History of Halloween True or False

Halloween is traditionally celebrated on the night of 31st October, the night before All Saint’s Day.

• True

• False

In England Halloween was called ‘All Hallow’s Eve’.

• True

• False

On Halloween night all evil spirits stayed at home.

• True

• Flase

Halloween is based on an ancient Celtic holiday and the name ‘Halloween’ means ‘Winter’s End’.

• True

• False

In past times people put lamps or lanterns outside their houses to keep away evil spirits.

• True

• False

People believed that witches, ghosts and goblins went around at night looking for a living body!

• True

• Fasle

On Halloween people dressed up as ghosts and witches so that the spirits would not steal their body!

• True!

• Flase

Nowadays people put pumpkins with faces in their houses.

• True

• False

The pumpkin is sometimes called the ‘Jack-o-lantern’.

• True

• False

Trick or treat’ is a game children play at Halloween to play jokes (trick) or get sweets (treat).

• True

• Fasle