Where does the word Halloween come from?

• Hallow - meaning holy person and

  een - meaning eve

• Hallow - meaning empty and

  een - meaning early

Halloween is believed to have started with what Celtic festival that celebrated death and rebirth?

• Harvest

• Samhain

Where did the Celts live?

• Mexico, Guatemala, Belize

• Ireland, Scotland, UK, and parts of Northern Europe

Samhain was a festival that celebrated the dead and where people tried to connect with spirits of their loved ones.

• True

• False

The Celts wore costumes to help them hide from the unfriendly spirits.

• False

• True

It was popular for the Celtic people to play tricks on other people and then blame it on mischievous spirits.

• True

• False

Who conquered the Celts in 43 CE?

• Muslims

• Romans

The spread of which religion forced Celtic traditions to change?

• Christianity

• Muslim

The Catholic Church forced the Celtic holiday of Samhain to change into which holiday?

• All Saint’s Day

• Christmas

All Saint’s Day, a day to celebrate Christian saints, is also known as

• Halloween

• All Hallow’s Day