The history of Halloween

 

The Celtscelebrated ____________ onOctober 31st.

theend of thewinter

theend of thesummer

theend of theharvestseason

 

Samhainisthename of a festival thatmarked __________.

theCeltic New Year

a yearbetweenyears

themiddle of theyear

 

OnSamhain, thevillagers ____________ tokeepthedeadawayfromthe living.

sleptoutdoors

litbonfires

lefttheirhomes

 

TheVaticanmergedSamhainwiththechurchholiday.

In the 7th century

in thelastcentury

in the 17th century

 

November 1st wasdesignated ___________ bythechurch.

AllPains Day

AllSaints Day

AllPay Day

 

6.Why are Samhain and AllSaints Day related?

Becausetheywerecelebratedonthesameday.

Becausethey are bothveryoldtraditions

Becausetheybothhaveto do withtheafterlife

 

7. Wheredoestheword "Halloween" come from?

"Hallow" meanssaint and "eve" isthenightbefore

"Hallow" isholy and "een" meansfrightening.

Wedon'tknowtheexactorigin of thisword.

 

Whobrought Halloween toAmerica?

the English

theIrish

theCelts

 

Whydidthepranksterswearmasks?

Becausetheythoughtitwasfunny.

Becausetheywantedto be disguised.

Becausetheydidn'twantto be recognised

 

Halloween becamedangerous __________.

In the 19th century.

In the 1930s.

In the 9th century.

 

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/living/2011/10/20/on-the-go-halloween.cnn.html

 

The hunted city

Listen and answer the questions.

1. Where is the video recorded? why is it famous?

Savannah, Georgia. It’s considered to be US most haunted city

2. Which is the first place mentioned in the video? How many people are there?

Colonial cemetery

3. which are the four tragic events that occurred in the city?

fires, fevers, plagues, wars

4. What are the best ways to explore the haunted city?

go on a tour/ go to the bar/ light up a candle/ have dinner in a restaurant

5. What can you do to extent the tour? What peculiar thing can you ask there?

book hotels or b&b with a heary past. You can even ask for haunted rooms

6. Which is the last recommendation the presenter does?

watch the Shining /el resplandor/

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EucFzLgB80#t=40

 

Halloween scares up tricks, treats in US