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Halloween Around the World

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  • What vegetable was originally used for carving jack-o-lanterns?
    Turnips
  • With which Catholic holiday is Halloween associated?
    All Saints Day
  • In which country is Dracula's Transylvania home located?
    Romania
  • What Mexican holiday is known as a time to remember family and friends?
    The Day of the Dead
  • The Awuru Odo Festival marks the return of dearly departed friends and family members back to the living. In what country does it take place?
    Nigeria
  • In what country is Halloween known as the "Festival of Hungry Ghosts"?
    Japan
  • Which large fruit is carved to make jack-o-lanterns?
    pumpkins
  • The 2017 top trending costume according to Google is...
    Wonder Woman
  • When the Romans conquered the Celtics, they introduced the Pomona holiday. What fruit symbolized the holiday, and what current Halloween tradition did it lead to?
    apples, bobbing for apples
  • What does the term "hallow" mean in relation to Halloween?
    A saint or holy person
  • What animal is often banned from adoptions during the month of October and especially on Halloween?
    Black Cat
  • People put their knives away in this country on Halloween, because they don't want to risk harming "returning spirits".
    Germany
  • In what country does the Buddhist Pchum Ben holiday celebrate the dead? People give foods like sweet sticky rice and beans wrapped in banana leaves, and visit temples to offer up baskets of flowers as a way to pay respect to the dead.
    Cambodia
  • Which animal is a top trending costume for 2017?
    Unicorn
  • In which country did Halloween originate?
    Ireland
  • What was the name of the original Celtic festival from which Halloween was born?
    Samhain