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HALLOWEEN HISTORYHALLOWEEN HISTORY

By: AishaBy: Aisha

WHEN DID AMERICANS START WHEN DID AMERICANS START CRLEBRATING HALLOWEEN?CRLEBRATING HALLOWEEN?

MANY EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS WHO MANY EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE 17OOs BROUGHT THEIR HALLOWEN 17OOs BROUGHT THEIR HALLOWEN CUSTOMS WITH THEM. THE HOLIDAY CUSTOMS WITH THEM. THE HOLIDAY REALLY TOOK OFF WHEN A SURGE OF REALLY TOOK OFF WHEN A SURGE OF IRISH IMMIGRANTS CAME TO THE US IRISH IMMIGRANTS CAME TO THE US IN THE MID-1800s.IN THE MID-1800s.

WHY DO WE CARVWE JAKE-O’- WHY DO WE CARVWE JAKE-O’- LANTERSLANTERS

NO ONE IS SURE WHY HOW THIS NO ONE IS SURE WHY HOW THIS TRADITION STARTED.TRADITION STARTED.

THE IRISH AND SCOTTISH USED TO THE IRISH AND SCOTTISH USED TO MAKE LANTERS FOR SAMHAIN BY MAKE LANTERS FOR SAMHAIN BY PLACING CANDELS IN HOWLLOWED-PLACING CANDELS IN HOWLLOWED-OUT TURNIPS.OUT TURNIPS.

WHY DO PEOPLE TRICK OR WHY DO PEOPLE TRICK OR TREAT?TREAT?

TRICK OR TREAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO TRICK OR TREAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO MANY ANCIENT TRADITIONS.MANY ANCIENT TRADITIONS.

ONE TOOK PLACE ON HALLOWS’ DAY ONE TOOK PLACE ON HALLOWS’ DAY IN ENGLAND. POOR PEOPLE WOULD IN ENGLAND. POOR PEOPLE WOULD DRESS IN COUSTUMES AND KNOCK ON DRESS IN COUSTUMES AND KNOCK ON DOORS OF RICH.DOORS OF RICH.

HALLOWEEN PICTURESHALLOWEEN PICTURES

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DEDICATED TO…DEDICATED TO… MS. PICKERT!MS. PICKERT!