Halloween Origins

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Across
  1. 2. a doorway to another world was called a...
  2. 4. ancients celts would dress up as these to disguise themselves and blend in with the dead...
  3. 6. celtic people called the night of the 31st October...
  4. 7. these were left for ill meaning spirits so they would go away...
  5. 9. celtic people had 2 seasons: the light and the...
  6. 11. with a new belief system, Christianity, Sambuinn became known as...
  7. 13. Samhuinn means the end of...
  8. 14. Halloween was no longer a time to speak with but to remember the...
Down
  1. 1. this would happen with the dead on Samhuinn...
  2. 3. these people would take the offerings instead of the dead...
  3. 5. many Scots and Irish emigrated to this place
  4. 8. all the 'who' are celebrated on the 1st November...
  5. 10. sidhe are today called...
  6. 11. Halloween is short for the Eve of All...
  7. 12. this kind of supper was held in complete silence...