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Brianna Multimedia 3 rd block October 26, 2012

Brianna Multimedia 3 rd block October 26, 2012. How Halloween got it’s name……. Halloween was originally called All Hallows Eve, which means the evening before All Saints Day. Hallow is an old English word for Saints.

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Brianna Multimedia 3 rd block October 26, 2012

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  1. Brianna Multimedia 3rd block October 26, 2012

  2. How Halloween got it’s name……. • Halloween was originally called All Hallows Eve, which means the evening before All Saints Day. Hallow is an old English word for Saints. • Shttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_Halloween_get_its_nameaint’sDay. Halloween is an old English word for saint.

  3. When did Halloween start • Halloween was not celebrated in the U.S until the 1850’s. Halloween was celebrated by the Celtics in the 16th • chttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloweenentury.

  4. How old is too old? • If you were alive for the Salem witch trials, you are probably to old to trick or treat.

  5. Why are black & orange Halloween colors? • The Celtics chose orange and black because they are autumn colors. Orange represents the pumpkins and the leaves! • http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/origin-of-halloween-colors-faq.htm

  6. Jack o’ latterns .. • There is an Irish story about a guy named stingy jack. One day stingy jack talked the devil into having a drink with him. Stingy jack convinced the devil to turn himself into a coin to pay for the drinks. Stingy Jack decided to keep the coin, and he put him in his pocket next to a cross which prevented him into changing back to his original form. Jack eventually freed him under the condition, that he would not bother Jack for 1 year and when he died he did not claim his hand. A year later Jack got the devil to climb a fruit tree, & Jack carved a cross in the tree. Jack made another deal that the devil could not bother him for 10 years. The legend goes God would not let an unsavory figure into Heaven. So the devil sent jack into the night with only a piece of coal to light his way. • http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111026021014AADVC1L

  7. Jack o’ lattern

  8. What do pumpkins have to do with Halloween? • Stingy Jack carved a turnip, and put his coal in there. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111026021014AADVC1

  9. The connection between Salem and Halloween • Witches, are the connection • http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salem.htmthe

  10. What vegetables were original used for Halloween? • The Irish hollowed out Turnips. • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_vegetable_was_originally_used_to_make_a_Jack_o_lantern

  11. Why pumpkins couldn’t used…? • They couldn’t grow them in Ireland • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_are_pumpkins_associated_with_Halloween

  12. Devil worshipers & Halloween. • Anton Lavey formed the first Church of Satan in the mid 20th century. In his version of Satanism they celebrated three holidays; Satan’s birthday, Walpurginsact, and Halloween. Halloween is not an evil holiday, the Satanist recently adapted this tradition. • http://altreligion.about.com/od/holidaysfestivalsevents/f/halloween-satanism.htm

  13. The first Halloween movie.. • The first Halloween movie was… • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/

  14. Does it have to be Halloween to dress up in costumes?.. • The Club Kids say, “no, it does not.”

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