History of Halloween and Day of the dead for first grade

Multiple Choice

How long ago did Halloween start?

• On your birthday.

• 10 years ago

• Last month

• about 2000 years ago.

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What was All Saints Day?

• A day to act like a saint.

• A celebration of the Church saints.

• The day the saints played the giants in football.

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What does SamHain mean?

• It's a person's name.

• It means summers end.

• It's a type of sandwich.

• It's a kind of lunchmeat.

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What did people do on All Souls Day?

• Listen to soul music.

• Pray for the souls of people who passed away.

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When did the festivities begin?

• On Tuesday.

• On the 31st.

• In October

• Over the weekend.

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Why did people wear animal costumes?

• To protect them from bad spirits.

• Because they wanted to look cool.

• To scare the animals.

• So they wouldn't get cold.

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Why did they leave candles in the windows?

• Because they were afraid of the dark.

• Because it was dark.

• To burn the curtains.

• So spirits of dead family members could find their way home.

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Before people carved pumpkins on Halloween, what vegetable did they use?

• a turnip

• carrots

• potatoes

• grapes

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Why do we celebrate Halloween today?

• To get cavities

• To get the kids out of the house for an hour

• For fun!

• because children don't eat enough candy

Multiple Choice

When did it all begin?

• last week

• Thousands of years ago.

• yesterday

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What is Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

• A celebration of skeletons.

• A celebration to honor family members that have passed away.

• Mexican Halloween

Multiple Choice

Is Day of the Dead a sad holiday?

• no

• yes