Origin of Halloween

2. • It started in the Celtic Britain.
• People were pagans. They believed in the Gods of nature.
• Two important festivals: Beltane (the beginningof summer)
and Samhain ( the start of winter).
• Samhain was celebrated fromthe 31st of October to the 1st of
November.
• Celtics were afraid of winter because days were short and cold
and nights were very long. They associated winter with death
and evil spirits.
Origin

3. • Celts believed that on the night of the 31st
October the spirits came out of their
tombs, so they made big fires and wore
scary customes to frighten them.
• They played games to bring good luck in
the year. They also ate nuts and apples
because they were considered lucky foods.

4. Druids
The Druids were
Celtic priests who
practiced magic and
religious rituals.
They were cosidered
as very important. At
Samhain they talked
about the future.

5. Symbolism
• Black: The colour of winter and long nights.
• Orange: The colour of the harvest.
• Black cat: Celtics thought it has special
powers.

6. Evolution
• After the Roman invasion in 43AD, the Romans
combinedSamhainwith their festival, Pomona.She was
the Roman goddes of gardens and fruit trees.
• Years later Christianity substitutedthis Pagan practice.
The 1st of November, Christians celebrate All Saints’
Day or All Hallows’ Day. This became Halloween.
• In the 19thcentury, Irish inmigrants took their
Halloween traditions to the United States.

7. True or false?
• The Ancient Celts were pagans.
• Samhaincelebrated the start of the summer.
• Christiansassociated winter with death and evil spirits.
• Celts tried to frighten the spirits.
• Druids were Roman priests.
• The colours of Halloween are black and orange.
• Romans combinedtheir festivity, Pomona, with
Samhain.
• ChristianitysubstitutedPaganism.

8. Answers
• True
• False. Samhain celebrated the start of the winter.
• False. The Celts associated winter with deathand evil spirits.
• True
• False. Druids were Celtic priests.
• True
• True
• True
• False. Irish inmmigrants took Halloween to the United States

9. Stonehenge
• It is an enormous prehistoric monument near Salisbury, in the south
of England.
• In 2800 BC the people of the Stone Edge started to build it.There were
two concentric big circles of huge stones. By 1400 BC, there were two
more stone circles inside the originals.They came fromSouthWales.
Howpeople could bring themis a mystery!
• What is Stonehenge? Another mystery. Some think it was a religious
calendar, others think it was an astronomical instrument (it measured
the movements of the sun, the moon and the starts) and others think
that Druids usedit as a temple for religious and magic rituals.

10. Do you remember…?
• Stonehenge is a.…monument near ….in the….of England.
• In…. people started to build it.
• They were two….circles of….
• In 1400 BC there ….they came from….How people brought
themis a ….
• Some people think Stonehenge was a …. , others think it was
an…. And others think that Druids used it as a….

11. Answers
• Stonehenge is a prehistoricmonument near Salisbury in the
South of England.
• In 2800 BC people started to build it
• They were two concentric big circles of huge stones
• In 1400 BC there were two more stone circles inside the
originals .They came fromSouth Wales. How people brought
them is a mystery.
• Some people think Stonehenge was a religious calendar, others
think it was an astronomical instrument and others think that
Druids used it as a temple