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ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN

When is halloween celebrated?

Halloween is celebrated on 31st October.

WHAT DOES "HALLOWEEN" MEANS?

Halloween comes from the name "All Hallow's Eve" which means "hallowed evening".

when halloween started to be celebrated?

The history of Halloween goes back more that 2,000 years.

who started to celebrate halloween?

The Celtic people who lived in the areas which are now Great Btitain and Northern France.

what is the origin of halloween?

Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic harvest festival of Samhain which marked the end of the harvest season and the beggining of the winter.

why the celts wore scary costumes and made fires on samhain?

Because it was a way to send the evil spirits away that they believed returned on that night and could enter the body of a person or an animal.

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When is halloween celebrated?

29th October

31st october

30th october

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Question 02 of 05

when was halloween first celebrated?

about 2000 years old

about 200 years old

about 90 years old

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Question 03 of 05

halloween has its roots in an ancient celtic festival called...

samhain

hainsam

somehoin

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Question 04 of 05

the festival of sanhaim marked the...

end of harvest season

end of spring

end of winter

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Question 05 of 05

the ancient celts believed that on this day...

spirits celebrated the end of summer

the spirits of the dead returned to earth

witches from all the world met together.

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