This bingo card has a free space and 33 words: Halloween began with the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. 🎃👻, Samhain was celebrated to mark the end of the harvest season and the onset of winter. 🌾🍂, On Samhain, Celts believed the boundary between the worlds of the living and dead became blurred. 🌑👻, Spirits of the dead were thought to return to earth on the night of Samhain. 🕯️🦉, Villagers lit large bonfires to ward off wandering spirits and honor ancestors. 🔥🧙, Samhain rituals included sacrificing crops and animals to Celtic deities. 🐑🌽, People wore animal skins and masks during Samhain to disguise themselves from ghosts. 🐻😷, Druids played a key role in leading the Samhain ceremonies and divination rituals. 🌟🧙, Romans brought Feralia, a festival honoring the dead, to Celtic regions during their conquest. 🇮🇹💀, Feralia merged with Samhain customs, influencing the early development of Halloween. 💀📜, The Roman festival of Pomona, goddess of fruit and trees, introduced apples into Samhain traditions. 🍏🌳, With the spread of Christianity, the church established All Saints’ Day on November 1. ✝️⛪, All Saints’ Day sought to replace pagan rituals with Christian observances. 🕊️🙏, The evening before All Saints’ Day became known as All Hallows’ Eve. 🌔🎭, All Hallows’ Eve inherited many customs from the Samhain festival. 👻🔥, Medieval Europeans believed supernatural beings and ghosts were active on All Hallows’ Eve. 🧙👻, Prayers and vigils for the dead were held on All Hallows’ Eve. 🙏🕯️, The poor went “souling,” asking for bread in exchange for prayers for departed souls. 🍞👥, Soul cakes were baked and distributed to those who went souling. 🍰🤲, The concept of wandering ghosts was reinforced by medieval folk beliefs. 🧟♂️📜, Villagers used lanterns carved from turnips to frighten away evil spirits. 🕯️🥔, Jack-o’-lanterns originated from these carved turnip lanterns in Ireland and Scotland. 🎃🇮🇪, Folklore told of Stingy Jack, whose spirit wandered with a lantern after cheating the devil. 🧙🕯️, Masks and costumes during All Hallows’ Eve kept mischievous spirits at bay. 😷👹, Superstitions about witches and omens were common around Samhain and All Hallows’ Eve. 🧙🔮, Bells were rung to scare off evil spirits on the eve of All Saints’ Day. 🔔👻, Bonfires continued as a central feature in All Hallows’ Eve traditions. 🔥🌕, Medieval communities believed the dead could return to settle unfinished business. 👻📜, The merging of Celtic and Christian rituals shaped the origins of Halloween. ✝️🍀, The church adapted some Samhain customs for Christian holidays. ⛪🍁, Early Halloween rites focused on honoring and appeasing ancestral spirits. 🙏🧓, Bells, fires, and disguises were practical ways to drive away supernatural threats. 🔔🔥 and The historical development of Halloween spans Celtic pagan, Roman, and Christian influences. 🇮🇪🇮🇹.
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