Halloween

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What is Halloween?

Halloween

Halloween

• It goes back 2000 years ago
  

                         Ancient Celtic festival Samhain

• The Christians turned it into All Hallows. 
• Halloween is the evening before All Hallows.
  

Samhain

• Was celebrated on the 1st of November
  
• Reason for celebration: end of Autumn and harvest
  
• Big bonfire 
  

Samhain

• The dead were remembered
  
  
• On the night before Samhain, people believed that the dead returned as ghosts...
  
  
• ... and evil ghosts were among them

Samhain

• People dressed up and disguised themselves to trick the ghosts
  

• A lantern with a candle in it was often used 
  
• Jack-o'-Lantern famous symbol - introduced later, since pumpkins come from central America

Samhain

People spent the evening with eachother eating, drinking and gathering offerings.

Many traditions are still used nowadays on Halloween...

Halloween

Nowadays it is a holiday for everyone with many family-friendly activities such as Trick or Treating

When is Halloween celebrated?

1. 1st of November
2. 31st of October
3. 2nd of November
4. Every 4th Thursday of October

Where did Halloween originate from?

1. America
2. the Netherlands
3. England
4. Ireland

What is not another name for Halloween?

1. Gobbleday
2. All Hallows Eve
3. The feast of the dead
4. Samhain

How do you call a carved Halloween pumpkin?

1. Jane-O'-Lantern
2. Jack-O'-Lantern
3. John-O'-Lamp
4. Jake-O'-Lamp

Pumpkins originated in this region:

1. North-America
2. Central-America
3. South-America
4. Europe

How much money do Americans spend on Halloween?

1. Around 6 billion dollars
2. Around 10 billion dollars
3. Around 6 million dollars
4. Around 2.5 million dollars

Which ancient group of people did Halloween originate from about 2000 years ago?

1. Romans
2. Greek
3. Celts
4. Persians

On the night before Samhain, what did people leave returning dead (ghosts) on their doorsteps?

1. Sheets
2. Candy
3. Clothing
4. Food and wine

Halloween did not take on a family friendly, kid-centered form until the ______'s

1. 1850s
2. 1920s
3. 1950s
4. 1980s

Watch the story

The ending is a bit boring … how do you think it should end?

Discuss in groups of 4 and write down your own ending!

The ending is a bit boring … how do you think it should end?

Discuss in groups of 4 and write down your own ending!

The End