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True or False. Souling. People baked soul cakes and pray for dead relatives.
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True or False:ย The original Jack O'Lanterns were made from turnips and potatoes.ย
True: They were carved to ward off evil spirits and other unwanted travelers.
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True or False:ย Halloween is the first most commercially successful holiday, coming behind Valentine's Day and Christmas.ย
False: Halloween is actually the second.
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True or False. People left candies and chocolates on their doorsteps for the ghost of dead relatives.
False. They left food and wine on their doorsteps for the ghost of dead relatives.
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True or False:ย Halloween originated in Europe but during the 19th century immigrants brought it to North America.
True: The custom of Halloween came to America in the 1840s with Irish immigrants.
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True or False: Owls were once thought to be witches.ย
True: In Medieval Europe, owls were believed to be witches and if an owlโs call was heard, it meant that a person was about to die.
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True or False: Ireland is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween.ย
True: Halloween was originally an ancient Irish festival called "Samhain", meaning the "end of summer".โ
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True or False:ย The word witch comes from the Old English "wicce" meaning "wise woman".ย
False: The word witch derives from the Old English nouns [หwittสษ]ย
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True or False:ย Trick-or-treating is a "modern" custom.
False: Hundreds of years ago, people dressed up as saints and went door-to-door.
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True or False:ย The name 'Halloween' is actually comes from the Catholic church.ย
True: The word "Halloween" comes from All Hallows' Eve. Hundreds of years ago, people dressed up as saints and went door-to-door.
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True or False:ย Halloween was originally the celebration of the New Year.ย
True: "Samhain" was celebrated on the 1st of November so the day before they would celebrate the turning of the new year.
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True or False:ย "Samhainophobia" is the fear of Halloween.ย
True: Halloween was originally an ancient Irish pagan festival called "Samhain".
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True or False. Peopler wore masks to be mistaken for fellow ghost when they left their houses
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