Halloween around the world! Objective: The students will be able to distinguish and answer...
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Halloween around the world! Objective: The students will be able to distinguish and answer comprehension questions based on different traditions and the meaning of Halloween in the countries of America, Latin America, and Vietnam. Americ a Latin America Vietnam Comprehensio n Tradition s
Halloween around the world! Objective: The students will be able to distinguish and answer comprehension questions based on different traditions and the
Halloween around the world! Objective: The students will be
able to distinguish and answer comprehension questions based on
different traditions and the meaning of Halloween in the countries
of America, Latin America, and Vietnam. America Latin America
Vietnam Comprehension Traditions
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Latin American Halloween Among Spanish-speaking nations,
Halloween is known as "El Dia de los Muertos." It is a joyous and
happy holiday...a time to remember friends and family who have
died. Officially commemorated on November 2 (All Souls' Day), the
three-day celebration actually begins on the evening of October 31.
Designed to honor the dead who are believed to return to their
homes on Halloween, many families construct an altar in their home
and decorate it with candy, flowers, photographs, fresh water and
samples of the deceased's favorite foods and drinks.
http://www.novareinna.com/festive/world.html America Table of
Contents Vietnam
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American Halloween Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the
night of October 31. The word Halloween is a shortening of All
Hallows' Evening also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve.
Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume
parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns.
http://www.halloweenhistory.org/ LatinAmerica Table of Contents
Vietnam
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Vietnam Halloween Vu-Lan or Wandering Souls' Day is a festival
celebrated by all Vietnamese. When a person dies it is believed
their soul goes to hell where it is judged and, depending on the
person's behavior on earth, is sent to heaven or kept in hell.
Souls in hell can gain release by the prayers of the living.
Wandering Souls' Day is the best time for these rituals. Hell's
gates are opened at sunset and the naked hungry souls fly out,
returning to the family altars. Tables are spread with a meal for
the ancestors and 'wandering souls', and incense sticks and votive
papers are burned. This takes place in large rooms or outdoors so
there is plenty of room for the 'wandering souls' who have no
relatives, or whose relatives have forgotten them.
http://www.jackolanterns.net/vietnamesehalloween.html LatinAmerica
Table of Contents America
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Traditional Halloween Activities DIRECTIONS: After reading the
tradition click on the picture that most likely corresponds with
the description. 1)Many children and adults enjoy dressing up in
costumes and being another person or object for one night. 2)A well
known image of Halloween is the ghost. NO YES NO YES
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What do you know about Halloween? DIRECTIONS: Answer the
following questions. If you get it right you are allowed to earn
some candy by trick or treating! 1) In America what day of the year
does Halloween always fall on? 2) What do the Vietnamese call their
day of Halloween? 3) How long does the celebration of El Dia de los
Muertos last in Latin American countries? November 1stOctober
31stNovember 2nd El Dia de los Muertos All Hallows Eve Wandering
Souls' Day 1 day3 days4 days
