Halloween
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- 2. Color that represents death, often paired with orange.
- 6. Also known as huli jing in Chinese folklore, these fox spirits can transform and possess great power.
- 7. Modern activity where children go from house to house for candy.
- 9. All Saints' Day was also known as All ____ Eve.
- 14. This was marked by the end of summer and the beginning of winter.
- 15. Roman festival for the dead that later influenced Halloween.
- 18. A "noisy ghost" that throws objects.
- 21. A supernatural being in Islamic mythology that occupies a parallel world to humans.
- 22. The Arabic name for a legendary sea monster so large that it is mistaken for a landmass.
- 23. A frightening experience during sleep.
- 24. A mythological creature that can turn people to stone with its gaze.
- 25. A small, mischievous sprite from European folklore
- 27. In Slavic mythology, an immortal bird with a woman's head that prophesies the future
- 29. A creature that changes form under a full moon.
- 30. An animated anthropomorphic being from Jewish folklore, made from inanimate matter.
- 31. This monster from Greek mythology has the head and neck of a snake, the body of a leopard, the haunches of a lion, and the feet of a hart
- 34. Just a bunch of bones, rattling around.
- 35. A traditional symbol of Halloween, grown on a vine.
- 36. A common Halloween symbol of witches, associated with superstition.
- 37. This supernatural fowl lives in the bamboo forests and is known for breathing "ghost fire".
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- 1. A being from folklore who subsists by feeding on the life essence of the living.
- 3. A magical container often associated with witches.
- 4. An adjective describing a place with a supernatural presence.
- 5. In Orcadian mythology, a skinless water horse with pestilent breath
- 6. Creature with a human head and a bird-like torso from Buddhist lore
- 8. A type of supernatural creature from Japanese folklore, often depicted with a human-like form and wings.
- 10. A cannibalistic monster from Algonquin folklore.
- 11. A monstrous being from Scandinavian folklore that dwells in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves.
- 12. A half-vampire, half-human hybrid.
- 13. Small creatures often associated with spooky nights.
- 15. The result of a mad scientist's experiment; a famous literary creation.
- 16. The country where the legend of "Stingy Jack" originated.
- 17. In Celtic and Norse mythology, a shape-shifter that takes the form of a seal in water and a human on land
- 19. The original Celtic festival.
- 20. The three-legged crow representing the sun in East Asian mythology
- 22. A reanimated corpse from Haitian folklore
- 26. Worn to ward off spirits
- 28. A bandage-wrapped corpse; a monster from an ancient tomb.
- 32. A folkloric monster, often depicted as an undead creature, from Arabian mythology.
- 33. Eight-legged, part-lion, part-bird beast from Hindu mythology