When was Halloween started ? - It was started 2,000 years ago., Who was it started by ? - It was started by the Celts., Who started Halloween ? - The Celts did., When did the Celts start Halloween ? - They started it 2,000 years ago., Where was Halloween started ? - It was started in the area now known as Ireland., What was Halloween first called ? - It was called Samhain., When did the Celts celebrate the New Year ? - They celebrated it on November 1st., What did they believe ? - They believed that on the day before the New Year, the ghosts would come to the world of living. They thought the boundaries between the two worlds would blur. , What did they do to protect themselves ? - They celebrated the festival of Samhain : they wore costumes and lit bonfires to ward off the spirits., What does the word "Halloween" mean ? - It means "holy evening"., What did the Celtic priests often do then ? - They made predictions for the long and dark times that lay ahead., What did the Celts use turnips or potatoes for ? - They carved them to make little lanterns., What did they need these lanterns for ? - They needed them to light the way to their homes., What did they light the way to their homes for ? - They lit the way to their homes for the good spirits to enter., What happened to this tradition when the Irish immigrants came to America ? - The pumpkin became the new face of Halloween !,

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