HALLOWEEN
WHEN DOES HALLOWEEN TAKE PLACE?
ON 31ST OCTOBER.
HOW DO YOU CALL THE PUMPKINS THAT ARE CARVED ON HALLOWEEN?
JACK O'LANTERN
WHAT DO CHILDREN SAY WHEN THEY GO OUT ON HALLOWEEN TO ASK FOR CANDIES?
TRICK OR TREAT
WHICH IS AMERICA'S FAVOURITE CANDY ON HALLOWEEN?
REESE'S CUPS.
WHERE DOES THE NAME JACK O'LANTERN COME FROM?
IT COMES FROM THE IRISH MYTH OF STINGY JACK.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF WITCH, THAT COMES FROM THE OLD ENGLISH WICCE?
WISE WOMAN
HOW DID POPE GREGORY III CALLED NOVEMBER 1ST IN THE 8TH CENTURY?
ALL SAINTS' DAY
HOW WAS THE 31ST OCTOBER CALLED FROM THE 8TH CENTURY BEFORE IT BECAME HALLOWEEN?
ALL HALLOWS' EVE.
WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN?
THE ANCIENT CELTIC FESTIVAL OF SAMHAIN.
WHICH VEGETABLE DID IRISH PEOPLE USE TO MAKE JACK O'LANTERNS?
TURNIPS
WHY DID MILLIONS OF IRISH FLED TO AMERICA IN THE 19TH CENTURY?
BECAUSE OF THE IRISH POTATO FAMINE.
WHAT DOES THE COLOUR BLACK MEAN ON HALLOWEEN?
IT MEANS DARKNESS AND DEATH.
WHY DO PEOPLE CARVE PUMPKINS INSTEAD OF TURNIPS NOWADAYS?
BECAUSE WHEN IRISH IMMIGRANTS MOVED TO THE US, PUMPKINS WERE MORE COMMON THERE.
HOW DO PEOPLE CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN IN IRELAND NOWADAYS?
THEY SET OFF FIREWORKS, EAT BARNBRACK AND LIGHT BONFIRES.
WHY IS ORANGE RELATED TO HALLOWEEN?
IT SYMBOLISES THE HARVEST OF AUTUMN.
WHAT IS THE POSITION OF HALLOWEEN IN TERMS OF COMMERCIAL HOLIDAY IN THE USA?
WHICH ARE THE ORIGINS OF TODAY'S 'TRICK OF TREAT'?
"SOULING" TO OFFER PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED PEOPLE AND "MUMMING" TO PERFORM SONGS AND PLAYS IN EXCHANGE OF FOOD AND DRINKS.
WHAT DID THE CELTS BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED DURING THIS TIME?
THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE WORLDS OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD BECAME BLURRED, THEY BELIEVED THAT THE GHOSTS OF THE DEAD RETURNED TO EARTH.
WHAT ARE THE TOP HALLOWEEN COSTUMES FOR ADULTS?
WITCH, VAMPIRE, GHOST, PIRATE, CAT AND BATMAN.
WHAT MARKED THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER FOR THE CELTS?
THE END OF SUMMER AND THE HARVEST AND THE BEGINNING OF THE DARK, COLD WINTER.