Halloween

  1. First read the questions below.
  2. Then watch the short documentary about Halloween and then answer the questions either orally with your partner or to your notebook in English.

Questions:

  1. Where did the tradition of Halloween come from?
  2. What was “Samhain”(pronounced /ˈsɑːwɪn/) and when was it celebrated?
  3. How did the catholic church influence the historic Halloween?
  4. What do the Celtic Samhain and All Saints Eve have in common?
  5. What does “hallow” mean?
  6. How and when did Halloween land to America?
  7. What kind of pranks did the pranksters do back then?
  8. What happened in the 1930s?
  9. What kind of prank was trick-or-treating in those times?