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| | Term 20: September - December 2008 Term Twenty: Treasure Hunt! (Sept. 2066 - June 2067) | |
10-24-2008, 04:00 PM
| | |  Muggle Studies Lesson 2 - Halloween
As you enter the Muggle Studies classroom, you notice that everything is decorated in a rather festive way. The walls are decorated with such items as spider webs and spiders, vampires, monsters, bats, skeletons, tombstones and other scary items. The desk itself is the centerpiece , with a large pumpkin sitting in the middle of it. The pumpkin has been carved out so that it reveals a scary face, and there is a candle inside it which provides illumination, the light flickering on and off in a rather mysterious way. On the floor beside the desk you notice lots of large grocery size paper bags, but the professor shies you away from these, pushing them aside as if they are a secret. There is also a small broomstick, a rather primitive looking black witches' hat (not the modern sort, but the somewhat old fashioned muggle concept of what a witches' hat should look like), and a picture magazine showing children and adults clad in lots of interesting and colorful costumes. There is also a stack of black and orange colored textbooks towards the front which Professor Dumont invites you to take one of - USA WEEKEND Magazine.
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10-24-2008, 05:17 PM
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Qaz raised her hand and replied, 'Cakes...children asked for cakes' | 
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10-24-2008, 05:17 PM
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"They begged for cakes and recieted prayers for the dead relatives of the people who gave them treats" Vanessa raised her hand as she spoke.
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10-24-2008, 05:17 PM
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Biff had a little time to think to himself. He knows why Sytherins are the hated house. When they have a Nico T . in their house and is mean and rude to people in his own house for no reason, just think how worse he is to the other houses.
Cake, sir" he told the professor.
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10-24-2008, 05:19 PM
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Emily raised her hand and replied "They collected wood used in a sacred bonfire."
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"It was cakes, sir," Rachel said confidently.
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10-24-2008, 05:19 PM
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Marianne raised her hand in the air and said,"They asked for cakes, Professor, and recited prayers for the dead relatives of the people who gave them treats".
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10-24-2008, 05:20 PM
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Piper raised her hand. "They asked for cakes." She said softly.
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10-24-2008, 05:24 PM
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Emily mentally scolded herself. Listen to the question, Em. Wood isn't a treat! She sighed and determined to be more alert from now on so as to avoid further embarrassment.
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10-24-2008, 05:30 PM
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Meredith raised her hand and answered the question. "In the time of the Celts, children went door-to-door, collecting wood for a sacred bonfire that provided light against the growing darkness. " It was something different than the others said, so she wasn't entirely sure.
"In the Middle Ages, they begged for cakes on All Souls' Day and recited prayers for the dead relatives of whomever gavethem treats. They called that soulling." Meredith added.
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10-24-2008, 05:37 PM
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Antonio laughed. "Well, I was going to ask what that practice was called, but since some of you have already answered it I'll give you the points for that and move on. Actually, I want to move back a little bit, to the Celtic celebration known as Samhain. There were three rites associated with that celebration which have carried over to the modern tradition known as Halloween. Does anyone know what any of those three rites are? I'll give a point for each of the correct answers for this question."
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10-24-2008, 05:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slytherin Fox  Antonio laughed. "Well, I was going to ask what that practice was called, but since some of you have already answered it I'll give you the points for that and move on. Actually, I want to move back a little bit, to the Celtic celebration known as Samhain. There were three rites associated with that celebration which have carried over to the modern tradition known as Halloween. Does anyone know what any of those three rites are? I'll give a point for each of the correct answers for this question." "All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day." Nico answered with his hand up.
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"The three rites that the celts used were Costumes, trick or treating and jack-o-laterns," Vannie spoke with her hand in the air
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10-24-2008, 05:39 PM
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Qaz raised her hand and replied, ‘All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, Professor.' | |
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Three rites are
1. Gathering wood for the sacred bonfire.
2. Wearing masks to frighten off spirits
3. carry home embers to relight hearth fire.
Biff very upset about the answers given of Souling. Professor did not ask the question. They should not get points. Oh well, next time he will learn to say more.
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10-24-2008, 05:39 PM
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Anna raised her hand to reply. "Costumes, trick-or-treating and jack-o'-lanterns were the three rites, sir," she said.
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10-24-2008, 05:40 PM
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Emily tentatively raised her hand. "Is on of them wearing masks?" Feeling a bit braver, she continued. "And also children going door-to-door?"
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10-24-2008, 05:42 PM
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Piper riased her hand and said. "The three rites, were costume's trick or treating and jack-o-Lanterns sir." She said quietly.
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10-24-2008, 05:43 PM
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For this, she had to look in the textbook. After she'd found it, Meredith rised her hand and answered "It are All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Together, they were called Hallowmas. The night before came to be called All-hallows Evening, which was eventually shortened to Halloween."
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"Is it dressing up in Costumes, going trick-or-treating and jack-o'-lanterns,"Marianne said, this time unsure of her answer. | |
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10-24-2008, 05:45 PM
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"The three rites were All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, Professor," Rachel answered, feeling a lot more confident with her answers,
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Raising her hand, Liz replies "Are they All Saints' Eve, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day."
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10-24-2008, 05:47 PM
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Qaz was confused...perhaps because she thought of rites in connection with church. Maybe the others were correct.
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Having had misread the text Nicholai shrugged and amended his answer, "Costumes, trick-or-treating and jack-o'-lanterns which led to the three days I mentioned. Apologies for misreading the text, Sir."
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10-24-2008, 05:49 PM
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Oh, this question was quite confusing! A lot of people had different answers, actually Meredith was quite sure that she'd answered it wrong.
She should have to take notes of this very carefully. She began to write the question and the first part of the answer, with under it space for the three rites.
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Astrid smiled and raised her hand and said, "Professor, the three rites, were costume's trick or treating and jack-o-Lanterns."
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