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The trail leads across the ocean to two rainy, green countries: Ireland and Scotland. There, more than a thousand years ago, people celebrated a festival called Samhain, marking the end of the harvest and the start of winter's dark half. In Irish it is still spoken as Oiche Shamhna, which means \"the night of Samhain. \"  \nThat word \"harvest\" is the key to understanding what people ate and did on this night. Because the crops were gathered and the cold was coming, families lit huge bonfires on the hills to keep warm and to celebrate together. In Ireland, cooks baked a fruit bread called barmbrack and hid a ring inside the dough, and the person who found the ring in their slice was said to be the next to marry. Imagine biting into a warm slice of raisin bread and feeling a little metal ring against your tooth!  \nA ring baked in bread might surprise you, but the glowing lantern in the window would surprise you even more. Long before pumpkins, children in Ireland and Scotland carved faces into turnips, then set a small candle inside so a spooky light shone out. Turnips are hard and much smaller than pumpkins, so carving one took real muscle and patience. When Irish and Scottish families later moved to America, they found big, soft pumpkins that were far easier to carve, and the jack-o'-lantern we know today was born.  \nThose glowing faces weren't the only thing carried across the sea. In Scotland, going door to door was called \"guising,\" because children dressed in disguise and had to earn their treat by singing a song, telling a joke, or reciting a poem. That little performance is the ancestor of today's\"trick or treat,\" though modern trick-or-treaters usually skip the joke and go straight for the candy! So the next time you knock on a door in costume, you're doing something Scottish kids have done for hundreds of years.  \nCostumes and treats weren't the only games on Samhain night. People bobbed for apples floating in a tub of water, trying to grab one with only their teeth, and this apple game is still played at Halloween parties today. Others hung apples on strings and tried to take a bite without using their hands, which is harder than it sounds. It's a strange thought, but the candy-filled, pumpkin-carving holiday you love began with turnips, bonfires, and a ring hidden in a loaf of bread.  \nHalloween in Ireland and Scotland  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the main idea of the whole passage?\u003Cbr>A. Many Halloween traditions began in Ireland and Scotland long ago.\u003Cbr>B. Barmbrack bread is the most popular food eaten during winter.\u003Cbr>C. Turnips are much harder to carve than soft American pumpkins.\u003Cbr>D. Bobbing for apples is the oldest game played at Halloween. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) Which apple game does the passage say is still played at Halloween parties today?\u003Cbr>A. Tossing apples into a burning bonfire\u003Cbr>B. Carving small faces into red apples\u003Cbr>C. Hiding a ring inside a baked apple\u003Cbr>D. Bobbing for apples floating in a tub of water |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Why did families light huge bonfires on the hills during this festival?\u003Cbr>A. To cook the barmbrack bread that held the hidden ring\u003Cbr>B. To scare away wild animals coming down from the mountains\u003Cbr>C. To keep warm and celebrate together as winter's cold arrived\u003Cbr>D. To signal neighbors that the harvest had finally begun |  |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) How is modern trick-or-treating different from old Scottish guising?\u003Cbr>A. Modern trick-or-treaters sing songs but never wear costumes.\u003Cbr>B. Modern trick-or-treaters carve turnips instead of pumpkins.\u003Cbr>C. Modern trick-or-treaters visit only one house each night.\u003Cbr>D. 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