Halloween has its origins in ancient Celtic harvest festivals that date back over 6,000 years. It was originally a pagan festival that marked the end of the Celtic calendar year and was a time to celebrate the harvest and remember loved ones who had passed away. Traditions such as wearing costumes and carving pumpkins evolved from ancient practices to ward off ghosts and pay tribute to deceased relatives. Today, Halloween is celebrated in many countries on October 31st with activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, wearing costumes, and attending parties.

1. Hannah
Deir finscéal gur
ainmníodh Jack
O Lanterns tar éis
fear bocht darbh
ainm Jack bhí
cosc iomlán air
gan dul isteach ar
neamh nó ifreann.
San Eoraip ins na Meánaoise ,
cheap daoine gur cailleach iad na
hulchabhan agus shíl siad má
chuala tú a n-glaoch , bhí duine
éigin chun bás .
Creidtear freisin má las tú tine nua i do
theach , as na luaithrigh ón tine chnámh
naofa , go bhféadfadh aon olc a choimead
amach ón teach fad is atá an tine lasta.
Oíche Shamhna
Hannah

2. By
Sophia
Hallowe’en - the good, the
bad, and the history
Hallowe’en comes from
the ancient Celtic festival
of Samhain.
Fear of Hallowe’en
is called
Samhainophobia.
Hallowe’en is short for
All Hallow’s Eve.
The first known
trick-or-treating
was in Canada in
1927.
Teng Chieh (猜燈謎), or
the Lantern Festival is
celebrated in China at the
same time as Halloween.
People hang lanterns in
the shapes of animals to
guide spirits back to their
earthly homes.
Children are twice as
likely to be killed in a
pedestrian or car
accident on Hallowe’en.
In Celtic times druids would light large fires to
keep the dead from coming back to Earth. This is
where bonfires originated.

3. Erin’s Spooky
Halloween facts
Did you know that the first
Jack’O’Lanterns were
actually made by turnips
The word “witch”
comes from the Old
English wicce,
meaning “wise
women”
In medieval Europe owls were
thought to be witches and to hear
the owls hoot means you were
about to die !!!
Did you know that trick and
treating was invented by Ancient
Celtic
Did you know Oiche Shamhna
means Halloween in Irish

4. HalloweenIf you have a fear
of Halloween you
have
Samhainophobia.
The original Jack O
Lantern was made
of turnips.
The first known
mention of trick-
or-treating in print
in North America
occurred in 1927.
.
If you see a
spider at
Haloween it is a
sign that a
loved one is
looking over
you.
Pumpkins
also come in
blue,green
and white.
By Sadhbh

5. Halloween
By ÉABHA
Halloween is a tradition
that happens every year
on the 31st of October.
Halloween is thought to
have originated around
4000 B.C. That means
Halloween has been
around for over 6,000
years.
FUN FACTS
The first Jack ‘o’ Lanterns
was actually made by
turnips.
Halloween is the second
most popular holiday after
Christmas.
Samhainophobia is the
fear of Halloween.
The largest pumpkin
ever measured was
grown by Norm
Craven, who broke the
world record in 1993

6. Hallowe’en!
★ In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call
meant someone was about to die.
★ “Halloween” is short for “Hallows’ Eve” or “Hallows’ Evening,” which was the
evening before All Hallows’ (sanctified or holy) Day or Hallowmas on November 1.
★ In the Christian church, All Hallows’ Eve was the night before All Saints Day, which
was held on 1st November to honour all of the saints of the church. Gradually,
Halloween became a non-religious celebration, with some of the early customs
remaining.
★ Black and orange are typically associated with Halloween. Orange is a symbol of
strength and endurance and, along with brown and gold, stands for the harvest
and autumn. Black is typically a symbol of death and darkness and acts as a
reminder that Halloween once was a festival that marked the boundaries between
life and death.
Sara

