Symbols of Halloween Slideshow
Five Halloween symbols — pumpkins, black cats, spider webs, bats, and a haunted house — with captions. Where did each tradition come from?
- Best time
- October
- Format
- Walk through a series of captioned images together
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Symbols of Halloween Slideshow
Five Halloween symbols — pumpkins, black cats, spider webs, bats, and a haunted house — with captions. Where did each tradition come from?
What's inside this slideshow
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The pumpkin: carved lanterns began in Ireland — with turnips!
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The black cat: unlucky in some cultures, LUCKY in others (like Japan and the UK).
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The spider web: spiders spin webs from silk stronger than steel by weight.
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The bat: the only mammal that truly flies — and it eats mosquitoes for us.
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The haunted house: every town seems to have one story. What is yours?
5 captioned slides. You control the pace — or turn on autoplay.
Teacher tips
Ask before each caption: what do you already know about this symbol? Then reveal the caption.
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