History of Halloween

What is offered to the spirits during the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts (China)?

• Water

• Food

• Flowers

• money

Why do people in Germany put away their knives on Halloween?

• So the spirits don't use them

• To keep the kids safe

• So they don't harm the spirits

• All of the above

What is Higan (in Japan)?

• A type of flower left for the spirits

• When people visit the graves of family and friends

• A traditional food left out for the spirits

• A mountain in Japan

Which is NOT a tradition of the O-Bon Festival?

• Lantern floating

• Bon Odori dance

• Visiting graves

• Offering flowers to ancestors

El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated on which date (Mexico)?

• October 31st

• November 1st

• November 2nd

• December 25th

Which of the following are done during All Saints Day for los angelitos? CHOOSE 2

• Lighting lanterns

• Fireworks

• Flower petals from grave to front porch

• Dancing

What are things are done during the Feast of the Holy Souls on October 27th (Mexico)? PICK 2

• Offer food and love to the spirits

• Decorating graves with flowers

• Holding a feast with family and friends

• Fasting and abstaining from meat

In Italy, which of the following is a common activity on Nov. 1st?

• Visiting cemeteries to honor deceased loved ones

• Exchanging gifts

• Attending a parade

• Hosting a lantern lighting festival

What is the origin of Halloween?

• It originated from the Roman festival of Saturnalia.

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  It originated from the Greek festival of Dionysia.

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  It originated from the Egyptian festival of Osiris.

• It originated from the Celtic festival of Samhain.

Some Halloween traditions come from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain, which means...

• Festival of Light

• The Rising

• Night of the Spirits

• Summer's End