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“Trick or treating” and telling ghost stories influence our modern traditions.  On the History website it stated, “Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of “souling,” when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November 2).”  History also states, “Since ancient times, ghost stories—tales of spirits who return from the dead to haunt the places they left behind—have figured prominently in the folklore of many cultures around the world.”

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~"Halloween History." HalloweenHistoryorg. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

~History.com Staff. "History of Ghost Stories." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

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Ghost stories

| have figured prominently in the folklore of many cultures around the world. evidence “have figured prominently in the folklore of many cultures around the world.”

http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/historical-ghost-stories

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Ghost Stories- Since ancient times, ghost stories tales of spirits who return from the dead to haunt the places they left behind - have figured prominently in the folklore of many cultures around the world.

https://goo.gl/95ZIKp

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when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November 2)¨

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Day of the Dead takes place on November 2, a three-day celebration that begins on the evening of October 31. The celebration honors the dead who, it is believed, return to their earthly homes on Halloween. Many families construct an altar to the dead in their homes to honor deceased relatives and decorate it with candy, flowers, photographs, samples of the deceased’s favorite foods and drinks, and fresh water.

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Warlocks аnd witches have bееn associated wіth Halloween fоr а long time now. Legends talk аbоut witches gathering twice а year whеn thе season’s change. Thе first gathering wаѕ held оn April 30th, whісh іѕ thе eve оf Mау Day аnd thе оthеr оn thе eve оf October 31st, whісh іѕ All Hallow’s day.

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they make halloween fun and the the ghost are usally famous people who haunt there houses and they haunt who ever go in there house

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USA grow 1,500,000 billion pumkins a year

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Samhain was celebrated on November 1.
Turned Samhain into All Saints day, then turned All Saints day into All Hallows Day and then that was turned into Halloween.
Turned Samhain into All Saints day, then turned All Saints day into All Hallows Day and then that was turned into Halloween.
History of Halloween

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Samhan was celebrated on November 1st.
Turned in to all Saints day which turned into All Hallows day.
Since ancient times, ghost stories—tales of spirits who return from the dead to haunt the places they left behind—have figured prominently in the folklore of many cultures around the world. A rich subset of these tales involve historical figures ranging from queens and politicians to writers and gangsters, many of whom died early, violent or mysterious deaths.

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Jack tricked the devil by using the Cross against him and said not to claim his soul into Hell and not to bother him.  The devil kept his word so he could be released out of the traps Jack set.  Once Jack died, God would not accept his soul and the Devil could not either so Jack roamed the Earth with a piece of coal to light the way.

Jack o' Lanterns come from jack's name.

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Halloween Ghost Stories

Places that are haunted are usually believed to be associated with emotion in the ghost’s past.  Also signs of haunting range from strange noises, lights, odors or breezes to the displacement of objects, bells that ring spontaneously or musical instruments that seem to play on their own.

All about the pumpkin
There are at least 500 seeds in a pumpkin.  One million pumpkin are grown each year.  Food and wine were mistaken for ghosts

Television Networks, 2009. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

"History of Halloween." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

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One cultural traditions influence our modern traditions like a Jack o lantern. The cultural tradition was an Irish myth called Stinging Jack to later turn into our modern tradition of a jack o lantern. In the text it says, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years. After Jake dies the legend continues about Stingy Jack. Now they say Jack roamed the Earth so jack o lanterns represent him. My answer relates to this evidence because my evidence shows you why we use jack o lanterns so and my claim tells you how that tradition influenced ours today.

"Halloween History." HalloweenHistoryorg. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

History.com Staff. "History of the Jack O’ Lantern." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

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We called carved pumpkins Jack O Lanterns because of the ghost of Jack. Jack asked the devil to turn him into money so they could pay for drinks. The devil never turned him back into a man. After time Jack turned into a ghost. The light in the pumpkins represent Jack.

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Jack O' Lanterns

People carve pumpkins and put lights in them to form Jack O' Lanterns. They usually carve faces specifically scary to ward off the evil ghost. Neighbors gather around houses and watch the pumpkins faces light up! Jack O' Lanterns are an annual tradition.  http://www.historycccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc.com/topics/halloween/jack-olantern-history

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The holiday is thought to date to the Iron Age (around 800-600 B.C.), when the Celts and Gauls ruled parts of Great Britain and Northern France. October 31 marks the last day of the Celtic calendar, and for Celtic-folklore believers, Halloween was a day of celebration before winter, which brought the death of life and nature, and the harvest.

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Cultural traditions influence our modern traditions like trick or treating and jack o lanterns. Trick or treating for Halloween is to scare away the dead. People dress up to scare away the dead. People carve pumpkins for Halloween. The cultural influence is that the faces that are carved into pumpkins scare away the devil. A long time ago they used potatoes.

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Cultural traditions influence our modern traditions. For example, dressing up in costumes influences modern traditions. In the article Halloween History, it says “The practice of dressing up in costumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays goes back to the Middle Ages, and includes Christmas wassailing.” Dressing up on Halloween goes back to the Middle Ages, when poor kids would dress up and go door to door asking and begging for treats.

"Halloween History." HalloweenHistoryorg. Halloween History, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

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“The practice of dressing up in costumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays goes back to the Middle Ages.”

“Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of “souling,” when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November 2).”

“The practice of dressing up in order to obtain candy.”

"Halloween History." HalloweenHistoryorg. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

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The Celts cultural traditions influence our modern traditions.  The theme of halloween influences is Halloween is a holiday in which people dress up and go door to door getting candy that began with the Celts. In the text “Holloween Costumes” by the history channel it states that  “ Over the millennia the holiday transitioned from a somber pagan ritual to a day of merriment, costumes, parades and sweet treats for children and adults.” This states that people dress up and get/eat candy as a halloween tradition.
"Halloween History." HalloweenHistoryorg. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.
History.com Staff. "History of Halloween." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

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Halloween

Ghost Stories

Places, haunted usually are  believed to be associated with emotion in the ghost’s past

A person’s spirit exists separately from his or her body

People usually tell their kids about ghost on Halloween before they leave to go trick or treating or before going to bed

Carving Pumpkins on Halloween and Trick or Treating

One million pumpkins are grown each year

Each pumpkins has 500 seeds

Families dress up and goes trick or treating every year

Families carve pumpkins and put lights in it then puts it outside their house.

History.com Staff, History Staff. "History of Ghost Stories." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

History. "All About the Pumpkin." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.

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The carving of the pumkin (they do it to scare away demons.

They carve faces

They carve out the insides so they can light it to illuminate the face

“Modern Halloween comes from the Irish festival Samhain, an occasion that marked the passage from the summer harvest season to the dark of winter. Tradition dictated huge bonfires be built in fields, and it was believed that fairy spirits lurked in the shadows. To distract these spirits from settling into houses and farms, people would carve rudimentary faces into large turnips, and set candles inside. The turnip lanterns would rest along roadways and next to gates, to both light the way for travelers and caution any passing fairies against invading.”

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72% admit they hand out candy for halloween
90%  of parents admit they steel their kids childrenBetween ages 5-13
30% of kids say they sort their candy afterwards
50% of people decorate their yards