Traditions
Altars that honor and welcome the deceased with photos, candles, flowers, food, and other decorations
What is an ofrenda?
The Tokoloshe is an infamous figure in this country's folklore
What is South Africa
A ghost of a soldier from who died in the Revolutionary War and is seen searching for something late at night
Who is the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow?
The reason the Grey Lady was locked away in her room
What is her plan to marry a poor soldier greatly angered her father?
This flower is placed on graves and altars and used to guide and thank spirits with their scent, and is usually orange or purple
What is Flor de Muerto (Mexican marigold)
The village that Sleepy Hollow was inspired by
What is Tarrytown
A ghost that walks the halls of Gainsborough old hall in search of their true love
Who is the Grey Lady
The Headless Horseman carries this as his weapon
What is a jack-o-lantern?
This is the original reason costumes and masks were worn
What is to trick spirits into thinking you were one of them during Samhain?
The Hungry Ghost Festival is widely celebrated in these places
What is China and other Chinese speaking countries?
A water spirit that took a physical form to protect water from human activity
What is the Tokoloshe?
The precautions people across South Africa take to avoid the Tokoloshe
What is they raise their beds on bricks and paint cans so the Tokoloshe can't reach them?
An offering that is left on Samhain (Halloween) to give people good fortune for their livestock and dairy
What is the purpose of leaving saucers of milk outside their doorsteps for the Cat Sith?
Halloween originated in this country
What is Ireland?
The animal that is believed to guide spirits to the underworld
What is a Xoloitzcuintli (Xolo)
The Cat sith
What is the soul stealer; a figure who could claim the soul of a recently deceased person before the gods or afterlife could take it by walking over the corpse before burial
To appease the ghosts during the Hungry Ghost Festival
What is the purpose of leaving offerings of food, incense, and burnt paper sculptures of things such as money?
One of the many manor houses that claim to be haunted by a Grey Lady
What is Gainsborough Old Hall
The reason monarch butterflies are believed to hold the spirits of the departed
What is because they arrive in Mexico on November 1st?
Physical description of the Tokoloshe
What is a child sized figure, with a large head, thick, matted, dark fur, with long, thin arms, and short, stumpy legs