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Didactics 1 IIA

What do you already know about Halloween?

What does halloween mean to you?

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Recap

- Samhain marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the 'darker half' of the year.

-  the boundary between this world and the Otherworld thinned.

- People had to welcome the deceased into their home.

- Bonfires to keep away evil spirits later turned into lanterns guiding and expelling. 

Folklore

On route home after a night's drinking, Jack encounters the Devil and tricks him into climbing a tree. A quick-thinking Jack etches the sign of the cross into the bark, thus trapping the Devil. Jack strikes a bargain that Satan can never claim his soul. After a life of sin, drink, and mendacity, Jack is refused entry to heaven when he dies. Keeping his promise, the Devil refuses to let Jack into hell and throws a live coal straight from the fires of hell at him. It was a cold night, so Jack places the coal in a hollowed out turnip to stop it from going out, since which time Jack and his lantern have been roaming looking for a place to rest.

Do you believe in these kinds of "stories"? 

Differences between Halloween now and Halloween 2000 years ago?

Some examples: 

- Carving pumpkins instead of turnips 

- Haunted houses! (Mid 1930's) 

- (Excessive) Home decorations 

What do people do on Halloween?

1. Trick-or-Leave
2. Tick-or-Sweet
3. Treat-or-Leave
4. Trick-or-Treat

Who brought Halloween to America?

1. German immigrants
2. Irish immigrants
3. Canadian immigrants
4. British immigrants

How many years ago did Halloween start?

1. 1500 years ago
2. 1000 years ago
3. More than 2000 years ago
4. 1250 years ago

When do we celebrate Halloween?

1. 30 October
2. 31 October
3. 1 November
4. 2 November

All Saint's Day was known by the name

1. Halloween
2. Ghostmas
3. Hallowmas
4. Christmas

What Celtic festival does Halloween originate from?

1. All Hallows Eve
2. Samhain
3. Harvest time
4. Hallowmas

People used to believe that the dead would come back at Halloween. 

1. True
2. False

Where does Halloween originate from?

1. The United States of America
2. Canada
3. The United Kingdom
4. Ireland

What is not another name for Halloween?

1. Gobbleday
2. All Hallows Eve
3. The feast of the dead
4. Samhain

Have you learnt anything new and if so, what?

Thanks for participating!