The History of Halloween- Upper- Intermediate

Who were the people who lived in Scotland and Ireland at this time?

• The Gaelic

• The Celts

• The Saxons

• The Romans

Why did they celebrate Samhain?

• It was the birthday of their god

• It was the end of the year

• It was a harvest (skörde-) festival

Who did they put out food for?

• The poor

• The elves

• The spirits

Why did they dress up?

• To scare each other.

• To protect themselves from the spirits.

• To celebrate the festival.

Why did they put leave empty chairs?

• So the dead could come back and visit.

• So friends could visit.

• So the Gods could come and visit.

Why did the Roman Catholic Church change the holiday of Samhain into All Hallow Tide?

• They wanted to get rid of non-christian traditions.

• They were afraid of the Irish people.

• They wanted to teach children about Italian saints.

When was All Saints' Day?

• November 1st

• October 31st

• November 2nd

How was "guising" different from "souling"?

• Now people dressed up and asked for both food and money.

• Now people dressed in fancy clothes and gave gifts to the houses they visited.

• Now people dressed up and only asked for money.

How did these traditions move to America?

• Americans read about it in newspapers.

• Lots of Irish and British people moved to the USA and brought their traditions.

• They didn't - they made up their own traditions.

What was the tradition called where people went from door to door and sang songs or read verses and got cakes in return?

• Tricking

• Souling

• Versing