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undreds of years ago, in what is now Great Britain and Northern France, lived people called the Celts. The Celts __________ the sun. The Celts celebrated their New Year on November 1. It was a ________ to mark the end of the time of light and the beginning of the time of _________. On the evening of October 31, the Celts
would put out the ____________ fires in their homes. Their priests, called Druids, would meet and light new fires. They danced and made sacrifices. hen morning dawned, the Druids would give an ember from their fires to each ________ to take home and start new cooking fires. The family received its ember in a _________ carved out of a big turnip. The people believed
these lanterns kept evil spirits away. hile many people in these lands took on new religions over the years, the ________ of the turnip lantern remained. When early settlers came to America, they found pumpkins made good carved lanterns. Find where each missing word belongs.
Standards Link: History: Students understand the origins of holidays.
Which jack-o’-lantern along the path is made using all of these shapes?
Instead of a candle, light your jack-o’-lantern with a glow stick. It’s much safer!
Standards Link: Geometry: Identify geometric objects.
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