Sunday, October 29th, 2017

Name: García Gómez Leslie Gisel Grade and Group: 5BMQ

ANCIENT ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN

ACTIVITY 1: HALLOWEEN’S HISTORY:

1. Where is the celebration of Halloween thought to have come from?

It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as
“All Hallows Eve” and dates back to over 2000 years ago.

2. The Celts occupied an area of land covering three modern-day countries or

regions. What are they?

In Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe

3. Why did the Celts celebrate Samhain on the night of 31 October?

When it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.

4. What did the Celts believe the ghosts of the dead would damage?

Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the
Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future.

5. To commemorate the event, what did the Druids build?

Pantheon and the Western Church

6. What costumes did they wear?

Dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils.

7. What did they re-light to help protect them from the coming winter?

They turned on a kind of lanterns or they used the fire.

8. By 43 AD, who had conquered the Celts?

The Roman Empire had conquered the majority of Celtic territory.

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9. What two other festivals were combined with Samhain?

The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally
commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona,
the Roman goddess of fruit and trees.

10. After many changes due to the spread of Christianity, what new celebration was
created in 1000 AD?

The Western Church made November 2 All Souls’ Day, a day to honor the dead.

11. What were the similarities between this day and Samhain?

All Souls Day was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and
dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils.

12. What was another name given to this celebration?

The All Saints Day celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from
Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints’ Day)

13. What was the night before called and what did this finally become?

The night before it, the traditional night of Samhain in the Celtic religion, began to
be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween.

DISCUSSION
 Are you surprised by the history of Halloween?
Yes, I thought “Halloween” was an original British tradition from “Jack O’ Lantern”.

 Do you know any other stories about its origins?

Yes, both from England.

 Are there any celebrations in your country that have a strange and uncertain
history?
Yes, in November 1st we celebrate “All kids Soul’s Day” and 2nd we celebrate “All
Soul’s Day”.

 Do you agree with this type of celebration?

Yes, I think that it is a part of our customs and traditions.

 Do you believe in ghosts and the supernatural?

Maybe, they could be good or bad or maybe something so strong made with our
mind power. Our world is mysterious.
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Name: García Gómez Leslie Gisel Grade and Group: 5BMQ

THE LEGEND OF STINGY JACK

ACTIVITY 2: POPULAR HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS

1. The jack-o’-lantern tradition originated from which Irish myth? What happened
when Jack invited the Devil for a drink with him

Jack tricked the Devil by offering his soul in exchange for one last drink.

2. What did Jack do with the coin instead? Why?

He inmediatily put it in his pocket. Because he didn't want to give his soul to the
Devil.

3. Under what condition did Jack free the devil?

Under the condition that he don´t reclaim his soul

4. What trick did Jack play the following year and how did he prevent the devil coming
down from the tree?

Jack placed crosses all around the trunk of the tree.

5. What happened soon after?

When Stingy Jack eventually passed away several years later, he went to the Gates
of Heaven, but was refused entrance because of his life of drinking and because he
had been so tight-fisted and deceitful.

6. What problem did Jack then face?

He stole and he had problems with alcohol

7. What did the Irish call Jack’s ghost?

To the turnip with the flame that the devil gave him to light his way (his Jack O
Lantern)

8. What did the Irish then begin to make and place in their windows and doorways
and why?

On all Hallow's eve, the Irish hollowed out Turnips, rutabagas, gourds, potatoes and
beets. They placed a light in them to ward off evil spirits and keep Stingy Jack away.
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9. What did the vegetable become in America?

The Irish immigrants quickly discovered that Pumpkins were bigger and easier to
carve out. So they used pumpkins for Jack O' Lanterns.

APPLE- BOBBING
1. How do you set up the game?
The game is played by filling a tub or a large basin with water and putting apples in
the water.

2. Why are apples used?

Because apples are less dense than water, they will float at the surface. 

3. What do players use to catch the apples?

Players (usually children) then try to catch one with their teeth.

4. Which part of their body are they prevented from using?

Use of arms is not allowed, and often are tied behind the back to prevent cheating.

TRICK-OR-TREATING
1. What do children ask for when they travel from house to house? 
Children in costumes travel from house-to-house, asking for treats with the phrase
"Trick or treat". 

2. What do children say when they arrive at a house?

"Trick or treat"

3. What is usually the ’trick’?

The "treat" is usually some form of  candy, although, in some cultures, money is
used instead.

4. Since when has this tradition been practiced in North America?

In North America, trick-or-treating has been a Halloween tradition since the late
1920s.

