Come, travel with me as we explore the brief history of Halloween. One of the biggest symbols of Halloween, the Jack-o'-lantern, is associated with a man named Jack. This comes from an old Irish belief. There was a ___ who had the audacity to ___ a trick on the devil himself. It is said that Jack played a ___ by enticing him up into a tree, then carving the sign of ___ into the tree so that the devil could not get down. In exchange for removing the sign, the devil had to promise not to come after Jack's ___. Well, the devil kept his ___, but it didn't prevent Jack from eventually dying. Because Jack had been a stingy, miserly ___ in his life, he was not admitted into heaven. Desperate for a place to rest his soul, Jack appealed to the devil to let him reside in ___. But, because Jack had tricked the devil, the devil wouldn't let Jack into hell. Instead, Jack was condemned to ___ forever, searching for an eternal resting place. The devil gave Jack a candle, which Jack put into the ___ he was eating. From that day on he has roamed the earth with his lantern, looking for that place to ___. And that is how we got the modern-day Jack-o'-lantern.

Correct answers (in order):

1. man

2. play

3. trick

4. the cross

5. soul

6. promise

7. man

8. hell

9. wander

10. turnip

11. rest

Complete text with the missing words:

Come, travel with me as we explore the brief history of Halloween.

One of the biggest symbols of Halloween, the Jack-o'-lantern, is associated with a man named Jack. This comes from an old Irish belief.

There was a man who had the audacity to play a trick on the devil himself. It is said that Jack played a trick by enticing him up into a tree, then carving the sign of the cross into the tree so that the devil could not get down.

In exchange for removing the sign, the devil had to promise not to come after Jack's soul.

Well, the devil kept his promise, but it didn't prevent Jack from eventually dying. Because Jack had been a stingy, miserly man in his life, he was not admitted into heaven.

Desperate for a place to rest his soul, Jack appealed to the devil to let him reside in hell. But, because Jack had tricked the devil, the devil wouldn't let Jack into hell.

Instead, Jack was condemned to wander forever, searching for an eternal resting place.

The devil gave Jack a candle, which Jack put into the turnip he was eating.

From that day on he has roamed the earth with his lantern, looking for that place to rest.

And that is how we got the modern-day Jack-o'-lantern.

Краткое объяснение: Согласно старинной ирландской легенде, Джек обманул дьявола, заставив его пообещать не забирать его душу. После смерти Джек не попал ни в рай, ни в ад и был обречён вечно скитаться по земле. Дьявол дал ему свечу, которую Джек поместил в репу. Именно с этой легендой связывают происхождение традиционного хэллоуинского фонаря — Jack-o'-lantern. Позднее вместо репы стали использовать тыкву.