Scarecrows symbolize the ancient agricultural roots of the celebration. This originated from an Old English term “wicce” which means “wise woman”. Witches are commonly seen during Halloween parties.The first Jack O’Lanterns were made of beets and turnips.Black cats were once believed to be witch’s familiars who protected their powers.Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first.Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters, with Snickers being number 1. Halloween candy sales average around 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.Jack o’ Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the holiday.Orange and black are the main Halloween colors because orange is associated with the fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.It is celebrated with costumes, decorations, trick-or-treating, and parties. Today, Halloween is more festive for a lot of people.Also during this period, the trick-or-treating tradition was revived where children in costumes go door-to-door for candy.By the 1950s, it evolved into a child centered celebration commonly held in schools and communities. In the 1920s to 1930s, Halloween parties became a popular community centered celebration.The celebration of Halloween only became popular during the second half of the 19th century when many Irish immigrants went to the US to escape the Irish Potato Famine.By the mid-19th century, annual autumn festivities were already celebrated in the United States.During the colonial America, halloween celebrations were limited to New England due to Protestant beliefs.Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance, and tell fortunes.These holidays were created by the church in part to downplay the pagan holiday of Halloween. The Roman Catholic Church created All Saints Day (also called Hallomas) on November 1st to honor Saints, and All Souls Day on November 2nd to honor and pray for the souls of the dead. It originated from the pagan holiday honoring the dead. Halloween was commonly referred to as “All Hallows Eve”. When the Roman Empire conquered the land of the Celts in 43 A.D., they combined the Celtic tradition of Samhain with their own Feralia honoring the dead in late October.Lord Samhain, the lord of Darkness, would arrive in search of the spirits to take them to the underworld. This night was considered an evil night when spirits roamed the streets and villages. Moreover, the Celts believed that the day marked the end of the summer and start of winter, which they associated with the time of death.The Celtic people began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human. On this night all the spirits who had died in the past year would roam the earth. The celebration actually began the night before on October 31st. November 1 was New Year according to the Druid’s religious calendar. Halloween began with Ireland’s Celtic culture.Key Facts & Information ORIGIN OF HALLOWEEN See the fact file below for more information on the Halloween or alternatively, you can download our 35-page Halloween worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment. Today, it is a more festive celebration and a lot of fun for adults and kids alike. Halloween, also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve, is a yearly celebration in many countries dedicated to remembering the dead. Sign Me Up Already a member? Log in to download. To download this worksheet, click the button below to signup for free (it only takes a minute) and you'll be brought right back to this page to start the download! This sample is exclusively for KidsKonnect members!
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