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Worksheet: History of Halloween
STUDENT(S) NAME:
___________________________ Class: ____________ SCORE:
_________
Web Site: The History of Halloween
(The History Channel)
Address: http://www.history.com/content/halloween/real-story-of-halloweenInstructions
SECTION 1: Holiday
Origins: Ancient Origins
1. Halloween began with the Celtic festival of
____________________________.
2. The
Celtics celebrated their new year on ___________________________________.
3. On
the night of October 31, the Celt's believed the ___________________ of the
___________________ returned to earth.
4.
During the Celtic celebrations the Celts wore costumes that were made up
of animal ________________ and __________________.
5. What
two Roman festivals were combined with the Celtic festival of Samhain.
________________ and the Roman goddess __________________.
6. The
three celebrations, the eve of All Saints', All Saints', and All Souls', were
combined and called
________________________.
SECTION 2: Halloween Comes to America
7. In
early New England , Halloween celebrations were
very limited because of rigid _________________________ beliefs.
8.
During the second half of the nineteenth century, Americans would dress
up in costumes and go "trick‑or‑treating" asking for
______________________ or ______________________.
SECTION 3:
Today’s Traditions
9.
During the American tradition of All Souls' Day, poor people would beg
for food and were given ___________________________ in return for the promise
to pray for a family's dead relatives.
10. On
Halloween, people who went outside would dress in costumes to avoid being
recognized by _______________.
SECTION 4: Around the World: El Dia de los
Muertos
11. In Mexico , Latin America and Spain , All Souls' Day takes place
on ______________________ at the end of a three day celebration that begins on
___________________________.
12. Who
is the celebration designed to honour?
____________________________.
13. Why
were candles and incense burned?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
SECTION 5: Around the World: Guy Fawkes
Day
14. In England (and some parts of Newfoundland ) bonfires are lit on the
evening of ____________________.
15. The
English stopped celebrating Halloween because of Martin Luther's
_____________________________.
16.
What does Guy Fawkes Day festivities commemorate?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
17. The
first bonfires were called ______________________________.
18.
What would children do in some parts of England during Guy Fawkes Day?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
SECTION 6: Around the World: Where It All
Began
19. In
what country did Halloween begin? _________________________________.
20. A
game where an apple on a string is tied to a doorframe or tree and people try
to take a bite out of it is called ________________________________________.
21. A
traditional food during Halloween is called ______________________________.
22.
When a child knocks on a door and runs away it is called a
___________________________.
SECTION 7: The Jack O' Lantern
23. The practice of making jack
o' lanterns started with the Irish myth about a person called _______________.
24. In Ireland
and Scotland
they first made their own jack o' lanterns by carving scarey faces into
______________________ or ______________________.
25. In England they
used large ______________ to carve jack o' lanterns.
Don’t forget to
explore the other sections in the web site to learn more about Halloween.
Happy Halloween!
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