Halloween
History
History
The original name for Halloween
What is All Saints Eve / All Hallows Eve
Charlie Brown wait for it on Halloween
what is The Great Pumpkin?
A unibrow, hair palms, tattoos, and a long middle finger are signs of this creature.
what is Werewolf?
the main activity that people partake in on Halloween
What is TRICK OR TREATING?
The orange and black colors of Halloween symbolize harvest and death, but orange specifically represents this natural element.
What is autumn/harvest?
The influence of this author’s poem, The Raven, helped cement Halloween’s association with spooky literature and gothic imagery in the 19th century.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
In this movie, four men try to capture spiritual creatures using special equipment
What is Ghostbusters?
Who is the friendly ghost?
What is Casper?
Fun but messy! Makes fun faces
What is Pumpkin Carving
The shape often associated with witches’ transportation has roots in medieval fears of witchcraft and is commonly seen flying in Halloween imagery.
What is a broomstick?
This word comes from the Old English word "wicce", meaning “wise woman.” The plural for wicce is wiccan. Wiccan were highly respected people at one time.
What is "witch"
This horror film was made in only 21 days in 1978 on a very limited budget
Hint: It features Jamie-Lee Curtis
What is Halloween?
Costumes were made of this, in the early days of celebrating Halloween.
What are animal skins?
What is a haunted house
This Halloween fruit also comes in white, blue and green
What is a pumpkin?
Many people still believe that these creatures were created by medieval architects and stone carvers to ward off evil spirits.
what is Gargoyles?
This movie is one of the highest grossing films of all time - the main character just wanted to phone home.
What is E.T?
A costume that is often feared year-round.
What are clowns?
This Halloween party activity is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
What is apple bobbing?
The tradition of the “bobbing for apples” game originates from a Roman festival that honored this goddess of fruit and trees.
Who is Pomona?
Halloween customs were partially merged with this pagan practice, which involved lighting fires and wearing costumes to ward off malevolent spirits.
What is Celtic fire festivals?
In John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), this fictional town in Illinois is the setting for Michael Myers’ killing spree.
What is Haddonfield?
In Victorian England, adults sometimes dressed as these beings for masquerades on Halloween, a practice that influenced the modern fantasy-style costume.
What are fairies?
This board game ended up outselling the game of Monopoly in its first full year at Salem. Over two million copies were shipped
What is Ouija board?
In medieval times, this skeletal figure was often depicted carrying a scythe and influenced Halloween’s modern symbol of death.
Who is the Grim Reaper?