Halloween

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Halloween

• Origins of Traditions

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Common Traditions

• Trick-or-Treat
• Bobbing for Apples
• Dressing in Costumes

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Trick-or-Treat

• European custom called souling
• Christians would beg for soul cakes
• Families would give soul cakes in return for a
  promise to pray for the familys relatives
  
• Eventually children adopted the tradition and
  started given food, candy, money, etc.

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Bobbing for Apples

• The Celts were absorbed by the Roman Empire, many
  rituals of Roman origin began
  
• Worship of Pomona
• Apples were served as the fruit of Pomona
• Many games of divination involving them entered
  the Samhain customs

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Dressing in Costumes

• Originated w/ European and Celtics
• Food ran low in the winter, people were afraid of
  the dark
  
• On Halloween people thought ghosts were outside
  their homes
  
• To avoid being recognized they dressed in masks
  and disguises

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Bibliography
www.wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm
www.historychannel.com/halloween
www.fni.com/heritage/oct97/historyhall
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