Who Am I?:
Who Am I? Tai Brown
Sophomore
Brooklyn, New York
Criminal Justice
Commuter Student
Common Traditions:
Common Traditions Trick-or-Treat
Bobbing for Apples
Dressing in Costumes
Trick-or-Treat:
Trick-or-Treat European custom called “souling”
Christians would beg for soul cakes
Families would give soul cakes in return for a promise to pray for the family’s relatives
Eventually children adopted the tradition and started given food, candy, money, etc.
Bobbing for Apples:
Bobbing for Apples The Celts were absorbed by the Roman Empire, many rituals of Roman origin began
Worship of Pomona
Apples were served as the fruit of Pomona
Many games of divination involving them entered the Samhain customs
Dressing in Costumes:
Dressing in Costumes Originated w/ European and Celtics
Food ran low in the winter, people were afraid of the dark
On Halloween people thought ghosts were outside their homes
To avoid being recognized they dressed in masks and disguises
Bibliography:
Bibliography www.wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm www.historychannel.com/halloween www.fni.com/heritage/oct97/historyhall
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