Introduction
Welcome to the webquest of Halloween!!!
As you know, Halloween is coming! But... what do we know about Halloween? What is the origin of this tradition?
This webquest will help us to discover the history of Halloween: when, why and who start celebrating this holy day.
Task
The aim of this webquest is to get to know the history of Halloween and to familiarize with its vocabulary.
To complete the webquest, you have to do the activities designed in the process window, on the left side column of the webquest.
So, don't fall asleep!!! Let's start!!! Go to the process window, read the activities and start!!!
Process
ACTIVITY Nº 1
Listen to the history of Halloween and answer the following questions.
Go to the following link:
http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-trick-or-treating
1.- What is the origin of Halloween?
a. The festival called "The witch and the vampire"
b. The celtic festival called "Samhain"
c. The history of a man called Ween.
2.- How many years ago did the celtics celebrate the "Samhain"?
a. 500 years ago
b. 2.000 years ago
c. 100 years ago
3.- What day did they celebrate this festival?
a. On the 1st of November.
b. On the 31st of October.
c. On the 2nd of November.
4.- What do they leave in their doors' steps on the 31st October?
a. Food and sweets.
b. Shoes and sweets.
c. Food and wine.
5.- Why do we call "Halloween" to this festivity?
a. Because it is the shorten form to name The Hallows' eve on the 31st October.
b. Because a lot of years ago the celtics celebrated "All Hallows day".
c. Because there was a man called "Ween".
6.- What three traditions were originated in Medieval Britain?
a. Halloween, trik or treating and guising.
b. Trik or treating, Halloween and guising.
c. Trik or treating, souling and guising.
7.- What does "guising" consist on?
a. Dressing up with costumes and accept food, wine and money in exchange of singing, reciting poetry or telling jokes.
b. Dressing up with costumes and accept food, coffee and clothes in exchange of singing, reciting poetry and telling jokes.
c. Dressing up with trousers and accept food, wine and money in exchange of singing, reciting poetry and telling jokes.
WELL DONE! YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THIS ACTIVITY! GO TO THE NEXT AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS!!!
ACTIVITY Nº 2
Read the text and look at the pictures and answer these questions: