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Halloween: the art and magic of an ancient festival
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Here is a worksheet that we completed during the Festival of Halloween..Try it if you dare!!! From Middle 3
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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!
Halloween Poems - our favourites- Middle 3 Ireland
Trick
or Treat
Trick or Treat! Trick
or Treat!
Give me something good to eat.
Give me candy. Give me cake.
Give me something good to take.
Give me something good to eat.
Give me candy. Give me cake.
Give me something good to take.
It’s Halloween
It`s
Halloween! It`s Halloween!
The moon is full and bright
And we shall see what can`t be seeon any other night:
The moon is full and bright
And we shall see what can`t be seeon any other night:
Skeletons
and ghosts and ghouls,
Grinning goblins fighting duels,
Werewolves rising from their tombs,
Witches on their magic brooms.
Grinning goblins fighting duels,
Werewolves rising from their tombs,
Witches on their magic brooms.
Saturday 31 October 2015
NUESTRAS TARJETAS DE HALLOWEEN
El grupo de 5º de Primaria del Ceip Ntra. Sra De La Antigua, ha estado trabajando en la elaboración de Tarjetas de Felicitación del Día de Halloween con la señorita Silvia. Toda su imaginación y creatividad han puesto en juego y hemos obtenido muy buenos resultados. Con la ayuda de su tutora Eva, hemos elaborado un bonito collage con los momentos de trabajo. ¡¡Feliz Halloween desde Mérida!!
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