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Halloween questions

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HALLOWEEN? I know that halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints.

When and where is it celebrated? Is celebrated on October 31. Is a Celtic festival.

Is it a religious celebration? Yes it was a religious celebrition

What does the word 'Halloween' mean?The name Halloween (originally spelledHallowe'en) is a contraction of All Hallows Even, meaning the day before All Hallows Day (better known as All Saints Day), a Catholic holiday commemorating Christian saints and martyrs observed since the early Middle Ages on November.hristian saints and martyrs observ

Name 2 typical games.  Apple bobbing and playing pranks.

When did it become a dangerous celebration?Why? Originally Halloween was a pagan festival, around the idea of linking the living with the dead, when contact became possible between the spirits and the physical world, and magical things were more likely to happen.

How do people celebrate it today? Children would go from door to door in disguise as creatures from the underworld to collect treats, mainly fruit, nuts and the like for the festivities. These were used for playing traditional games like eating an apple on a string or bobbing for apples and other gifts in a basin of water, without using your hands. Salt might be sprinkled on the visiting children to ward off evil spirits.