Halloween
Across
- 5. Bone symbol often seen on Halloween decorations
- 6. Name of the man from the legend that inspired jack-o’-lanterns
- 7. Old European custom that inspired trick-or-treating
- 9. The night before All Saints’ Day was called “All Hallows’ ___”
- 10. Ancient Celtic festival that inspired Halloween
- 12. The day on which Halloween is celebrated
- 15. Fruit traditionally used for fortune-telling games like bobbing
- 17. The word “witch” comes from an Old English term meaning “wise ___”
- 19. A full one is said to make spirits more active on Halloween
- 20. Halloween marks the halfway point between autumn equinox and winter ___
Down
- 1. Old Scottish and Irish practice of performing tricks for food
- 2. Author who created the famous vampire Count Dracula
- 3. Before pumpkins, people in Ireland carved this root vegetable
- 4. Animal believed to bring bad luck if seen on Halloween
- 8. Country that celebrates a similar holiday called “Day of the Dead”
- 11. The 1978 horror film that shares its name with the holiday
- 13. Country where Halloween originated
- 14. Original purpose of Halloween costumes was to scare these away
- 16. Autumn crop that replaced turnips for carving in America
- 18. Being from the underworld tricked by Stingy Jack