1. Halloween

2. BE AFRAID…
BE VERY AFRAID!!!!

3. Halloween began two thousand years ago in Ireland, England, and Northern France with the ancient religion of the Celts.

4. On the night of October 31, the Celts celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.

5. The Celts dressed up in costumes so that the ghosts would think they were also ghosts.

6. Today Christian people call this day All Hallows’ Day or All Saints Day. People remember their families and friends that have died.

7. Why do children go trick or treating?

8. Long ago…
During the All Souls Day festival in England, poor people would beg for food or money.
Families would give food and money in return for a promise to pray for the family’s relatives.

9. Now….
Children still go from house to house dressed up in costumes collecting sweets and chocolate!

10. Have you ever heard of the Legend of
Jack-O’Lantern?
Beware!!

11. What games do you like to play at Halloween?