HALLOWEEN

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HALLOWEEN?

Halloween is it celebrated in America, England, Scotland, Britain.

Is it a religious celebration?   No, it isn't

What does the word 'Halloween' mean?

Name 2 typical games.  trick- or- treating, apple bobbing

TRICK-OR TREATING

Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick" refers to a (mostly idle) "threat" to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. In some parts of Scotland children still go guising . In this custom the child performs some sort of trick, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, to earn their treats. 

APPLE BOBBING

One common game is dunking or apple bobbing in which apples float in a tub or a large basin of water and the participants must use their teeth to remove an apple from the basin.

When did it become a dangerous celebration?Why?  when people began to believe in spirits and the living dead. Like most pagan festivals, long ago it was absorbed into the festivals of the expanding Christian church, and became associated with All Hallows Day, or All Saints Day, which eventually fell on November 1.

How do people celebrate it today? millions