HALLOWEEN October 31st

HOW DID IT BEGIN?

The Celts—believed the souls of the dead visited

Earth on the last day of October

Romans conquered the Celts and kept this

tradition, which spread to the Western World

WHY IS IT CALLED HALLOWEEN?

“Allhallowmas”—mass of all the hallowed

Night before this mass was called “Allhallowe’en”

or “All Hallow’s Eve”

So… it became Halloween

TYPICAL FESTIVITIES

Trick or Treating

Dressing Up

Decorating and carving Jack-o-Lanterns

Visiting haunted attractions (houses, buildings,

etc.)

Telling ghost stories

Watching horror films

WHY THESE FESTIVITIES?

The Celts believed dressing up would scare away

the spirits of the dead who were roaming the earth

on All Hallows' Eve• Dressing Up

They also brought food to the edge of town and left

it there, hoping the spirits would eat that food and

decide to not raid the village• Trick-or-Treating

ASSOCIATED FOODS

POPULAR SYMBOLS

HOCUS POCUS

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