Halloween

Who started Halloween?

• Europeans

• Celtics

• Romans

• Africans

What did the Celtics believe happen on Samhain?

• Earth would explode.

• Zombies would take over the world.

• A lunar eclipse would occur.

• Ghosts of the dead returned to Earth.

The Celtics made masks of:

• animals heads & skins

• plaster

• resin

• rubber

Eventually Samhain was combined with festivals from the

• Africans

• Spanish & Egyptian

• Romans and Christians

• Americans & French

Which day was to commemorate or remember the dead.

• Easter

• New Years Day

• All Saints Day

• All Souls Day

During All Souls Day, people dressed up as: Select all that are correct

• angels

• saints

• devils

• monsters

What was Halloween called before it became "Halloween"?

• All Hallows Day

• All-hallows Eve

• All Saints Day

• All Souls Day

In America, Halloween became popular right away.

• True

• False

People that came from ___________ helped make Halloween more popular.

• Ireland

• Spain

• France

• Honderas

Why did people wear masks?

• So that the ghosts would think they were also spirits.

• To scare away the spirits.

• So they would be invisible.

• So no one would no who they were, if they pulled a prank.