Halloween origin & traditions

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Halloween Origins and Traditions

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Ha l l oween

Origins and Traditions

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Or ig in s

Halloween began two thousand years ago in Ireland, England, and Northern France with the ancient religion of the Celts (Paganism).

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They ce lebrated the i r New Year on November 1 s t.

This day marked the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death.

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Samha in ( sam in)

On the night of October 31st, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.

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CostumesPeople thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes…

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So they wo re costumes.

This way, the ghosts couldn’t recognize them!

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The Chr i s t i an In f luence

As the influence of Christianity spread into Celtic lands, in the 7th century, Pope Boniface IV introduced All Saints' Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs, to replace the Pagan festival of Samhain. It was observed on May 13th.

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A change o f date

In 1834, Pope Gregory III moved All Saint's Day from May 13th to Nov. 1 s t.

Oct. 31st thus became All Hallows' Eve ('hallow' means 'saint').

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Al l Sou l s DayNovember 1st, called All Souls Day, is the

day set apart in the Roman Catholic Church for the commemoration of the dead.

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Trick-or-treating began with the poor in the 15th century…

During the All Souls Day festival in England, poor people would beg for “soul cakes,” made out of square pieces of bread with currants

Families would give soul cakes in return for a promise to pray for the family’s relatives

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then children…

The practice was eventually taken up by children who would visit the houses in their neighborhood and be given milk, food, and money.

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Today: Children still go from house-to-house,

but instead of ale, food, and money, they get candy.

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With Ir i sh Immigrat i on Ha l l oween came to Amer i ca

In 1848, millions of Irish emigrants poured into America as a result of the potato famine. They brought with them their traditions of Halloween.

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The Jack-O-Lantern The Irish used to carry turnips with

candles in them to light their way at night and to scare away ghosts..

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When they ar r i ved in Amer i ca they found that pumpk in s were both p lent i fu l and eas ie r to ca r ve than tu rn ips .

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Now, Jack-O-Lanterns are used for decorating people’s homes.

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Peop le have recent ly s ta r ted ca r v ing les s t r ad i t i ona l Jack-O-Lanterns

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Today peop le go to pa r t ie s…

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Take the i r k i d s t r i ck-o r-t reat ing .…

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And eat lo t s o f candy!

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If you don’ t g i ve candy to a t r i ck-o r-t reate r…

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Th is cou ld happen to you!

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The End

Happy Ha l l oween!