Halloween Lesson

The History of Halloween

CFES 5th Grade

Multiple Choice

Why are pumpkins carved in the United States rather than turnips?

• Pumpkins are more readily available.

• It is believed that larger vegetables have bigger impact on scaring away evil spirits.

• Pumpkins honor the Celtic tradition.

Multiple Choice

The practice of dressing in costumes and begging door-to-door for treats started in _________.

• the Middle Ages

• the United States

• Scotland and Irela

Multiple Choice

The Celts believed that placing Jack-O-Lanterns outside helped guide lost souls

• to the bonfire

• to the harvest

• home

Multiple Choice

When did costumes rise, take off and become a very popular and essential part of Halloween?

• during the Samhain festival

• when Halloween became more of a consumer holiday

• in the Middle Ages

Multiple Choice

Orange symbolizes the _______ of the harvest season.

• celebration

• death of summer

• work

Multiple Choice

Black symbolizes the _______ of the harvest season.

• celebration

• death of summer

• work

Multiple Choice

Why did people wear masks during the Samhain festival?

• to be unrecognizable by evil spirits

• to scare their neighbors

• to celebrate the end of the harvest

Multiple Choice

What was the first plant to be carved into scary faces?

• turnips

• pumpkins

• potatoes

Multiple Choice

According the ancient Gaels, what was special about October 31st

• Boundaries between the living and the dead overlapped

• it was November-eve

• It was the one day when people could knock on the doors of their neighbors and the neighbors would give them candy. 

Multiple Choice

The rise in costume wearing as a MAJOR part f Halloween took off once it became more of a consumer holiday.

What is a synonym for MAJOR as it is used in this sentence?

• important

• minor

• insignificant