7. Evan O’C
Hallowe’en
The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from
turnips.
Fifty percent of kids prefer to receive chocolate
candy for Halloween, compared with 24% who prefer
non-chocolate candy and 10% who preferred gum.
Black and orange are typically associated with
Halloween. Orange is a symbol of strength and
endurance and, along with brown and gold, stands for
the harvest and autumn. Black is typically a symbol
of death and darkness and acts as a reminder that
Halloween once was a festival that marked the
boundaries between life and death.
Stephen Clarke holds the record for the
world’s fastest pumpkin carving time: 24.03
seconds, smashing his previous record of
54.72 seconds. The rules of the
competition state that the pumpkin must
weigh less than 24 pounds and be carved
in a traditional way, which requires at least
eyes, nose, ears, and a mouth.
In many countries,
such as France and
Australia, Halloween
is seen as an
unwanted and overly
commercial
American influence.
According to
tradition, if a person
wears his or her
clothes inside out
and then walks
backwards on
Halloween, he or she
will see a witch at
midnight

8. HALLOWEEN
Halloween is the second
highest grossing
commercial holiday after
Christmas.
Samhainophobia is the
fear of
Halloween.Halloween
celebrations in Hong Kong
are known as Yue Lan or
the “Festival of the
Hungry Ghosts” during
which fires are lit and
food and gifts are offered
to placate potentially
angry ghosts who might
be looking for revenge.
Fifty percent of kids prefer to
receive chocolate candy for
Halloween, compared with 24%
who prefer non-chocolate candy
and 10% who preferred gum.
Halloween also called All Hallows’
Eve, takes place on 31 October. It
is a time when people dress up in
costumes, go trick-or-treating and
carve jack-o’-lanterns from
hollowed-out pumpkins. Several
ancient festivals held in the
autumn helped create the holiday
that exists today.
Scarecrows are very popular at
Halloween and usually people put
pumpkins as heads on the
scarecrow.
Ireland is typically believed to be
the birthplace of Halloween.In
ancient times, the holiday was
marked by customs started by
pagans, who were people who did
not believe in one god. It was
believed that on the last night of
October, the spirits of the dead
roamed the Earth. To scare them
away, the pagans lit bonfires...
In England they don’t do Halloween
they do Bonfire Night and they burn
old stuff and this is on November
the 5th. The Irish name for Happy
Halloween is Oíche Shamhna.
HAPPY
BY TOMMY

9. Oíche Shamhna The largest pumpkin
ever measured was
grown by Norm
Craven, who broke the
world record in 1993
with a 836 lb.
pumpkin.
The first known
mention of trick-or-
treating in print in
North America
occurred in 1927 in
Blackie, Alberta,
Canada.
Black and orange are typically
associated with Halloween.
Orange is a symbol of
strength and endurance and,
along with brown and gold,
stands for the harvest and
autumn. Black is typically a
symbol of death and darkness
and acts as a reminder that
Halloween once was a festival
that marked the boundaries
between life and death.
Halloween is
thought to have
originated around
4000 B.C., which
means Halloween
has been around for
over 6,000 years.
Boston, Massachusetts,
holds the record for the
most Jack O’Lanterns lit at
once (30,128).
Halloween was influenced
by the ancient Roman
festival Pomona, which
celebrated the harvest
goddess of the same name.
Many Halloween customs
and games that feature
apples (such as bobbing for
apples) and nuts date from
this time. In fact, in the
past, Halloween has been
called An-Apple Night and
Nut Crack Night.
Scarecrows, a
popular Halloween
fixture, symbolize the
ancient agricultural
roots of the holiday.
The Village Halloween parade in
New York City is the largest
Halloween parade in the United
States. The parade includes
50,000 participants and draws
over 2 million spectators.
Ireland is typically
believed to be
the birthplace of
Halloween. In many countries, such
as France and Australia,
Halloween is seen as an
unwanted and overly
commercial American
influence.
aEvan
Deveney

10. Halloween. Cathal.D
1. Halloween is on the 31st of October.
2. A common phrase is ‘trick or treat’.
3. Halloween started over 6000 years ago but the
1st trick or treating was in Canada 100 years ago.
4. Scottish girls thought that if they put a white
sheet in front of the fire they would see the future
husband
During Halloween, adults give
sweets to children and you don’t
always get sweets and
sometimes you can get fruit,
money and chewing gum. 89% of
children under 13 go trick or
treating every year in Ireland. In
Spain every year the parent fill up
their shoes full of chocolate, jelly
and fruit. The most common
faces at Halloween are ghosts,
witches, zombies, frankensteins
and goblins. Children always
dress up to scare people. People
who are scared of Halloween are
called samhainophobia and on
Halloween night children are 2
time more likely to be killed in a
car crash or be hit by a car.

