(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Halloween began with the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. 🎃👻
The evening before All Saints’ Day became known as All Hallows’ Eve. 🌔🎭
Spirits of the dead were thought to return to earth on the night of Samhain. 🕯️🦉
On Samhain, Celts believed the boundary between the worlds of the living and dead became blurred. 🌑👻
Early Halloween rites focused on honoring and appeasing ancestral spirits. 🙏🧓
Bonfires continued as a central feature in All Hallows’ Eve traditions. 🔥🌕
Bells, fires, and disguises were practical ways to drive away supernatural threats. 🔔🔥
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. 🌟🧙
Samhain rituals included sacrificing crops and animals to Celtic deities. 🐑🌽
Villagers lit large bonfires to ward off wandering spirits and honor ancestors. 🔥🧙
Medieval Europeans believed supernatural beings and ghosts were active on All Hallows’ Eve. 🧙👻
All Hallows’ Eve inherited many customs from the Samhain festival. 👻🔥
Folklore told of Stingy Jack, whose spirit wandered with a lantern after cheating the devil. 🧙🕯️
The merging of Celtic and Christian rituals shaped the origins of Halloween. ✝️🍀
The poor went “souling,” asking for bread in exchange for prayers for departed souls. 🍞👥
Masks and costumes during All Hallows’ Eve kept mischievous spirits at bay. 😷👹
The concept of wandering ghosts was reinforced by medieval folk beliefs. 🧟♂️📜
Villagers used lanterns carved from turnips to frighten away evil spirits. 🕯️🥔
Medieval communities believed the dead could return to settle unfinished business. 👻📜
With the spread of Christianity, the church established All Saints’ Day on November 1. ✝️⛪
Samhain was celebrated to mark the end of the harvest season and the onset of winter. 🌾🍂
The historical development of Halloween spans Celtic pagan, Roman, and Christian influences. 🇮🇪🇮🇹
Romans brought Feralia, a festival honoring the dead, to Celtic regions during their conquest. 🇮🇹💀
Superstitions about witches and omens were common around Samhain and All Hallows’ Eve. 🧙🔮
Soul cakes were baked and distributed to those who went souling. 🍰🤲
The church adapted some Samhain customs for Christian holidays. ⛪🍁
The Roman festival of Pomona, goddess of fruit and trees, introduced apples into Samhain traditions. 🍏🌳
Bells were rung to scare off evil spirits on the eve of All Saints’ Day. 🔔👻
Prayers and vigils for the dead were held on All Hallows’ Eve. 🙏🕯️
Jack-o’-lanterns originated from these carved turnip lanterns in Ireland and Scotland. 🎃🇮🇪
All Saints’ Day sought to replace pagan rituals with Christian observances. 🕊️🙏
Feralia merged with Samhain customs, influencing the early development of Halloween. 💀📜
