Halloween
- First read the questions below.
- Then watch the short documentary about Halloween and then answer the questions either orally with your partner or to your notebook in English.
Questions:
- Where did the tradition of Halloween come from?
- What was “Samhain”(pronounced /ˈsɑːwɪn/) and when was it celebrated?
- How did the catholic church influence the historic Halloween?
- What do the Celtic Samhain and All Saints Eve have in common?
- What does “hallow” mean?
- How and when did Halloween land to America?
- What kind of pranks did the pranksters do back then?
- What happened in the 1930s?
- What kind of prank was trick-or-treating in those times?