Did you know?

The Celts lived over 2,000 years ago in Britain, Ireland and parts of France. October 31st
was the end of their year, and people celebrated the day with a festival called "Samhain".
Samhain was the Lord of Death, and the Celts believed that he sent ghosts back to earth
on this day. When Christianity came to these parts of the world, the day was changed to
"All Hallow's Eve" - the day before "All Hallow's Day" or "All Saint's Day".

True or False?

1. Halloween is traditionally celebrated on the night of 31 st October, the night

before All Saint’s Day.

2. In England Halloween was called ‘All Hallow’s Eve’.

3. On Halloween night all evil spirits stayed at home.

4. Halloween is based on an ancient Celtic holiday and the name ‘Halloween’

means ‘Winter’s End’.

5. In past times people put lamps or lanterns outside their houses to keep away
evil spirits.

6. People believed that witches, ghosts and goblins went around at night looking
for a living body!

7. On Halloween people dressed up as ghosts and witches so that the spirits

would not steal their body!

8. Nowadays people put pumpkins with faces in their houses.

9. The pumpkin is sometimes called the ‘Jack-o-lantern’.

10. ‘Trick or treat’ is a game children play at Halloween to play jokes (trick) or get
sweets (treat).

Find these Halloween words

1. h o g t s = ghost 6. t I I s r s p =
2. c s w t e i h = 7. c a b l k t a c =
3. b i g l o n = 8. n l o s e e k t =
4. r n e l t n a = 9. e h u t a d n =
5. k i p m n u p = 10. k t c i r r o e t t a r =