HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN PRESENTATION.

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HO W DID HAL L OW EEN GET ITS NAM E?

Hallow is an old English word meaning “saints”. It was shortened to Hallowe’en and finally Halloween!! Halloween was originally called “All Hallows Eve” meaning the evening before “All Saints Day”. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_Halloween_get_its_name

WHEN DID HALL O WEEN START TO BE CELEBRATED?

Halloween has its roots from Samhain, it was celebrated in medieval Ireland and Scotland. http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/history-halloween-all-hallows-eve-when-did-halloween-start

Salem witch trials were over 100 years ago it was Christians accusing other Christians of signing their soul over to the “Christian Devil” http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111023173248AAKDDay

WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SALEM AND

HALLOWEEN?

WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN

SALEM AND HALLOWEEN?

Halloween was a single day out of the year that Christians celebrated for the saints. Now its a day of the year where people dress up and go door to door for candy. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111023173248AAKDDay

HOW OLD IS TOO OLD TO GO TRICK-OR-

TREATING?

I honestly think you are NEVER to old to go trick-or-treating. A lot of young teens think they are too cool or its lame to go trick-or-treating!!!It may be a tradition for grandparents to take their grand kids trick-or-treating.

HOW OLD IS TOO OLD TO GO TRICK-OR-TREATING?

If you like FREE candy then NO you are NOT to old to go trick-or-treating. Also you dress up for Halloween so no one really knows how old you are unless they really know you.

W H Y A R E B L A C K & O R A N G E T H E C O L O R S U S E D T O R E P R E S E N T H A L L O W E E N ?

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_are_orange_and_black_the_colors_of_Halloween.

Orange represents the color of the pumpkins which is a traditional Halloween decoration. Black represents the dark spirits that comes out on Halloween.

WHAT DO PUM PK INS HAVE TO WITH HAL L OW EEN?

http://www.history.com/topics/jack-olantern-history

Jack-O-Lanterns comes from a old folk tale about a name named Stingy Jack, who tricked the devil into promising him he wouldn’t have to go to hell for his sins.

WHAT DO PUM PK INS HAVE TO WITH HAL L OW EEN?

I cant imagine Halloween without pumpkins it is a tradition for my sisters and I to carve pumpkins with my Aunt, even though I didn’t do it this year. I absolutely loveeeee Halloween it’s a holiday that you actually have a reason to be someone/something else.

W H A T I S T H E S T O R Y B E H I N D T H E L E G E N D O F J A C K- O - L A N T E R N & W H E R E D I D I T G E T I T S N A M E

http://www.history.com/topics/jack-olantern-history

The name comes from an old Irish folk take “Stingy Jack”. Irish immigrants brought the tradition to America, home of the pumpkin. An it became a integral part of Halloween festivities. Every October carved pumpkins peer out from porches and door steps.

http://www.history.com/topics/jack-olantern-history

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=les%3Beaqth&pq=jack-o-laterns&cp=10&gs_id=16&xhr=t&q=halloween

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COSTUMES & PUMPKINS!!!