The origins of Halloween

The origins of Halloween come from...

• one main tradition

• a number of traditions

• a private celebration

One of the people who started celebrating Halloween was the (a)  

Choose the correct option.

• Sahmain celebrated the transition from summer to winter.

• On October 31st, Samahin returned to the earth.

• On the night of Samhain, all the dead came to life.

• The Celts believed that the dead of the year before could return on October 31st.

To keep the spirits away, they left _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ outside the village.

(a)  

The romans also celebrated a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ holiday by offering apples and nuts to the goddess Pomona.

(a)  

Which one is false?

• The Romans conquered the British Isles.

• Samhain and Pomona started fusing into one holiday.

• Apple bobbing comes from Pomona.

• The Romans ended with Samhain.

All Saints' Day became...

• Hallow Day

• All Hallows' Day

• Halloween

Which word means "the night before"?

• Hallow

• Halloween

• Eve

• Saint

Some of the early _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in Virginia brought the tradition of Halloween to America.

(a)  

When did the tradition of Halloween start being loved by children?

• In the mid 1800s

• In the 1900s

• In the first half of the 20th century

• In the mid-1950s