What’s with Halloween?

The Traditions of a Spooky Holiday

What will you be for Halloween?

• A doctor?• A pumpkin?• A ghost?• A witch?• A zombie?• Snooki?

What kind of traditions are associated with

Halloween?

Examples of Halloween Traditions

• Carving pumpkins• Dressing up in costumes• Trick-or-treating• Decorations• Handing out candy• Horror• Black and orange

The Origins of Halloween

What is the link between tradition and history?

• Definition of tradition: The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way

• Definition of history: a continuous, systematic narrative of past events as relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc., usually written as a chronological account

• How do these two processes relate?