Halloween history

Halloween is a mixture of traditions based on:

• religion

• the occult

• culture

• all of the above

• only religion and culture

The origin of Halloween has its roots with the traditions of the Celtic people of England

• True

• False

What did the Celts celebrate on October 31st?

• the beginning of the harvest season

• the end of the harvest season

• Halloween

• the coming of the spirits of the dead

The beginning of the year of the Celts was considered a magical moment of a time between years.

• True

• False

Saw 1 was the moment when

• villagers gathered to drive away the death spirit.

• villagers lit big fires.

• the dead spirit rambled around according to the Celts believes

• the sprit of death took one child every year

• pumpkins with ugly faces were used to scare the spirits

All Saints' Day was instituted on

• October 31st

• May 24th

• November 1st

• the third Thursday of Novemeber

Meaning mass of the saints, All Saints' Day was called in that time

• Holly man

• Hallow evening

• Hallowmas

According to the video, Halloween's name came to be because October 31st is the evening before the celebration of Hallowmas.

• True

• False

The holiday arrived in America with the Irish during the potato blight during the

• 1910's

• 1840's

• 1700's

• 1500's

Tricking or pranking the neighbors was part of the traditions brought by the Irish.

• False

• True