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1)   True

2)   True

3)   False. The Celts believed the veil was the thinnest during this transition to autumn.

4)     False. That would be the Romans.

5)     True.

6)     True.

7)     False. The Celts went door to door to collect food to offer to their deities. Children also went around collecting kindling and wood for the Samhain bonfire.

8)     True. The custom involves carrying a candle from 11 p.m. to midnight. If your candle stays lit, you’re safe, but if witches blow it out, it’s a bad sign.

9)     True. If the nut popped out of the fire, it was true love, but if the nut stayed in the fire, the relationship would not work out.

10) False, but it’s true in England.

11) True

12) False. As long as the journey is complete before sunset, you’ll be okay.

13) True, according to the superstition.

14) True. As the story goes, his face would appear at their shoulder.

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