History of halloween - Free Printable

- When did Halloween start? Over 2,000 years ago
- Who started Halloween in its origins? The Celts
- Where did the Halloween originate from? Ireland
- When did Celts celebrate their new year? November 1st
- They believed that the night before the new year the dead would come to the world of living.
- On the 31st of October they celebrated the festival of Samhain
- That is modernly known as Halloween
- They would wear costumes and light bonfires to avoid the ghosts.
- What does the word Halloween mean? All Hallows’ Eve
- What did the Celts carve to light the way to their homes for the good spirits? Turnips
- When the Irish immigrants move to America they discovered the pumpkin
- The pumpkin face of Halloween it is known as Jack-o’-lantern
- Activity in which children ask for sweets Trick-or-treating

In the story of Jack-o’-lantern....
- Who invited the devil to have dinner? Jack
- What did he like to do? Play tricks
- What happened when he died? He was denied entry to heaven and hell
- Every Halloween night...... Jack roams the earth with his lantern