Solar Powered Jack O'Lantern Halloween Decoration

It's said that Jack O'Lanterns represented souls in Purgatory, visible only on All Hallow's Eve, drifting across the firmament.

Those eerie faces were glimpsed by unwary travelers crossing the marsh and open heath. Crying out for help, on the only night when the veil was thin enough to hear them.

As the centuries passed, house-holders began to imitate those ghastly expressions in hollowed out turnips and squash. Lit from within, those Jack O'Lanterns sat on windowsills in warding against the ghostly souls outside.

By the time the tradition crossed the Atlantic, pumpkin heads meant just one thing - protection from the evil abroad at Halloween. The sight of one burning fiercely was as comforting as it was spooky!

If Jack O'Lanterns keep away the terrors of the night, then what better source of illumination than the sun?

Collections have come up with this beautiful pumpkin decoration.  It sits in your garden all day, soaking up the rays of the sun.  At dusk, the Halloween Garden Pumpkin switches on, using that stored up energy.

All night long, it glows a soft illumination, gently flashing on and off, until the dawn sees it automatically closing down.  Ready again for another day of charging itself by solar power.

Collections' Solar Lighted Decorative Garden Pumpkins are all hand-painted. These aren't mass produced ceramics, as every one has had the personal touch.

They're pretty cute too!

Fairly hard-wearing, you will be able to use these Jack O'Lanterns every Halloween. Perhaps adding to them each year, in order to create an ever longer trail towards your front door. Unfortunately they are sold individually, though the image gives an idea of what several look like together.

I don't know about you, but I want several!

Just in case your area isn't quite blessed with sunlight during the day, there is a back up with this Halloween garden decor.  Each ceramic Jack O'Lantern comes complete with a battery.

While the glowing, flashing lights may look fabulous, there is also the capacity to turn them off.  It's not all automatic. Should you require it, there's an on/off switch.