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3. Naming the night
Halloween has a variety of traditional names in the British Isles where the festival originated. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
A) Allantide
B) Eldereven ü
C) Hop-tu-Naa
D) Pooky Night
An ancient name associated with Halloween is that of the pre-Christian harvest festival Samhain (pronounced approximately “SAH-wen”), which is Irish Gaelic for “summer’s end”. Allantide (Cornwall), Hop-tu-Naa (Isle of Man) and Pooky Night (Ireland) are just some of the regional names for and variants of Halloween.
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