11. HALLOWEENKEVIN
At halloween back
in the old days
people use to light
a new fire so that
no eveil cime in
when the fire is
still lighting
Halloween is a
good esquse for a
party if you want
to have a party.
Back 400 years
ago people went
and made a fire at
the back off there
house or at the
beach it wouldent
be a small one it
would be a really
big fire so loads
of people go to
the beach and
whach the fire or
they set of
fireworks.
1) Halloween is on the 31 of October
2) Halloween is a traditon in Ireland
3) Halloween has started 4000 B.C.
4) In New York they celabrate
halloween as a parade

12. tadhg
● Oiche shamhna means Halloween in Irish.
● Halloween is on the 31st of October.
● On Halloween kids dress up in costumes and go around getting candy.
● Ireland is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween.
● The first Jack O Lanterns were made from turnips.
● Kids or more than twice as likely to be killed on Halloween by pedestrian or car
accidents than any other day.
● In some countries like France or Australia Halloween is unwanted.
● Black and orange is associated with Halloween.
● People play games on Halloween such as apple bobbing.
● Halloween has been around for over 6,000 years.
● According to tradition if a person wears their clothes inside out and walks
backwards on Halloween that person will see a witch at midnight.
● Scarecrows symbolize the ancient agriculture roots of the holiday.
● The first trick or treating occurred in 1927 in Blackie, Alberta Canada.
● If you have samhainophobia you have a fear of Halloween.

13. Halloween is said
to
originate in
Ireland
The first known
mention of trick
or treating was in
1927 in
Alberta,Canada
Halloween has
been around for
over 6,ooo years
The first Jacko
Lanterns were
made from
turnips
Scarecrows
symbolize
the ancient
agricultura
l roots of
the holiday
Halloween

14. Tom
● The First Jack O’Lanterns were believe it
or not made from turnips
● Halloween is on October the 31st every
year
● Halloween in Irish is Oiche Shamhna
● Halloween is also called All Hallows’ Eve
● On Halloween children normally go
around dressed up as something scary
and ask the elder for sweets, this is
called Trick or Treating
● In Australia and France there is no
Halloween celebrated
● Trick or Treating was first known of in
1927
Halloween Facts

15. halloween by senan !!!!
Halloween is a special occasion all around the world. It is on the 31 of
october every year. In Ireland the tradition is to dress up and go ask
their neighbours for sweets. In other countries there are different
traditions. happy halloween!!
most people in
ireland go trick or
treating every
year. And its
really really fun.

16. Halloween is
the second
highest grossing
commercial
holiday after
Christmas.
The word witch
means wise woman
Conor
Ireland is
believed to be
the birthplace
of halloween.
Halloween began
in 400BC
Children are more
likey to get killed
by a car on
Halloween than
any night of the
year.
Óiche
shamha
means
halloween
in irish

17. Other names for Halloween,
Samhain, El Día de Los Muertos,
All Saints' Eve.
● Halloween is a time when
people dress up in costumes,
go trick-or-treating and
carve jack-o’-lanterns from
hollowed-out pumpkins.
People dressed in festive
or scary outfits go to
fancy dress parties, where
old-fashioned games like
bobbing for apples in tubs
of water
For trick-or-treating there have
been instances in which sharp
objects or poisons have been
found in candy bars and apples. To
provide an alternative to asking for
candy from strangers, many
communities schedule special,
supervised parties and events at
Halloween.
Fíricí randamach Oíche Shamhna
In the British Isles great
bonfires blazed for the
Celtic festival of
Samhain. Laughing
bands of young people
disguised in grotesque
masks, carved lanterns
from turnips and carried
them through the villages

