Vocab
What was the presentation about?
Halloween
The month in which Halloween is celebrated
October
Eight-legged creature
Spider
What do Americans call illuminated pumpkins?
Jack-O-Lanterns
Small black animal with wings
Bat
A large, round, orange fruit
Pumpkin
British word for 'candy'
Sweets
True or False: Halloween traditions can be traced back to early Christian ideas.
True
The bones that make up your body
Skeleton
What people where on Halloween
Costumes
What kids say when they knock on doors during Halloween
Trick or Treat
True or False: TV and movies are also largely responsible for the proliferation of Halloween as a famous holiday.
True
A web spun by an eight-legged creature
Cobweb/Spiderweb
To put on special, fancy, or different clothes
Dress up
Scary stories told during Halloween
Ghost stories
True or False: In China they celebrate Halloween when we do.
False. They celebrate The Hungry Ghost festival in summer.
The opposite of 'serious' (mentioned in presentation)
Silly
Frightening/scary/mysterious
Spooky
To cut something into a specific shape or design
Carve
What kind of festival did Celtics celebrate when days started getting darker?
A fire festival