PPT-HALLOWEEN FACTS

Thought you ought to know By Kelly Koch RA University of South Florida Haunted History Halloweens origins date back more than 2000 years On what we consider November 1 Europes Celtic peoples celebrated their New Years Day called Samhain SAHwin. 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. . At the Downtown Alachua County Headquarters Library we hosted our annual Halloween Reading Bash. We had an amazing turnout! Families enjoyed free face painting, crafts, and candy. With help from our sponsor Project Princess, we had a special story time with Princess . 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 . 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”. HALLOWEEN QUIZ . 1..  . Halloween is celebrated on ___.. a. February 14th. b. July 14th. c. October 31st. d. December 25th. HALLOWEEN QUIZ . 2. The word comes from medieval England's All Hallows' ___.. 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.. IN USA.  . Many Americans celebrate Halloween on October 31. Celebrations include costume parties and trick-or-treating.. . Halloween in United States. What. . people. do?. Halloween is usually celebrated amongst family and friends . . 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!”. By Kelly Koch, RA, University of South Florida. Haunted History. Halloween's origins date back more than 2,000 years. On what we consider November 1, Europe's Celtic peoples celebrated their New Year's Day, called Samhain (SAH-win).. 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.