18. ● The first Jack O Lanterns
were made from turnips
● Halloween originated in Ireland
around 2000 years ago.
● It took Stephen Clarke 24
seconds to carve a pumpkin
● Norm Craven grew a pumpkin
weighing 836 lb.
● In france and Australia they do
not celebrate halloween
● The word witch means wise woman.
● Children are more likely
to be killed in a
pedestrian/car accident
on Halloween than any
other day of the year
OICHE SHAMHNA
BY AODHAN

19. DANIE
L
● Halloween is on at the end of October
(31st).
● Long ago In Ireland, they carved turnips
instead of pumpkins.
● The largest pumpkin ever measured was
grown by Norm Craven, who broke the
world record in 1993 with a 836 lb.
pumpkin.
● The first known mention of trick-or-
treating in print in North America
occurred in 1927 in Blackie, Alberta,
Canada.
● In many countries, such as France and
Australia, Halloween is seen as an
unwanted and overly commercial
American influence.
In ancient times, the holiday
was marked by customs
started by pagans, who were
people who did not believe in
one god. It was believed that
on the last night of October,
the spirits of the dead roamed
the Earth. To scare them
away, the pagans lit
bonfires...
● It was also believed
that if you lit a new
fire in your house,
from the embers of
the sacred bonfire,
that no evil could
enter your house,
whilst the fire stayed
lit.

20. Halloween falls
on the 31st of
October. It is
associated with
witches,pumpkin
s,ghosts bats
and more.
Children go trick
or treating
looking for
sweets.
The most popular
colour during
Halloween is
black. A lot of
people let of off
fireworks during
Halloween.
Children also
dress up during
Halloween.
Kian
The first jack-o-
lanterns were
made from
turnips. Orange
is a symbol of
strength. Black
is a symbol of
death.10% of
children would
only like gum
for Halloween.

21. Cathal F
Halloween
31 of October is the
day for Halloween.
For Halloween many
people go tricker or
treating looking for
sweats.People get
pumpkins for
Halloween.In France
and Austrialia they do
not do Halloween.
50% of children would
rather Chocolate for
Halloween.
TThe first Jack
O’lanterns were acutly
made from
turinips.Halloween is the
second highest grossing
after
christmas.Samhainopho
bia is the fear of
Halloween. Scarecrows,
a popular Halloween
fixture, symbolize the
ancient agriculture roots
of the holiday.

22. HALLOWEEN
joshua
FACTS
Halloween also called all
hallows Eve,takes place on 31
October .It is a time when
people dress up
1) The first Jack
O’Lanterns were actually
made from turnips.
2)Fifty percent of kids
prefer to receive
chocolate candy for
halloween,compared with
24% who prefer non-
chocolate candy and 10%
who preferred gum.
3)Samhainophobia is the
fear of Halloween.

23. Facts on Halloween, if you dare!
❏ Did you know that Jack O'Lanterns
were first made out of turnips!
❏ Halloween is short for Hallows Evening!
❏ Ireland is typically believed to be the
birthplace of Halloween ….
❏ In Mexico the celebrate the Days of the
Dead on Christian holidays All Saints
day which is on November the 1st and
All Souls day which is on November the
2nd!
❏ Días de los Muertos means Days of the
Dead in Mexico!
❏ In the ancient times,holiday was
marked by customs started by the
Pagans how were people who did not
believe in god.
❏ It was apparently believed that the last
day of October (31st) dead spirits
roamed the earth!
Oíche Shamhna dán ag Alisha!
Happy Halloween to all that dare,
With massive mice and gauls staring everywhere !
with one touch of a button I can come to life
But who am I ?
just watch out
I will give you such a fright !
I am long with spiky ears and a belly that will bite
But who am I?
just watch out
I will give you such a fright!
And guess what I will eat you in one bite!
But come to my house I will show you that
everyone is afraid of me…
But who am I ?
just watch out ,
I will give you such a fright!
Just one more thing my name is mite and once
again i will eat you in one bite
but who am I ?
just watch out
I will give you such a fright!!
By Alisha

