The History of Halloween

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  1. 5. This was the name of the day before All Hallowmas
  2. 7. This began to plague many community Halloween celebrations during the 1920s and 30s
  3. 8. These were worn originally so that ghosts would mistake people for other spirits
  4. 9. The Celts lived mostly in the modern lands of the United Kingdom, northern France, and ___
  5. 10. During the Middle Ages, superstitions believed that witches turned themselves into these creatures to avoid detection
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  1. 1. Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday in the United States after this holiday
  2. 2. This colonial region of America did not practice Halloween traditions due to their strict Protestant beliefs
  3. 3. These were lit so that ghosts could find their way back to the spirit world
  4. 4. This was a day created by Pope Gregory III meant to honor saints that ended up adopting current Halloween traditions
  5. 6. Halloween originates from this Celtic holiday where people lit bonfires in an attempt to ward of spirits