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� � � � Listen first and then answer the following questions � 1. With whom did Halloween begin? The ChristiansThe CeltsThe SaxonsThe Europeans 2. When did�the Celtic culture spread across Europe?� More than �years ago. 3. October 31 marked what for the Celts?�the end of summer��the start of the harvest season��the end of the harvest season 4.October 31 was also what for the Celtic people? Their ChristmasTheir new yearA religious dayThe start of winter 5. Who or what walked the earth on October 31 according to the Celtic people? 6. In what century did the Catholic Church tried to merge Samhain with�a Church sanctioned holiday? In the �century. 7. What was this new holiday called? HalloweenSaints DayAll Saints DayOld Saints Day 8. What does Hallowmas mean? Mass of the SaintsMass for the SaintsMass with the Saints � 9. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks: ** The holiday came to��with the wave�of � immigrants�during the �Famine of the s. � 10. What Halloween customs that the Irish bring to North America? Bobbing for �and playing �on . 11. When did Halloween become a dangerous holiday? In the s. 12. Why was it a dangerous holiday back then? a) people were hungryb) People vandalized property and stole moneyc) people vandalized propertyd) People needed moneye) People extortioned their neighbors and friendsb and dc and ea and e 13. What did shop owners and neighbours do to stop the trouble making? They offered��to children. � � � �