History
What country did Halloween originate in more than 2,000 years ago?
Ireland?
What did the ancient Celtics carve in order to ward off evil spirits?
Turnips
What do we now carve today in celebration of Halloween?
Pumpkins
What do you call a carved pumpkin?
A Jack’oLantern
What is the name of the ancient Celtic festival that marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of winter?
Samhain?
What did the Celtics try to deter?
Evil spirits/ ghosts/ the dead
What did kids do in order to get candy?
vandalize, or pull pranks
What is the Hispanic holiday associated with celebration of the dead?
Day of the dead
What century did Halloween really kick off in America and what group of immigrants brought those traditions to America?
the (late) 19th century and Irish
What traditions did the Irish bring over to America in the 1840’s?
Dressing up in costume, Bobbing for apples and playing tricks on neighbors
What century did trick or treating become popular?
The 20th century? (1900’s)
What is the most popular Halloween costume of all time?
A Witch?
What was the festival Samhain renamed to in the 7th century?
All saints day
Why did people wear masks when leaving their house on the night of the October 31st?
To be mistaken as ghosts who walked the earth
Halloween parties became popular in what years?
The 1920’s and 1930’s
What is one of the oldest Halloween candies?
Candy corn
What did the focus of Halloween shift to in the late 1800’s from ghosts, pranks, and witchcraft to?
More about communities and neighborly get-togethers and parties
What was one of the first distinctivly American Halloween traditions
“Play parties”
Why would familys give candy to children in the early 1900’s?
In hopes they would avoid any Halloween pranks
How much money did Americans spend on Halloween candy in 2021?
3 Billion$