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WorksheetsAll Hallows' Eve
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Halloween's roots can be traced back to which culture?
Ancient Greek Mythology
Western Culture in early USA
Celtic in Ireland
Huli in Papua New Guinea
Halloween comes from the pagan holiday honoring what?
The Dead
The gods
Cats
Agriculture
Food and candy were left out for the dead with the hopes that:
Krampus would come to visit and accept their offerings.
their lost loved ones would come home.
the souls of their deceased children would return to visit.
evil spirits would leave them alone.
On All Hallow's Eve it is believed that the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead is:
Obliterated
Thin
Enforced
Harder for spirits to pass through
Prior to the use of Jack-O-Lanterns for warding off evil spirits, what did people carve and leave embers in?
Turnips and Rutabagas
Cucumbers and Onions
Gourds and Squash
Green Eggs and Ham
The Catholic Holiday that immediately follows Halloween is:
All Saints Day
All Souls Day
All Hallow's Eve
Black Friday
Where did pumpkins originate?
Greece
Ireland
Central America
Europe
Which immigrants to America discovered that it was easier to carve pumpkins than to carve turnips, and turned to using pumpkins traditionally moving forward?
Irish
Scottish
Brittish
Canadian
The Mexican holiday that begins on October 31st is known as
All Souls Day
Dia De Los Muertos
Halloween Horror Nights
Cinco De Mayo
The ____ Holiday beginning on October 31st ,and lasting into the following day celebrated the spirits of all who died in the prior year, who would rise up and roam the earth on this night. This is an evil night when spirits roamed the streets and villages. Lord Samhain, the lord of Darkness, would arrive in search of the spirits to take them to the underworld. Halloween as it is currently celebrated with costumes, trick or treat, and superstitions, takes from this Holiday.
Australian
Scottish
Celtic
Druid
