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- 2. Origins Halloween began two thousand years ago in Ireland, England, and Northern France with the ancient
- 3. They celebrated their New Year on November 1st. This day marked the beginning of the dark,
- 4. Samhain (sow-in) On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that
- 5. Costumes People thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes…
- 6. So they wore costumes. This way, the ghosts couldn’t recognize them!
- 7. The Christian Influence As the influence of Christianity spread into Celtic lands, in the 7th century,
- 8. A change of date In 834, Pope Gregory III moved All Saint's Day from May 13th
- 9. All Souls Day November 2nd, called All Souls Day, is the day set apart in the
- 10. Trick-or-treating began with the poor in the 15th century… During the All Souls Day festival in
- 11. then children… The practice, which was referred to as "going a-souling" was eventually taken up by
- 12. Today: Children still go from house-to-house, but instead of ale, food, and money, they get candy.
- 13. With Irish Immigration… In 1848, millions of Irish emigrants poured into America as a result of
- 14. Halloween came to America. They called Halloween Oidche Shamhna (`Night of Samhain'), as their ancestors had,
- 15. The Jack-O-Lantern The Irish used to carry turnips with candles in them to light their way
- 16. When they arrived in America they found that pumpkins were both plentiful and easier to carve
- 17. Now, Jack-O-Lanterns are used for decorating people’s homes.
- 18. People have recently started carving less traditional Jack-O-Lanterns
- 19. Today people go to parties…
- 20. Take their kids trick-or-treating.…
- 21. And eat lots of candy!
- 22. If you don’t give candy to a trick-or-treater…
- 23. This could happen to you!
- 24. Bibliography www.wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm www.historychannel.com/halloween www.fni.com/heritage/oct97/historyhall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls_Day#Pagan_roots
- 25. The End Happy Halloween!
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