History of Halloween

Where did the tradition (Halloween) originate?

• Celtic Festival of Samhain

• Celtic Festival of Brandivy

• America

• Canada

What was Halloween originally for?

• To trick or treat

• To summon a god

• To ward off ghosts and spirits

• To have a feast in celebration of autumn

What did winter symbolize?

• The blurring of the spirit world and the alive world

• A time of death and decay

• The end of a harvest

• All of the above

True or False? During the event, burning crops and sacrificing animals was a way to contact druids and deities.

• True

• False

Who conquered the Celtics and took hold of their tradition?

• Greece

• Rome

• Japan

• None of the above

• All of the above

What symbol of Pomona is now an activity incorporated into Halloween?

• Pumpkin Carving

• Corn Maze

• Trick or Treating

• Bobbing for Apples

True or False? The Irish Potato Famine helped popularize the Celebration of Halloween in America.

• True

• False

True or False? In the late 1900's, America deemed Halloween a day of witchcraft and satanism, and banned it.

• True

• False

When was trick or treating revised and made a tradition?

• Between 1920-1950

• Between 1850-1900

• The 1800's

• None of the above

True or False? Souls day was a tradition in England where poor people would beg to the rich, who would give them a “soul cake” if the poor person promised to pray for the rich’s dead family members.

• True

• False