The History of Halloween

Watch The history of Halloween on You tube and complete the text. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EtkXnLqPMw Well, its Halloween again and ___________ our neighbourhoods will be full of all kinds of little ghosts and goblins and creatures of the _______________. But have you ever wondered where those ideas came from. Like so many of our celebrations, the traditions of Halloween are deeply rooted in our ______________. And so it all started with the ancient Irish. They celebrated the _______________ of their pastoral year on October 31. They called this festival Samhein and they ____________- that on this night, spirits came from the underworld and roamed the Earth. When Christianity began to influence Irish _____________ around the sixth century, October 31st was made into a harvest festival, celebrating St Martin. The day ___________ this was called All Saints Day or All Hallows Day, so the night before was Hallows Eve or Halloween, a combination of ancient Celtic and Irish lure in a harvest _____________ . I suppose the real symbol of Halloween these days is the Jack olantern. Its ______________ is also Irish. You see, there was this guy named Jack and he had a terrible reputation for playing practical _____________ on people. When he died, he went to the underworld and he dared to play a trick on the ______________. The devil got so mad he kicked him out and _____________ him wonder over the Earth with only the _________________ of a lantern to search for his lost soul. Some say old Jack only had a pumpkin to carry his light in and hence the __________________ Jack olantern. Now we also had Jack to thank for the tradition of trick and treat, because he _______________ such a trickster. Have a save and happy Halloween! Im Alan Smith.

The History of Halloween(transcript) Well, its Halloween again and tonight our neighbourhoods will be full of all kinds of little ghosts and goblins and creatures of the night. But have you ever wondered where those ideas came from. Like so many of our celebrations, the traditions of Halloween are deeply rooted in our past. And so it all started with the ancient Irish. They celebrated the end of their pastoral year on October 31. They called this festival Samhein and they believed that on this night, spirits came from the underworld and roamed the Earth. When Christianity began to influence Irish tradition around the sixth century, October 31st was made into a harvest festival, celebrating St Martin. The day after this was called All Saints Day or All Hallows Day, so the night before was Hallows Eve or Halloween, a combination of ancient Celtic and Irish lure in a harvest festival. I suppose the real symbol of Halloween these days is the Jack olantern. Its history is also Irish. You see, there was this guy named Jack and he had a terrible reputation for playing practical jokes on people. When he died, he went to the underworld and he dared to play a trick on the devil. The devil got so mad he kicked him out and made him wonder over the Earth with only the light of a lantern to search for his lost soul. Some say old Jack only had a pumpkin to carry his light in and hence the name Jack olantern. Now we also had Jack to thank for the tradition of trick and treat, because he was such a trickster. Have a save and happy Halloween! Im Alan Smith.