History of Halloween

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Across
  1. 3. Today we spend Halloween having _________ fun, not hiding from fairies.
  2. 4. The Celts feared the ________ most of all, a fairy that looked like a yellow eyed horse
  3. 7. Celtic ____________ spread along with Christianity in Europe
  4. 9. Samhain also marked the Celt's _____________.
  5. 12. The European holiday on October 31st: _______________
  6. 13. During Samhain, _________ could reenter the world
  7. 15. Celts wore masks so ____________ would think they were one of them.
  8. 16. The Ancient _________ lived in Ireland and celebrated the festival of Samhain or summer's end.
  9. 17. People wore ________ and lit bonfires to ward off evil spirits.
Down
  1. 1. The ancient Celts were afraid of ___________ and would hide from them.
  2. 2. Turnips were used for the first _____________________.
  3. 5. Halloween became popular in the United States after the Irish _______________ arrived in the 1800s.
  4. 6. To avoid fairies listening and being offended, Celts called them __________________.
  5. 8. ________ were left out to keep the fairies happy.
  6. 10. All Hallows' Eve becomes known as _______________ in the United States.
  7. 11. Priests lit ____________ to drive fairies and spirits away.
  8. 14. They hoped ___________ would lead spirits out of the village.