Halloween or Hallowe'en, also known as All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31st of October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
The Scoilnet Halloween themepage is one of the most exciting themepages full of bat facts, slime and Halloween traditions. We also have a wonderful Halloween lesson that has been added to the site this year by Britannica School, which you can check out below.
Read Irish folklore stories about Halloween from the 1930's Dúchas.ie project. Assign your class a project to collect stories from their locality on Halloween customs & traditions both past & present. Students can create and store their project online using www.scoilnet.ie/threads website.
A collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. Access here.
An online space for schools to store and share their student’s oral history projects. Access here.
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