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Halloween Origins and Traditions Retrieved from: http://www.worldofteaching.com/historypowerpoints.html

They celebrated their New Year on November 1 st . ,[object Object]

Samhain ( sow-in) ,[object Object]

So they wore costumes. ,[object Object]

The Christian Influence ,[object Object]

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All Souls Day ,[object Object]

Trick-or-treating began with the poor in the 15 th century… ,[object Object],[object Object]

then children… ,[object Object]

With Irish Immigration… ,[object Object]

Halloween came to America. ,[object Object]

The Jack-O-Lantern ,[object Object]

When they arrived in America they found that pumpkins were both plentiful and easier to carve than turnips.

Now, Jack-O-Lanterns are used for decorating people’s homes.

People have recently started carving less traditional Jack-O-Lanterns

Take their kids trick-or-treating.…

If you don’t give candy to a trick-or-treater…

Bibliography www.wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm www.historychannel.com/halloween www.fni.com/heritage/oct97/historyhall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls_Day#Pagan_roots

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