24. Joe
● The first jack-o-
lanterns were made
from turnips.
The first jack-o-
lanterns were
made from
turnips. ● If you have
Samhainophobia you have
a fear of hallowe'en.
If you have
Samhainophobia
you have a fear
of hallowe'en.
● The largest ever
pumpkin weighed
836lb! it was grown
by Norm Craven and
measured in 1993.
The largest ever
pumpkin weighed
836lb! it was grown by
Norm Craven and
measured in 1993.
● Ireland is believed
to be the birthplace
of Hallowe'en.
Ireland is believed
to be the birthplace
of Hallowe'en.
● The colours associated
with Hallowe'en are
orange and black
The colours
associated with
Hallowe'en are
orange and black.
● Orange meaning
strenght and
endurance. Orange
meaning
strength and
endurance.
● Black meaning
death and
darkness.
Black
meaning
death and
darkness.● Halloween is thought to
have originated around
4000 B.C.
Halloween is
thought to have
originated around
4000 B.C.

25. Halloween falls
on the 31st of
October every
year
Children are
more than likely
to be killed in
road accidents
on Halloween
than any other
night
HALLOWEEN FACTS
Black and
orange are
associated with
Halloween as
orange stands
for the harvest
and autumn and
black stands for
darkness and
death
The word ‘witch’
comes from the old
English word wicce,
meaning wise
woman
Halloween is
believed to have
originated around
4000 B.C., which
means that
Halloween has been
around for about
6000 years
Owls are fondly
associated with
Halloween. In
Medieval Europe,
people thought that
if you heard an
owl’s call it meant
that someone was
about to die
By Caoimhe
Scottish girls
believed if they
hung up a wet
shirt in front of a
bonfire on
Halloween, the
could see images
of their future
husband
According to an old
tradition, if you put
your clothes on
backwards while
walking backwards
down a street on
Halloween, you
would see a witch
at midnight

26. Oíche shamhna
According to tradition, if a person
wears his or her clothes inside out
and then walks backwards on
Halloween, he or she will see a
witch at midnight
Scarecrows, a popular Halloween
fixture, symbolize the ancient
agricultural roots of the holiday
Halloween takes place on October 31st
and is also known as All Hallows’ Eve.
Customs started by pagans marked
the holiday. Halloween is a time where
people dress up, children go trick-or-
treating. Ghosts,witches and vampires
are all popular costumes for children to
dress up as. Homes are decorated
with figures of
witches,bats,spiders,black cats and
pumpkins.
By Katie

27. By Emily
❏ The World's largest Pumpkin is 836 long.
❏ Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.
❏ Black and orange are associated with Halloween.
❏ Orange is a symbol of Strength.
❏ Black is a symbol Of DEath.
❏ The first jack o'lantern was made out of turnips
❏ Children dress up for halloween to scare off evil spirits
❏ The Irish for halloween is Oíche shamhna
❏ Barmbrack is a type of cake the has a ring in it.

28. Halloween
Facts
Jack o Lanterns were
originally made from turnips
not pumpkins.
Ireland is believed to be the
birthplace of Halloween.
Halloween has various
names such as: All Hallows’
Eve, Witches Night,
Lamswool, Snap-Apple
Night, Samhaim, and
Summer’s End.
On Halloween children
like to dress up as scary
characters and go trick or
treating.
In a lot of countries,
Halloween is an
unwanted overly
commercial American
influence.
Americans spend a
lot of money on
Halloween.

29. Kate - Halloween Facts
● Halloween takes place on the 31st of October.
● Halloween is a time of children dressing up and going trick or treating.
● People believed that on the last night of October dead spirits roamed the
world.
● Jack o Lanterns used to be made with turnips.
● Nowadays Jack O Lanterns are made from Pumpkins

30. Hallow’s Eve
Several ancient festivals held in
Autumn help create the night of
freaks and fun, we call Halloween.
Samhain being one, was an ancient
Celtic festival marking the end of the
summer and the start of the
cold,dark winter. The Celts believed
this was a day when the dead could
come back to create chaos in the
lives of the living.
Some people
believe that witches
held one of their
two main meetings
on the 31st of
October.
Samhainophobia
is a fear of
Halloween.
Halloween has also been
known as - Witches Night,
Lamswool and Snap -
Apple Night
for a
In Hong Kong,
Halloween is known as
Yue Lan or ‘The
Festival of Hungry
Ghosts’.
Go raibh maith agat as leamh
agus bíodh Oíche Shamhna
maith agaibh!