Across
- 1. A day in late October when Romans commemorated the passing of the dead
- 3. For friendly spirits, people would leave trails of candy and lit ____________ to help loved ones find their way back to the spirit world
- 6. Due to the rigid Protestant belief system in America, the celebration of Halloween was extremely ________________
- 8. By 43 A.D. the majority of the Celtic Empire was conquered by the ___________ ____________
- 10. In 1000 AD the church made November 2nd a day to honor the dead
- 12. Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday after ___________________
- 14. Halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and ______________
- 16. Pope Gregory III expanded the festival to include all saints as well as _________________
- 18. To keep ghosts away, people might put this outside of their homes on Halloween.
- 19. Celtic priests were thought to make ___________________ about the future on the night before the New Year
- 20. The poor would beg for food and families would give them ___________ ____________ in return for their promise to pray for the family's dead relatives.
Down
- 2. Where the Celts lived almost 2,000 years ago
- 4. Ancient Celtic festival from which Halloween originates
- 5. Hundreds of years ago, the short days of winter were full of constant ______________
- 7. To avoid being recognized by humans, people would wear ___________ when they left their homes after dark.
- 9. During the Middle Ages, many people believed that witches avoided detection by turning themselves into these creatures
- 11. The symbol of the Roman goddess, Pamona
- 13. The reason millions of Irish fled to America
- 15. Americans spent nearly $500 million on costumes for their _______
- 17. Celts would burn crops and wear these to commemorate the event