Origins
What are two current Halloween traditions?
Dressing in costumes
Trick-or-treating
Carving or painting pumpkins
This colorful, chewy candy is in the shape of a forest animal.
Gummy Bears
This word (starting with a) means something very, very old — like the pyramids in Egypt!
Ancient
This costume lets you pretend to be a spooky creature that flies at night and drinks blood.
Vampire
This flying animal is often shown on Halloween decorations and is the only mammal that can fly.
Bat
What was Halloween first called when it originated in the United States?
All Hallows' Eve
This long, red, chewy candy is twisted and often comes in strawberry flavor
Twizzlers
This word (starting with b) means something that blocks your way, like a wall or a fence.
Barrier
You might wear this costume if you want to dress as a magical person with a pointy hat and a wand.
Witch or wizard
This sweet treat, shaped like a triangle and colored white, orange, and yellow, is a popular Halloween candy.
Candy Corn
What group/culture is thought to have originated the holiday?
Celtic people (Celts)
This candy melts in your mouth, not in your hand, and comes in a hard shell with chocolate inside.
M&Ms
These (starts with t) are special things people do year after year, like holiday meals or birthday songs.
Traditions
This costume is inspired by a superhero who wears red and blue and swings from building to building.
Spiderman
People used to believe that if a black cat crossed your path, it meant this.
Bad luck
What date did Pope Gregory III choose to honor all Saints?
November 1st
This candy has a peanut butter center and is covered in chocolate. It comes in orange wrapping.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
This word (starting with a c) means a relationship or bond between people, places, or things — like the way friends and family feel close to each other.
Connection
This video game character wears a red hat, blue overalls, and has a mustache. He’s known for saying, “It’s-a me!”
Mario
This moon phase is often shown in Halloween pictures and is believed to make werewolves transform.
Full moon
How are Samhain and Dia de los Muertos similar?
This chocolate bar has a layer of caramel, nougat, and peanuts. Its slogan used to say, “You're not you when you're hungry."
Snickers
This word (starting with e) means to slowly change or grow over time — like how animals change to survive better.
Evolved
This yellow Pokémon has pointy ears, red cheeks, and can shoot lightning.
Pikachu
This bird is often seen in Halloween decorations and is sometimes called a symbol of bad luck or death.
Crow or raven