Halloween

Halloween is celebrated every

• 1st October

• 15th October

• 30th October

• 31st October

Halloween is also called:

• Samhain

• The Feast of the Dead

• All Hallows Eve

Who believed that souls of the dead visited the earth every October 31st?

• The Mexicans

• The Celts

• The Saxons

Who first celebrated what we've come to know as Halloween?

• The Druids

• The Romans

• The Christians

The tradition of dressing up started because:

• We try to scare away evil spirits.

• It's a way to honor the dead.

• When the evil spirits came, they wouldn't recognize you.

The celebration of Samhain is to honor:

• the God of the dead.

• the end of summer.

• the priest who held the first Halloween service.

The Romans called Halloween Pomona Day. Who or what was Pomona?

• The town where the Romans first celebrated Pomona Day.

• The goddess of fruits and gardens.

• The place where evil spirits dwell.

Halloween falls on the night before:

• All Soul's Day.

• All Saint's Day.

• The first Harvest Moon

A device generally used to 'contact the spirits' is the:

• Telephone

• Ouija (spirit / fire board)

• crystal ball

Which country started the traditions that led to celebrating Halloween?

• Ireland

• Mexico

• China