Listening 01 History of Halloween

For the Celts, 31st October was...

• the last day of the year.

• a day to be with their families.

• the day they celebrated their music festival.

That day, the villagers lit big bonfires...

• to communicate with the spirits from the spirit world.

• to attract ghosts.

• to send the ghosts back to their world.

All Saints Day...

• appeared after the Catholic Church had eliminated Samhain (the Celtic celebration).

• was used to transform Samhain into a catholic celebration.

• was used to eliminate the belief in reincarnation.

When the Irish arrived in America, they...

• introduced Halloween there for the first time.

• changed the way Halloween was celebrated.

• invented some new traditions, such as bobbing the apple or playing tricks.

The children wore masks...

• to scare people.

• to pretend they were ghosts.

• to hide their identity.

The neighbours gave candy to the youngsters...

• so that they didn't vandalise their houses.

• in exchange for help with the cleaning.

• because they were poor.