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Halloween Flashcards

1
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When is halloween?

A

31st october

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How did the celebration begin?

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as an Irish festival called Samhain (acient celtic celebration)

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What time of year did they celebrate Samhain?

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at the time of final harvest

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What did the do in this festival?

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lit big bonfires
fortune telling (believed that there is magic in the air)
time of feasting and celebration (they were expected to eat and drink a lot)

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In what did the celts believe?

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the veil between 2 worlds (the living and the dead) - on Samhain the dead came out

they believed that the veil thinned on Samhain

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6
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Where has the best halloween celebrations?

A

Derry - Ireland (Europe’s largest halloween festival)

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7
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What are the traditional colours of halloweens?

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black
red
orange

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8
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What does black represent?

A

darkness, night, death

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What does red represent?

A

blood - life, force

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What does orange represent?

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Autumn, harvest time, new season)

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What are the traditional halloween decorations?

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spider webs
skulls
headstones

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12
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What kind of lightning do people use?

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candlelight

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What is the traditional pumpkin decoration called and what does it mean?

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Jack-O’-Lantern

Jack of the lantern - based on a story about a trapped, wandering soul

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14
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Are the traditional Jack-O’-Lanterns really made of pumpkin?

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No, they’re made of turnip, pumpkin is now commonly used because it’s easier to carve and because it’s easier to grow

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15
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What does harvest mean?

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bringin and storing the crops and fruit that you’ve grown

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16
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What is a traditional children activity on halloween?

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Trick or treating

17
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What is trick or treating connected to?

A

adult activity called Guising (Scotland, Ireland)

Wassailing at Christmas

18
Q

What is a word that came out of Guising?

A

disguise

19
Q

What are the main differences between TT and G?

A

(1) TT is done by children, G by adults
(2) when G you need to do a performance (you get a reward based on it)

20
Q

What reward do you ususally get when Guising?

A

alcohol - whiskey

21
Q

What are the most popular halloween costumes?

A

TV show and film characters
couples
traditional mosters (vampire, zombie, werewolf)
superheroes
clowns
fashion/styles from decades
references to news stories (political)

22
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What is traditional halloween food and why?

A

apples (seasonal food)

23
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What activities are connected to apples on halloween?

A

predicting the future
BOBBING/DUCKING FOR APPLES
connection to magic and old rituals

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