2. Origins
Halloween began 2000 years ago in
Ireland with the ancient religion of the
Celts (Paganism).
3. They celebrated their
New Year on
November 1st
.
This day marked the end of summer and the
beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of
year that was often associated with human
death.
4. Samhain (sow-in)
On the night of October 31, they celebrated
Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts
of the dead returned to earth.
6. So they wore costumes.
This way, the ghosts couldn’t recognize them!
7. Symbols
Nuts, fruits and apples were part of the
Samhain harvest ceremonies.
Apples were sacred and
lucky!
The colours of Halloween
are Orange and Black -
they represent harvest
(orange) and death (black)
10. The Christian Influence
As the influence of Christianity
spread into Celtic lands, in the 7th
century, Pope Boniface IV
introduced All Saints' Day, a time
to honor saints and martyrs, to replace
the Pagan festival of Samhain.
Oct. 31st
thus became All
Hallows' Eve ('hallow' means 'saint').
11. Trick-or-treating began with
the poor in the 15th
century…
During the All Souls Day festival in England,
poor people would beg for “soul cakes,” made out of
square pieces of bread with currants
Families would give soul cakes in return for a
promise to pray for the family’s relatives
12. then children…
The practice, which was
referred to as "going a-
souling" was eventually
taken up by children who
would visit the houses
in their neighborhood and
be given ale, food, and
money.
13. Today:
Children still go from house-to-house, but
instead of food, and money, they get sweets.
14. Halloween went to
America
In the 19th
century, millions of Irish emigrants
fled into America as a result of the potato
famine. They brought with them their
traditions of Halloween.
15. The Jack-O-Lantern
The Irish used to carry
turnips with candles in
them to light their way
at night and to scare
away ghosts..
16. When they arrived in America they
found
that there were lots of pumpkins and they
were much easier to carve than turnips.
24. THIS IS HALLOWEEN SONG:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHLgob-PpIk
Gap Fill Exercise: http://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables_page?id=4112
