Treasure Hunt on Halloween

Treasure Hunt on Halloween

There are many different Halloween traditions around the world. Go to:

http://www.jackolanterns.net/traditions.htm and look for information to answer these questions.

 

1. What do they call ‘All Souls Week’ in Austria?

 2. What do the ‘hungry ghosts’ in China want?

 3. In Japan, people remember their dead relatives in the O-Bon festival.

What does ‘O-Bon’ mean?

 4. In Scotland they don’t make jack-o-lanterns from pumpkins.

What vegetables do they use?

 5. In Nigeria, the Odo Festival marks the return of the dead (odo) to those

still living. How many stages does the Odo Festival have?

Other activities:

 

Read a horror story at:

http://spinetinglers.co.uk/default.aspx

 

Find a Halloween recipe at:

http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-recipes/