BRITISH AND AMERICAN FESTIVITIES - HALLOWEEN

CHAPTER 2 - HALLOWEEN

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT

1- When is Halloween celebreted?

2- Where is Halloween celebreted?

3- What are the origins of Halloween?

4- Acording to the Celts, how was the calendar divided?  

5- What did the Celts celebrate during the "Samhain" festivity? When was "Samhain" celebrated?

6- What were the Druids? 

7- What did the Druids do on 31 st October?  

8- What did the Celts believe?

9- What are the colours of Halloween?

10- What is the origin of these colours?  

11- What did the druids believe about black cats?  

12- What happened to the festivity of "Samhain" after the Romans invaded Great Britain?  

13-What did the Romans Catholic Church do with the pre-Christian festivities?

14- Can you tell me some typical Halloween costumes?  

15-What is "bobbing for apples"?  

16-Tell me two popular traditions of U.S.A. Explain them.

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