Samhain: History of Halloween

Around the 400s B.C., what people lived in the area that is primarily green

• Romans

• Greeks

• Celts

• English

What festival does Halloween come from?

• The Day of the Dead

• Samhain

• Fasti

• Thanksgiving

What did Samhain celebrate?

• The coming of Winter

• Celtic goddess of War

• Celtic Matyrs

• Black Cats

What is a druid?

• an ancient witch

• a Celtic priest

• a Roman priest

• a Puritan

How did the Celts thank their

gods for a good harvest?

• Set apples on the front porch

• burned money

• Bonfires and animal sacrifices

• carved pumpkins

Who conquered the Celts and combined the Samhain festival with Pomona?

• Greeks

• Gauls

• Romans

• Turks

What did All Saints’ Day celebrate?

• Saints and ancestors

• Saints and maytrs

• Gods and Saints

• Saints and Druids

Where does the word “Halloween” come from?

• it's Roman for "Black Cat"

• it's Celtic for "pumpkin"

• a corruption of the Celtic "Hallow Feast

• a corruption of the Roman "All Hallows Eve"

What people in Colonial America banned the celebration of Halloween?

• Anglicans

• Catholics

• Puritans

• government officials

Where in Colonial America did Halloween gain traction?

• Connecticut & Vermont

• Massachusetts & Rhode Island

• Maryland & Virginia

• New York & New Jersey