HALLOWEEN
1: Halloween’s history
What did people light to honor the dead?
What was the name of the Roman celebration that was held in October?
What was the purpose of this Roman festival?
’All Souls’ Day’ came from which religion?
What was the name of the celebration that took place on 1 November?
Which English tradition was similar to trick-or-treating?
What two things did people in Old England and Ireland do to please the spirits?
In which part of America did the first Halloween-like celebrations take place?
What were fall festivals originally known as in America?
When did Halloween start to become popular in America?
By the end of the 1800s, what were the main features of Halloween parties in America?
When did trick-or-treating become popular in America?
2: Popular Halloween traditions
Find out what these traditions are for and explain with your own words:
Jack-o’-lantern Apple-bobbing Trick-or-treating
3: Halloween around the world
Choose one country and answer the following questions:
How long has your chosen country been celebrating Halloween?
What unique traditions does it have?
What costumes do people dress up in?
Why has Halloween become popular there?
4: Terrifying tales
Go to the following website and read the story:
www.americanfolklore.net/folklore/2009/10/the_hairy_toe.html.
Answer the following questions:
What was the woman digging up to cook for dinner?
What did she uncover?
Why did she put the thing that she found in her basket?
What did she cook with it?
Later that night, what did the voice coming from the woods say?
Was the voice heard in the same place or was it getting closer?
Where was the voice coming from when the old lady woke up?
What did she do when she jumped out of bed?
Where was the old lady when she saw the massive figure in her doorway?
How did the old lady respond to the figure?
What finally happened to the old lady?
What was the only clue to what happened?
What was distinct about the footprint?