Halloween (History)

In the word Halloween, what does "Hallow" mean?

• ghost

• saints

• wood

In the word Halloween, what does "een" mean?

• seen

• hear

• evening

We got the word Halloween from a special day made by the Pope. What did the word "HALLOWEEN" mean?

• The evening before ALL SAINTS DAY

• The day to dance

• A night to hallow things.

Which costume would most likely be worn by the ancient Celts to celebrate Samhain (sah-win)?

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In Celtic festival of Samhain (sah-win), the Celts believed that this was when _________________ roamed the earth.

• ghosts, goblins, fairies and other supernatural beings

• dinosaurs

• prince and princesses

Long ago, how did the Christians celebrate Halloween?

• They had enormous feasts.

• They celebrated and honored the saints.

• They dressed in costumes.

The practice of "souling" is when beggars would go door to door on Halloween. They would promise to pray for people's dead relatives. In return they would get food. This is probably how _____________ began.

• dressing in costumes

• trick-o-treating

• dancing

• bobbing for apples

In Ireland, they would carve scary faces in turnips, gourds and potatoes and put it in the windows and doorsteps to scare away creatures that thought roamed the Earth on Halloween. This is probably how _____________ started.

• trick-o-treating

• carving jack-o-lanterns

• dressing in costumes

Where did the tradition of carving and lighting jack-o-lanterns come from?

• Walmart

• The ancient Hawaiians would carve happy faces out of coconuts on Halloween.

• The ancient Celtics would carve out gourds, put embers in them and leave it on their doorsteps to ward off evil sprits.

Most Halloween traditions came from Celts. The ancient Celtics lived across lands that we know as ________ and _________.

• Easter, Halloween

• Japan, China

• America, Australia

• Britain and Ireland