HISTORY

WHERE DID HALLOWEEN BEGIN?

• Celts

• Early medieval Ireland

• Rome

• Europe

What is the name of the celebration held before Halloween?

• Hallows

• All Saint's day

• Samhain

• Sahmain

When is Halloween celebrated?

• October 31

• November 1

• November 2

• October 1

In what century CE Pope Boniface IV established All Saints’ Day?

• 2nd Century

• 6th Century

• 7th Century

• 17th Century

What was Samhain?

• Celebrants wore masks and costumes for parties and for trick-or-treating.

• It was a time with danger, charged with happiness, and full of supernatural episodes.

• Celebration on october 31 to worship the harvest.

• Held on November 1, the world of the gods was believed to be made visible to humankind, and the gods played many tricks on their mortal worshippers

What group of people celebrated Samhain?

• Germans

• Romans

• Celts

• Irish

What does the word "Samhain" mean?

• End of Summer

• Harvest

• Sacrifices and propitiations

• All Hallows’ Eve

Halloween parties often include games such as bobbing for apples, perhaps derived from the Roman celebration...

• Pomona

• Pomano

• Pamona

• Ponamo

All Souls’ Day is on

• November 1

• November 3

• October 31

• November 2

Mainly, Who took Halloween to the US?

• Romans

• English people

• Irish People

• Celts