Celtic History
What Pagan holiday inspired Halloween?
Samhain
Who introduced Christianity to the Celts?
The Romans
Who helped bring Halloween the the U.S.?
Name two ways Halloween is celebrated today in the U.S.
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Name three ways the Celts celebrated Samhain.
Bonfires, tricks, disguises, carving turnips, predicting the future...
What holiday did they replace Samhain with?
All Saints' Day/All Hallow's Eve
What stopped children from playing pranks on Halloween?
Trick-or-treating, candy
Name three other ways Halloween is celebrated today in the U.S.
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What was Samhain about? Name one thing.
Spirits, the dead, the harvest, preparing for winter...
Who created All Saints' Day?
The Pope (Pope Boniface IV and Pope Gregory III)
Why didn't the Puritans like Halloween?
They were Protestant, they thought it was too Catholic, they thought it was too pagan...
About how much money was spent on Halloween in 2015?
$6.9 billion