wonder why they lose interest in church.