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Halloween quiz
Part 1: Halloween history
Well... Ok, let's try it.
When do we celebrate Halloween?
Annually, on the 30th of October.
Annually, on the 31st of October.
Annually, on the 1st of November.
What do Halloween originate from?
It's always been an American holiday.
It's come from Great Britain.
It's origins are Celtic Samhain and Roman harvest holiday Pomona.
What did Samhain represent?
The day when souls could come to the real world.
The transition from summer to winter.
The night when the deceased from the last year could visit living people.
Why do we have a game of bobbing apples?
The Roman did offerings of apples and nuts.
Apples are red and nice and sweet.
Candied apples look like lollipops.
From what does the actual name of Halloween originate?
Christian holiday All Hallows' Eve(ning)
Hallo witches!
Christian holiday All Hallows' Night
Part 2: witches
Yay!
Around 1,000 - 2,000 people were arrested on suspicion of:
Destroying castles, nobles' lives and peasants' crops.
Paganism and witchcraft.
Sleeping with too many men.
Half of accused of witchcraft were executed. Among them were:
Only women, dah.
Women and children.
Regardless of sex and age, all people the most influential individuals didn't like.
Why witches are supposed to wear pointy hats?
15th c.: Most of them were female and noble so naturally wore pointy hats.
Pointy hats are awesome! They make you appear taller than in reality. :)
Witches are believed to live hundreds of years, so they just sticked to the 15th c.'s trend.
Why does a witch need a broom?
To hide their wand.
To clean.
Along with some magic ointment: to fly.
Do we still have witches in modern times?
Yes! They are Wiccans, the worshippers of Mother Nature.
No, Christianity killed all of them, muhahahaha.
We are better off not knowing.
Part 3: the history of Jack O' Lantern
Like the pumpkin lanterns? Ah, ok.
The Irish legend has it that:
Stingy Jack tricked the Devil three times.
Stingy Jack tricked the Devil only once.
Stingy Jack tricked the Devil twice.
According to the legend, what was the first Jack's lantern?
Carved potato with burning coal.
Carved pumpkin with burning coal.
Carved turnip with burning coal.
The lanterns were/have been carved from:
Turnips, potatos, and beans.
Pumpkins since mid-1800s.
Turnips, tomatos, and beans.
The end. Do we still have time?
Yes, let's watch one more film.
Actually, we should finish now.
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