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History of the Holidays: Halloween

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  • What was the name that the "Samhain" changed into?
    All Halloween
    All Hallow’s Eve
    All Souls' Day
    All Hallow’s Day
  • Did the tradition begin BC (Before Christ) or AD (Anno Domini, After Christ)?
    BC
    AD
    -
    -
  • Where did the Halloween tradition begin?
    the USA
    Celtic Ireland
    Poland
    the Great Britian
  • Adults also celebrate Halloween.
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    True
    False
    I have no idea
  • What was the purpose of All Hallow’s Day?
    to honour all saints
    to honour all living
    to party
    to honour all dead
  • In which century did the Pope establish All Hallow’s Day?
    8th
  • Is Halloween profitable nowadays?
    It doesn't say
    I don't know
    no
    yes
  • Which pope established All Hallow’s Day?
    Gregory III
    Leon IV
    Gregory IV
    John Paul II
  • Why did the people light great bonfires and disguise themselves?
    to repel and confuse the spirits
  • What is a jack-o’-lantern? Draw it.
  • What is the date of the Halloween?
    31st of October
  • What is the origin of trick or treating?
    it is believed to have stemmed from the custom in which the poor went from home to home and prayed for the souls of each families’ dead in exchange for some cak
  • How do some people celebrate Halloween now?
    People wear costumes, scare other people etc.