Where did Halloween Start?

What is Samhain?

• The Lord of the dead or winter

• New Years Eve for the Celtic people

• an ancient holiday

• all of the above

What did the Celts believe?

• Samhain marked the beginning of darkness

• Samhain marked the beginning of light

• none of the above

• all of the above

Samhain is a holiday marking the beginning of winter, held on October 31st.

• true

• false

Celts were Ancient people living in the U.S. in pre-Roman times?

• true

• false

The ancient Celtic tradition of Samhain served as the original Halloween and marks the beginning of the darkness and end of the harvest.

• true

• false

What similarities are their between Samhain and Halloween?

• people carry treats and wear masks

• people had jack-o-lanterns and hollowed them out to put candles in them

• all of the above

Irish immigrants were the first people to use pumpkins for carving jack-o-lanterns?

• true

• false

Samhain and Day of the Dead are similar because they both honor living relatives?

• true

• false

What do Day of the Dead and Samhain have in common?

• people honor their relatives who have passed away by leaving food and gifts

• people honor their live relatives by leaving food and gifts

• all of the above

• none of the above

People carried treats to avoid tricks.

• true

• false