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Halloween

Halloween

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History, Social Studies

7th Grade

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Aaron Howard

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Around the 400s B.C., what people lived in the area that is primarily green

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Romans

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Greeks

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Celts

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English

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What did Samhain celebrate?

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The coming of Winter

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Celtic goddess of War

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Celtic Matyrs

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Black Cats

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What is a druid?

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an ancient witch

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a Celtic priest

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a Roman priest

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a Puritan

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How did the Celts thank their gods for a good harvest?

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Set apples on the front porch

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burned money

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Bonfires and animal sacrifices

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carved pumpkins

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True or False: The Celts believed that the night before the new year, the dead returned to Earth.

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True

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False

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For the Celts - and later the Irish - the spirits took the form of...

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Demons

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the Devil

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Fairies

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Ghosts

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All Saints' Day created by the Christians was celebrated on...

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October 31

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November 1

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"All Hallows Eve," where we get the word Halloween from was celebrated with Samheim on this day.

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October 31

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November 1

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What people in Colonial America banned the celebration of Halloween?

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Anglicans

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Catholics

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Puritans

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government officials

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Where in Colonial America did Halloween gain traction?

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Connecticut & Vermont

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Massachusetts & Rhode Island

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Maryland & Virginia

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New York & New Jersey

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What people brought the tradition of jack-o’-lanterns to the U.S.?

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Irish

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Italians

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Germans

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French

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In the 1900s, what town became known as the “Halloween Capital of the World”?

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Anoka, Minnesota

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Providence, Rhode Island

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New York City, New York

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Des Moines, Iowa

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What was the practice of going to houses to beg for soul cakes in exchange for a prayer?

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Guising

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Souling

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Tricking

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Treating

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