Halloween

Which country was the last to start Halloween celebrations?

• 1. the United States

• 1. England

• 1. Ireland

• 1. Scotland

For the ancient Celts, winter was...

• 1. a time for celebrations.

• 1. a time when life became harder.

• 1. when they went to church.

• 1. when they saw ghosts.

Why did the Irish start carving faces into pumpkins instead of turnips and potatoes?

• 1. There weren’t any turnips and potatoes in the United States.

• 1. They brought the pumpkins with them from Ireland.

• 1. Pumpkins were less difficult to carve

• 1. Pumpkins were a punishment for doing bad things

American Halloween today is...

• 1. less scary than in the past.

• 1. scarier than in the past

• 1. less popular than when the first people came to America

• 1. similar to the way the Native Americans celebrated the end of the harvest

Which tradition was the earliest?

• 1. going a-souling

• 1. giving soul cakes to the poor

• 1. leaving food outside houses

• 1. trick or treating

Which sentence about Halloween is true?

• 1. Halloween is still changing today.

• 1. Halloween has not changed much.

• 1. Halloween will probably not change much in the future.

• 1. Halloween will be replaced by the Day of the Dead