History of Halloween for Kids | Fun Facts About Halloween

Want to learn about the history of Halloween? Watch our History of Halloween for Kids video. Did you learn anything new about Halloween? Watching videos like Fun Facts About Halloween is a great way to teach your kids or students about the holiday! It is also a fun way to learn general knowledge and new vocabulary about Halloween. Tell us what new information you learned about Halloween. Also, be sure to like this video and subscribe to our channel for more holiday teaching resources like history, vocabulary, quizzes, activities, and lesson plans. ------- • ESL Halloween Games, Activities, Worksheets & Lesson Plans: https://www.eslactivity.org/halloween-esl-activities/ ------- Other types of ESL Halloween Activities • Halloween Trivia Game (30 questions & 5 bonus questions) : https://youtu.be/ujv72vhgMT0 • Halloween Vocabulary Quiz : https://youtu.be/Hyh8ttnWqcg ------ Want more fun and engaging holiday activities for ESL Students? Check out my book: https://amzn.to/3insSB5 https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ https://www.instagram.com/jackie.bolen/ https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithjackie?lang=en #teachingenglishwithjackie #learningenglishwithjackie # #eslactivities #classroomgames #esl ------------------------------------------------------- Even more Ideas for the TEFL Classroom: https://eslactivity.org -------------------------------------------------------- • Watch a Halloween history animation by @Past To Future https://youtu.be/uyxadwwT2lE Timestamp 0:00 Intro 0:16 History of Halloween 1:45 When is Halloween? 1:55 Who Celebrated Halloween? 2:10 Fun Facts About Halloween 2:54 Outro Transcription History of Halloween Halloween was first celebrated by the Celtic people in Ireland and Scotland. At the time, the name of the celebration was called Samhain. Samhain was an event to celebrate the harvest and the start of winter. But it was also a time when people thought ghosts came out. People were very scared of ghosts. So, they dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off evil spirits. Later, when the Romans invaded the Celts, they realized their celebration for the dead was around the same time as Samhain. So, the Romans combined the two festivals, and that tradition became modern-day Halloween. When is Halloween? October 31st Who Celebrates Halloween? Everyone around the world! But it's especially popular in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Fun Facts About Halloween Famous magician Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926. Halloween is one of the most commercially successful holidays in North America. Americans purchase around 600 million pounds of candy each year for Halloween. Trick or Treating became part of American popular culture by 1951. Originally, Jack-o’-lanterns were carved from turnips instead of pumpkins. Tags: History of Halloween, Halloween's history, Halloween traditions, Halloween for kids, Halloween history, all about Halloween, Halloween stories