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History of Halloween

History of Halloween. What is a holiday?. A day that commemorates some event or honors some person New Years Day MLK Day Easter Mothers’ Day Fathers’ Day Memorial Day Independence Day Veterans' Day Christmas Day. What does Halloween celebrate?.

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History of Halloween

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  1. History of Halloween

  2. What is a holiday? • A day that commemorates some event or honors some person • New Years Day • MLK Day • Easter • Mothers’ Day • Fathers’ Day • Memorial Day • Independence Day • Veterans' Day • Christmas Day

  3. What does Halloween celebrate? • What do we think of when we think about Halloween?

  4. Ancient Origins: Celtic Festival of Samhain • End of Harvest and start of Winter • October 31st • Boundary between worlds of living and dead blurred • Ghosts and spirits of the dead returned to Earth • Prophecies • Large sacred bonfires • Costumes

  5. Ancient Origins: Roman Empire • Two festivals combined with Samhain • Feralia • Day to honor Pomona • All Martyrs Day • All Saints and Martyrs • All Souls Day • All Saints Day=All Hallows • All Hallows Eve  Halloween

  6. Halloween Comes to America • Colonial America • Different ethnic groups customs meshed • “Play parties” • Dress up and go house to house for food and money • Late 1880’s: community and neighbors • Early 1900’s: parties • Loss of superstitions and religious overtones • 1950’s: young people and trick or treating

  7. Halloween Today: Traditions • Trick-or-treating • Dressing up in costumes • Ghosts • Bobbing for apples • Bonfires • Orange and Black • Carving jack-o-lanterns

  8. Halloween Today: Superstitions • Black cats • Broken mirrors • Ladders • Knocking on wood

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