Halloween History

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  1. 7. This person is said to have sold their soul to the devil, then tricked the devil out of the deal.
  2. 8. The Roman Catholic Church saw the original Halloween as a pagan tradition. So they turned November 1 into this day.
  3. 11. The location where the first historical record of the original Halloween was found.
  4. 12. An ancient group of people who lived thousands of years ago in what is today the United Kingdom and much of Europe.
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  1. 1. Irish immigrants popularized the use of this vegetable as a jack-o'-lantern.
  2. 2. Celtic priests.
  3. 3. According to one account, witches circled the Earth on the backs of these animals.
  4. 4. Leaving behind this food on your kitchen table is considered a traditional Halloween "gift" that is intended to welcome back dead loved ones and show that you remembered them.
  5. 5. This group of British people believe in magic and witchcraft and still celebrate the original Halloween.
  6. 6. The original Halloween.
  7. 9. It was believed that the longer a piece of skin a person peeled from this fruit, the longer that person would live.
  8. 10. Early jack-o'-lanterns were made of this hollowed out vegetable.