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Before attending The Halloween Tree, help familiarize your students with some of the vocabulary from the play by connecting the word to the correct definition.
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Gargoyle
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Carvings made to look like monsters laughing or scowling usually found on churches. |
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Ravine
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A deep, narrow, steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water). |
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Feast
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A special meal with large amounts of food or drink. |
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Goblin
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An ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious. |
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Sarcophagus
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A stone container that contains a coffin and an Egyptian mummy. |
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Tomb
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House or burial chamber for dead people. |
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Pyramids
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A large structure built especially in ancient Egypt which contains a tomb or tombs. |
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Samhain
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A pagan festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. |
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Torch
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A flaming light that is made of something which burns brightly and that is usually carried in the hand. |
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Scythe
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A tool with a long curved blade on a long curved handle that is used to mow grass or grain by hand. |
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Pagans
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People who worship many gods or who worship nature and the Earth. |
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Mystery
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Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained. |