Letter 7: Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 8 22 October 2017

1. Complete reading the following Newsletter:
Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 8 22 October 2017

Topics: 
The Irish Origins of Halloween
Jack O’ Lantern
Our Modern Halloween
Halloween on Mill Avenue 

2. In your letter 7, respond to the topics in the Newsletter and answer at least 3~5 study questions. (The more, the better)

3.In your own blog, finish your Letter 7 in response to the newsletter. (Title: Letter 6_____-->your own title, or Response to Newsletter vol.8 no 7)  DUE: 11PM Fri. 27 Oct.)

4.Visit "T" Time, and leave at least  one comment  in no. 7.  Please sign your comments with your first name and your school or your town, (i.e. Melody, ZZSH Taipei) DUE: 11PM Fri. 27 Oct)

Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 8, Study Questions

You must answer the questions in complete sentences. How do you know if it is a complete sentence? You must give enough information from the question so that the teacher can understand your answer without having to look up the question. If you are using quotations from the story as part of your answer, those quotations should be in “quotation marks”

1.     What are origins of our modern celebration of “Halloween”?

2.     Why was the Irish New Year celebrated at this time of year?

3.     Who is Dullahan, and how can you protect yourself from him?

4.     Who might the “visitors” to your door be on Halloween night?

5.     Why is it important that you should show these visitors hospitality?

6.     Who was “Jack of the Lantern”?

7.     Why, today, do we use pumpkins for the lantern?

8.     What happens on Mill Avenue in Tempe on Halloween night?

9.     What are some acceptable “tricks” for Halloween?

10.  How has the modern celebration of Halloween been “toned down”?