halloween presentation
TRANSCRIPT
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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