Here's a video on the history of Halloween. Listen and answer the questions below:
1. The history of Halloween starts with ...................... (a diverse group of tribal societies from Europe).
2. The end of the harvest season was celebrated on .................. (date)
3. Why was it a magical night?
4. On Samhain (pronounced /sauin/), people sat around .................
5. When did the church start to appropriate the pagan festivity?
6. Both the pagan and catholic festivities had to do with ...................
7. "hallow" means .......... or ..........
8. Who brought the holiday to the United States? When?
9. Some of their customs included bobbing for apples and "playing tricks on ...........
10. The young pranksters wore ........... not to be recognised.
11. In the 1930s the holiday became dangerous because of ..................
12. What is Halloween's holiday greeting?
(The answers are in the "comments")
1 comment:
1. the Celts
2. 31 October
3. because the ghosts of the dead walked the earth
4. bonfires
5. in the 7th Century
6. survival after death
7. holy or saintly
8. the Irish immigrants in the 1840s
9. neighbours
10. masks
11. hooliganism / vandalism
12. trick or treat
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