PPT-Top 10 Irish traditions for Halloween

Celebration of Halloween began in Ireland about 1000 AD Irish immigrants brought these traditions to the United States Halloween was originally a pagan festival named Samhain meaning end of summer. Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not? . I believe in ghosts because ________. . I don’t believe in ghosts because _______. . Question of the Day: . Story. 故事. Beginning. 开始. . Middle. . Austria. In Austria, some people will leave bread, water and a lighted lamp on the table before retiring on Halloween night. The reason for this is because it was once believed such items would welcome the dead souls back to earth on a night which for the Austrians was considered to be brimming with strong cosmic energies.. When is Halloween Celebrated?. Halloween is celebrated on the evening of October 31st, which is the evening before the Christian feast of All Saint's Day. . How did Halloween begin?. Halloween's history goes back to the ancient religion of the Celtic tribes (circa 500 B.C.)when they celebrated All Hallows Eve. Origins and Traditions. Origins. Halloween began two thousand years ago in Ireland, England, and Northern France with the ancient religion of the Celts (Paganism). . They celebrated their New. . Year on November 1. By 43 A.D., the Roman Empire had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of . Happy. What is Halloween?. Halloween is a Celtic holiday who celebrates . the chasing . of evil spirits.. '. Haloween. ' (name) came from a Christian . holiday.First. . , it was . named '. Hallowe'en. The first . H. alloween was started by the Celts 2000 years ago.. On the first of November the Celts celebrated . Samhain. .. On the night before . Samhain. , the 31. st. of October they believed the dead came to life as spirits .. Objective:. The . students will be able to distinguish and answer comprehension questions based on different traditions and the meaning of Halloween in the countries of America, Latin America, and Vietnam.. Costumes. Halloween is a fun holiday.. It is on October 31.. Children wear funny or scary costumes on this special holiday.. Trick or Treating. Trick-or-treating is a popular Halloween tradition.. Children knock on doors and say “Trick or treat!”. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or-treating. . Many of them carve jack-o'-. lantens. out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities. . October in the United States,. Canada, Ireland and England.. It has roots in the . Celtic.  . festival of . Sambain. .  . and the . Christian . holiday.  . All Saint’s Day. The . name . Sambain. Irish wedding traditions Shershneva Daria 10 “B” Schoo180 Teacher: Dmitruk L.E. Blue Wedding Dress The traditional Irish bride wore a blue wedding dress rather than white. This color was a symbol of purity in ancient times before white became the universal symbol for virginity. st. , All Hallows Day (or All Saints Day) is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints.. In Mexico, they celebrate El Dia de los Muertos or the Day of the Dead starting the evening of October 31. Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of . Samhain. . The Celts lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France. They celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and of the harvest, and marked the beginning of the dark, cold winter. The cold winter was a time of year that was often associated with human death at this time. .