Trick or Treat
What date is Halloween celebrated on?
October 31st
What is Samhain?
A Celtic festival
In the book Wonder, what character did Auggie dress up as?
I don’t know google it! (The scream character aka ghost face)
What fraction of annual candy is sold is the USA over the Halloween period?
Originally, Americans would ask for what item whitest trick-or-treating?
Food or money
Name one tradition of Samhain
Costume wearing, lighting bonfires, ward off ghosts
What did a typical Celtic costume consist of?
Animal heads and skins
Which US colonies was Halloween more common in, Northern or Southern?
Southern
What did young women believe they could achieve by doing tricks with yarn, apple parings or mirrors?
The name or appearance of their future husband
Samhain celebrates what part of the year?
New year
What does Teresa consider to be the best Halloween costumes?
Homemade
Halloween “play parties” celebrated the harvest, name 2 activities at this festival?
Telling fortunes, stories, dancing and singing
In which decade had Halloween evolved into a holiday?
1930. 1940. 1950.
1950
Name 3 countries from where the Celts originated
Ireland, UK, Northern France
What did Teresa dress up as as a kid and what did she use?
Ghost and sheets
Which Irish disaster helped through immigration popularize Halloween in the US?
Irish potato famine
On average, how much money is spent annually on Halloween in the US?
6 Billion
On October 31st, who did the Celts believe returned to Earth?
The ghosts of the dead
What are you going to be Halloween?
If you answered “I don’t know” No Points!
Americans also buy costumes for these non-human members of their family
Pets