5. What do homeowners who wish to participate usually do to their houses?

They decorate their houses according to Halloween’s decoration, they usually put
“Jack O’s” lanterns

6. Since when have people in Britain and Ireland practiced the tradition of asking for
food at Halloween?
In Britain and Ireland the tradition of going house-to-house collecting food at
Halloween goes back at least as far as the 16th century, as had the tradition of
people wearing costumes at Halloween.
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7. What else have they been doing since then?

 In 19th century Britain and Ireland, there are many accounts of people going house-
to-house in costume at Halloween, reciting verses in exchange for food, and
sometimes warning of misfortune if they were not welcomed.

8. Trick-or-treating has become prevalent in countries outside of America - what do

the children ask for in Mexico
 The activity is prevalent in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the
Republic of Ireland, Puerto Rico, and northwestern and central Mexico. In the latter,
this practice is called calaverita (Spanish for "sugar skull"), and instead of "trick or
treat", the children ask ¿me da mi calaverita? ("can you give me my sugar skull?")
where a calaverita is a small skull made of sugar or chocolate

DISCUSSION
Have you ever practiced any of these traditions? If so, which is your favorite? If not, which
do you think sounds the most fun?
Yes, I make Jack O’ Lanterns and Trick or treating every year. My favorite one is
Trick or Treating.

Have you ever seen a real carved-out jack-o’-lantern? Have you ever designed one
yourself? Would you like to make one with your classmates?
Yes, I made them and design some of them. I’ll love it.

Would you like to have an apple-bobbing competition with your classmates? Who do you
think would win?
Yeah, maybe. I really don’t know, maybe Martin Castellan or Orlando Sanchez.

Would you be interested in going trick-or-treating? If yes, what would be your costume of
choice? What trick would you play?
Yes, I love to go to trick or treating, my costume will be “Elphaba” from one of my
favorite musicals “Wicked: The untold stories of the witches of Oz”, I’m so excited
to use it.

If you had some children knocking on your door, would you open for giving them a treat or
accept the trick?
I would gave them candies because it’s important to share traditions to promote
“International Relations” between countries.

How do you think people from your country would respond to trick-or-treaters?
Maybe with a good mood, sharing candies and making parties.
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Name: García Gómez Leslie Gisel Grade and Group: 5BMQ

HALLOWEEN AROUND THE WORLD

ACTIVITY 3: HALLOWEEN AROUND THE WORLD

a. Tell your classmates if and how your country celebrates Halloween.

In Mexico regularly we do not celebrate Halloween like in other places, but of a
few years to here, has become very common due to the marketing, the horror
films, things related to such. We on the other hand celebrated the first two days
of November to the dead making a party, breaking bread making altars, making
dances, etc.

1. How long has your chosen country been celebrating Halloween?

In the text doesn´t explain this. But as our relation with USA has been growing our
country start to share traditions between them.

2. What unique traditions does it have?

Mexico Celebrates Day of the Dead on November 1 and 2

3. What costumes do people dress up in?

People dress as skeletons called “Catrinas and Cantrines” with any clothes, or like
demons and old people.

4. Why has Halloween become popular there?

Due to marketing, globalization, technology.

TERRIFYING TALES
1. What was the woman digging up to cook for dinner?
Once there was an old woman who went out in the woods to dig up some roots to
cook for dinner.

2. What did she uncover?

A great big hairy toe.

3. Why did she put the thing that she found in her basket?
There was some good meat on that toe which would make a real tasty dinner, so the
old woman put it in her basket and took it home.

4. What did she cook with it?

When she got back to her cottage, the old woman boiled up a kettle-full of hairy toe
soup, which she ate for dinner that night.

5. Later that night, what did the voice coming from the woods say?
A large black cloud crept over the moon and from the woods a hollow voice
rumbled: "Hairy toe! Hairy toe! I want my hairy toe!"

6. Was the voice heard in the same place or was it getting closer?
Was getting closer.
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Name: García Gómez Leslie Gisel Grade and Group: 5BMQ
7. Where was the voice coming from when the old lady woke up?
A stomp, stomp, stomping sound came from the garden path outside the cottage.

8. What did she do when she jumped out of bed?

Her whole body shook with fright as she listened to the angry howling in her garden.
Jumping out of bed, she ran to the door and barred it.

9. Where was the old lady when she saw the massive figure in her doorway?
Peeping out from under the covers, the old woman saw a massive figure filling her
doorway.

10. How did the old lady respond to the figure?

The old woman sat bolt upright in terror and shouted: "I ATE your hairy toe!"

11. What finally happened to the old lady?

No one living in the region ever saw the old woman again.

12. What was the only clue to what happened?

The only clue to her disappearance was a giant footprint a neighbor found pressed
deep into the loose soil of the meadow beside the house.

13. What was distinct about the footprint?

The footprint was missing the left big toe.