The History of Halloween
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The History of Halloween
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Where did it come from?
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PomonaRoman goddess of fruitful
abundance
Known for carrying a cornucopia
from“pomum”which means fruit
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ParentaliaRoman festival of the dead
“ancestral days”, honoring passed
family members
Observed Feb. 13- 21
First pointing towards “spooky” spirits
and ghosts
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Celtic FestivalsSamhain- old Irish for “summers end”
Celts felt that spirits and magic were
more present as the cold set in
Built huge bonfires to ward off spirits
Carved turnips
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Medieval Christianity Known as All Saints Day
A time to honor the dead who had
not yet gone to heaven
Another reference to the
“spooky” spirits we think of today
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Irish & Scottish Immigrants to America
Brought with them Celtic tradition of Samhain
Originally celebrated in small immigrant communities
Spread to a nationwide holiday and adopted an American fruit, the pumpkin
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Why do we call it Halloween?
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a Scottish variant of the fuller All-
Hallows-Evening
Hallowmas- another name for All Saints
Day
All Hallows Eve
Hallowtide in Britain
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Where do our Halloween “customs” come from?
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CostumesOriginates from
Scottish “guising”,
going from house to
house in disguise
Became very
popular in the U.S.
around the 1930’s
because of the
Great Depression
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Trick-or-TreatingOriginates in the Middle
Ages
Poor would go door to door
receiving food for prayers
The threat of a trick if one
does not receive a treat
Became popular in the
1950’s
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Food & SymbolsPumpkin – native to Americas, was not
originally part of Halloween
A symbol of the harvest
Carving originated in Ireland and Scotland
Immigrants found pumpkins more
available and easier to carve when they
came to America