Halloween

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Do you know where Halloween comes from?

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This clip shows you the history of Halloween, starting with the Celtic people celebrating Samhain (pronounced Sah-win).

Eventually, Irish immigrantsbrought back the start of the holiday that we now know as Halloween.

Read the sentences and select the correct red words to complete each sentence.

The Celtic people celebrated 

Treats were / Fire was believed to keep bad ghosts away.

The holiday came to America with Irish / Holy immigrants

A tradition brought to America was bobbing for candy / apples

Samhain / All Souls

Write one thing that has surprised you about the history of Halloween

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This film clip tells you about the story of Stingy Jack who eventually became known as Jack o' lantern. 

It's an Irish tale about a man named Jack, who is said to still roam the earth today with his lantern. 

Enjoy!

In pairs, work out which is the correct order of the story.

Today we celebrate Halloween by dressing in costumes, trick or treating and decorating our homes.

Who brought Halloween to America

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

Samhain festival marked the end of the dark half of the year.

1. True
2. False

All Saint's Day was known by the name

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

Why did shopkeepers and neighbours begin giving bribes and treats?

1. because they had too much and wanted to share
2. because their treats were being stolen
3. because they wanted to stop the tricks
4. because they were scared of ghosts

Jack placed his coal into a carved out

1. apple
2. pumpkin
3. tree
4. turnip

The legend says that Jack continues to walk the earth at night with his lantern

1. True
2. False

Turn and talk to your partner, discuss 3 interesting things that you learnt in today's lesson

Extra clips

Here are some other interesting film cips about Halloween. If you watch them in the class, please use your earphones