Halloween 2023

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Halloween 2023

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What do you know
about Halloween?

By the end of this lesson: 

You will be able to understand some of the stories and customs around Halloween.

Learning goals

What Celtic festival does Halloween originate from?

1. All Hallows Eve
2. Samhain
3. Harvest time
4. Hallowmas

Where does Halloween originate from?

1. The United States of America
2. Canada
3. The United Kingdom
4. Australia

When is Halloween celebrated?

1. 30 October
2. 31 October
3. 1 November
4. 2 November

When you went Soulling you ...

1. got food in exchange for a prayer for a soul.
2. scared somebody to death.
3. dressed up like a ghost and banged on doors.
4. you stole food and so gave your soul to the Devil.

When you went Guising you ....

1. dressed like a guy and stole candy.
2. wore a disguise and sang and pranked for money or food.
3. saved souls.
4. hunted ghosts.

In your own words, what is
Trick-or-Treating?

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Which sentence is NOT true?

1. Jack can't go to Heaven or Hell.
2. Jack's ghost must forever walk the Earth.
3. Jack 's only light is a candle in a turnip.
4. Jack stole a pumpkin.

You now know all about:

- the history of Halloween

- Trick-or-Treating

- Jack-o-Lantern/pumpkin

But .... why do people 

bob for apples at Halloween?

With a partner come up with

an explanation! 

What is your level of interest in celebrating Halloween?

1. I want to celebrate it.
2. I'm not sure.
3. I do not want to celebrate it.
4. I wish we had a school party!