Day of the Dead
The day of the dead is most commonly celebrated in this country.
What is mexico?
This practice of carving faces into pumpkins and other gourds is a popular symbol of Halloween.
What is carving pumpkins/jack-o-lanterns?
Anciently, people believed that Halloween marked a day when the barriers between the physical world and the spiritual world were weak. This would allow for this thing to happen.
Interaction between humans and spirits/spirits entering this world
This popular stop-motion 1990s hit movie shows the story of the “Pumpkin King” and his desire to make Halloween more like Christmas.
Nightmare Before Christmas
This town in the United States had a witch hunt in the 1690s where men and women were hanged for being witches.
Salem, Massachusetts
Colorful skulls decorate ofrendas for Day of the Dead. They are made out of this ingredient.
What is sugar?
When trick-or-treating, people traditionally do this to houses that don’t give them candy.
What is pranking them?
Halloween is based off of celebrations from this ancient culture.
Celtic
The name/title of the three witches from Hocus Pocus
The Sanderson Sisters
Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel is a story about a doctor who created a new monster more commonly known as
Frankenstein
This flower is often placed on ofrendas for Day of the Dead.
What is Marigolds?
Name 3 different haunted houses in Utah.
Fear Factory
Nightmare on 13th
Asylum 49
Castle of Chaos
Haunted Forest
Night Stalkers Haunted Trail
Raven Manor
Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus
In the 700s, Pope Gregory III designated November 1st as this holiday, that eventually merged with ancient traditions and became Halloween as we know it today.
All Saints Day
Finish these lyrics: “ It’s close to midnight something evil’s lurking in the dark. Under the moonlight you see a sign that almost stops your heart. You try to scream, but terror takes the sound before you make it. You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
YOU’RE PARALYZED
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells of otherworldly visitations from this apparition
The Headless Horseman
The first Day of the Dead celebrations honored and celebrated the fact that death is a natural part of life. They were celebrated by these people.
Who are the Aztecs?
Instead of Halloween, many British people celebrate this different holiday on November 5th, with bonfires, fireworks, and burning effigies.
Guy Fawkes Day
Halloween is based off of this ancient pagan holiday.
Samhain (“SAW-win”)
In the United States, this decade marked the shift of dressing in scary costumes to the more comical and appealing costumes of today.
1960s
The family “handservant” to the Addams Family
Thing T. Thing/Thing
Guatemala has added this twist to their Day of the Dead celebrations.
What is the Giant Kite Festival?
In Ireland, a traditional Halloween food is barmbrack, sweet bread with charms inside. The charm you find inside determines this
Your fortune for the next year
Originally, this happened to people who committed a crime or used weapons during the celebration of this ancient holiday.
A death sentence
This person wrote the hit song “Monster Mash"
Bobby “Boris” Pickett
Dracula is based off of this real person from history
Vlad the Impaler