HALLOWEENHALLOWEEN

The origins of HalloweenThe origins of Halloween

Halloween's origins date Halloween's origins date back to the ancient back to the ancient Celtic festival of Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Samhain (pronounced sow-in).sow-in).

The Celts, who lived The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the 2,000 years ago in the area that is now area that is now Ireland, the United Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Kingdom, and northern France, northern France, celebrated their new celebrated their new yearyear

SYMBOLS OF SYMBOLS OF HALLOWEENHALLOWEENJack-o-lanternsJack-o-lanterns

The most celebrated The most celebrated Halloween decoration Halloween decoration is the jack-o'-lantern, is the jack-o'-lantern, traditionally a traditionally a hollowed-out hollowed-out pumpkin carved to pumpkin carved to resemble a grotesque resemble a grotesque face and illuminated face and illuminated by a candle placed by a candle placed inside.inside.

Trick-or-treatTrick-or-treat Trick-or-treating is another Trick-or-treating is another

Halloween tradition, in Halloween tradition, in which costumed children which costumed children go from one house to go from one house to another soliciting candy or another soliciting candy or other treats from their other treats from their neighbors. According to neighbors. According to this custom, children greet this custom, children greet each homeowner with the each homeowner with the cry "Trick or Treat," cry "Trick or Treat," suggesting that some sort suggesting that some sort of hoax will be played of hoax will be played unless treats are provided. unless treats are provided.

BroomsticksBroomsticks Witches and broomsticks go Witches and broomsticks go

hand in hand. They have hand in hand. They have been associated for been associated for centuries. Quite often centuries. Quite often witches are depicted riding witches are depicted riding them across the night sky them across the night sky with a black cat on the end. A with a black cat on the end. A more reasonable explanation more reasonable explanation may be that Halloween may be that Halloween festivities happened during festivities happened during the rainy season. Women the rainy season. Women used their brooms to vault used their brooms to vault over the puddles and large over the puddles and large amounts of water.amounts of water.

Black CatsBlack Cats Cats have been considered by Cats have been considered by

many to be spiritual many to be spiritual animals. They have been animals. They have been worshiped in many societies worshiped in many societies and are thought to have the and are thought to have the ability to sense good and ability to sense good and evil spirits. Western evil spirits. Western superstitions would have us superstitions would have us believed that black cats believed that black cats have special powers, that have special powers, that they can represent spirits or they can represent spirits or even incarnated humans, even incarnated humans, thereby linking black cats to thereby linking black cats to occultism. The color black is occultism. The color black is also commonly linked to the also commonly linked to the dark realm. dark realm.

ApplesApples The idea behind ducking, The idea behind ducking,

dooking or bobbing for dooking or bobbing for apples seems to have been apples seems to have been that snatching a bite from that snatching a bite from the apple enables the the apple enables the person to grasp good person to grasp good fortune. Ducking for apples fortune. Ducking for apples was a marriage divination. was a marriage divination. The first person to bite an The first person to bite an apple would be the first to apple would be the first to marry in the coming yearmarry in the coming year. .

MasksMasks A mask is a whole or partial A mask is a whole or partial

cover for the face. The cover for the face. The use of masks dates back use of masks dates back to man's earliest history. to man's earliest history. Symbolic masks were Symbolic masks were worn during ceremonies worn during ceremonies of many ancient peoples. of many ancient peoples. Druids wore masks on Druids wore masks on Halloween to ward off Halloween to ward off evil spirits, witches, evil spirits, witches, goblins and ghosts. goblins and ghosts.

MoonMoon

In mythology, the moon is In mythology, the moon is thought of as a repository thought of as a repository for souls.The moon has for souls.The moon has been associated with been associated with death because of its waing death because of its waing and waning cycles. and waning cycles. Werewolves are said to be Werewolves are said to be transformed by the moon transformed by the moon during these cycles. Some during these cycles. Some astronomers believe jack-astronomers believe jack-o-lantern carving was o-lantern carving was inspired by the rising, inspired by the rising, orange October moon. orange October moon.

ScarecrowsScarecrows Known by different names Known by different names

throughout the world, throughout the world, the scarecrow is the scarecrow is commonly used as a commonly used as a means of scaring means of scaring unwanted flying visitors unwanted flying visitors away. Commonly they away. Commonly they are dressed in ragged are dressed in ragged garb and mounted garb and mounted crucifix style to a pole crucifix style to a pole or wooden stakeor wooden stake

Spanish All  Saints' Day Spanish All  Saints' Day versusversus Halloween Halloween

In Spain November 1 has In Spain November 1 has become a public holiday. become a public holiday. On All Saints' Day On All Saints' Day Catholics attend church Catholics attend church services in honor of the services in honor of the saints, the martyrs and saints, the martyrs and those who have died for those who have died for the Catholic faith. People the Catholic faith. People may also visit their family’s may also visit their family’s graves to beautify them graves to beautify them with wreaths and small with wreaths and small lanterns. Sometimes a lanterns. Sometimes a mass is said at the mass is said at the gravesite and the grave gravesite and the grave sprinkled with holy water.sprinkled with holy water.

Traditional food in Traditional food in HalloweenHalloween

Be careful not to drink too Be careful not to drink too many of these creepy many of these creepy cocktails the frozen cocktails the frozen eyeballs staring back can eyeballs staring back can really be disconcerting! really be disconcerting!

Ingredients: Ingredients:

per eyeball:per eyeball:

1 radish 1 radish

1 pepper stuffed green olive1 pepper stuffed green olive

2 tablespoons 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatinunflavored gelatin

1 can (29 ounces) 1 can (29 ounces) peaches in syruppeaches in syrup

1 cup milk1 cup milk

1/2 cup heavy cream1/2 cup heavy cream

6 tablespoons peach 6 tablespoons peach flavored syrup flavored syrup

Ingredients: You Will Need: Ingredients: You Will Need: your favorite cake mix your favorite cake mix your favorite buttercream your favorite buttercream

frosting recipe frosting recipe muffin pans muffin pans paper muffin liners paper muffin liners food coloring food coloring decorating bags and tips decorating bags and tips colored candy confetti colored candy confetti

sprinkles in orange, black sprinkles in orange, black and yellow and yellow

ghost candy mini pretzel stickghost candy mini pretzel stick

Traditional songs in Traditional songs in HalloweenHalloween

AMERICANAMERICAN

Ghost of JohnGhost of John

Have you seen the Have you seen the ghost of john?ghost of john?

Long white bones Long white bones and the rest all and the rest all

gone,gone,Ooh, ooh, wouldn't it Ooh, ooh, wouldn't it be chilly with no skin be chilly with no skin

on?on?

COSTUMESCOSTUMES

During the During the celebration, the celebration, the Celts wore Celts wore costumes, typically costumes, typically consisting of animal consisting of animal heads and skins, heads and skins, and attempted to and attempted to tell each other's tell each other's fortunes.fortunes.

Urban LegendUrban Legend

An elderly woman, An elderly woman, bed-ridden after bed-ridden after her husbands her husbands death, receives death, receives strange phone calls strange phone calls that turn out to be that turn out to be from the dead from the dead husband.husband.

THE ENDTHE END

Tania GuillénTania Guillén María MartínezMaría Martínez Cristina PérezCristina Pérez