1. Trick or Treat! The History and Traditions of Halloween By Jenny Jordan

2. Origins of Halloween Celts celebrated Samhain, when ghosts of dead return to earth Nov. 1- Celtic new year Oct. 31- Samhain Druids made predictions about future http://www.history.com/content/hallowee n/real-story-of-halloween

3. Origins continued Druids made bonfires Burned crops and animals as sacrifices to Celtic deities Wore costumes of animal heads and skins Tell each other’s fortunes Eventually combined with Roman holiday for the dead

4. Jack O’Lantern Irish myth of Stingy JackStingy Jack Used turnips, potatoes and beets in Ireland and Scotland Pumpkins were first used in the United States Keep away Stingy Jack and evil presences

5. Trick or Treating Originally asked for food and money instead of candy Dressing up in costumes from Ireland and England Way for community to celebrate together

6. Halloween Superstitions Black cats- believed to be witches avoiding being caught Walking under ladders- Ancient Egypt triangles were sacred Set places at dinner table and leave treats out for dead loved ones in Ireland

7. Historic Haunted Places The White House is supposedly haunted by President Lincoln

8. More Haunted Places USS Constellation

9. More Haunted Places U.S. Civil War field Gettysburg

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