{"data":{"contentfulPost":{"title":"5 Video Lessons to Celebrate Fall Holidays With Your Students","description":"Looking for some video lessons to learn more about the many holidays celebrated in fall? This Edpuzzle Original collection includes lessons on Halloween, Diwali, Rosh Hashanah, and more!","metaDescription":"Looking for some video lessons to learn more about the many holidays celebrated in fall? This Edpuzzle Original collection includes lessons on Halloween, Diwali, Rosh Hashanah, and more!","slug":"fall-holidays-video-lessons","minutesReading":3,"publishDate":"2023-10-25T10:00+02:00","tags":["Edpuzzle Originals"],"body":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>How much do you and your students know about the following fall holidays? Check out these trivia questions to test your knowledge!</p>\n<ol>\n<li>What do the Hebrew words Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mean?</li>\n<li>Which Celtic festival evolved into the holiday we now know as Halloween?</li>\n<li>How many days does Diwali last?</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Find the answers at the bottom of the post, and read on to explore our fall holidays collection of Edpuzzle Original video lessons!</p>\n<h3>A Video Lesson on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur</h3>\n<p>The dates of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur change yearly, but they always fall during the months of September and October. </p>\n<p>Through this video lesson, students will explore the religious and cultural significance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and discover some common ways these Jewish holidays are observed.</p>\n<p><strong>Video length:</strong> 5 mins. 46 secs.</p>\n<iframe width=\"470\" height=\"404\" src=\"https://edpuzzle.com/embed/media/64b90d62c6ccbb3d761f6dc1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\n<p><a href=\"https://edpuzzle.com/edpuzzle-originals/64b90d62c6ccbb3d761f6e44?utm_medium=referral&#x26;utm_source=blog&#x26;utm_campaign=2023_fall-holidays&#x26;utm_content=rosh-hashanah-yom-kippur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log in and copy video.</a></p>\n<h3>A Halloween Video Lesson</h3>\n<p>Frightfully fun and eerily educational, this video lesson lets students examine how modern Halloween traditions connect with traditions throughout the past and around the world.</p>\n<p>It’s suitable for elementary through high school students so take a look to see how it can work in your class!</p>\n<p><strong>Video length:</strong> 5 mins. 46 secs.</p>\n<iframe width=\"470\" height=\"404\" src=\"https://edpuzzle.com/embed/media/634eb65fced3fe3d523265e1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\n<p><a 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and copy video.</a></p>\n<h3>A Thanksgiving Video Lesson</h3>\n<p>Celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, Thanksgiving is the last of our video lessons in the fall holidays collection.</p>\n<p>Here students will discover what really happened on the first Thanksgiving and explore contemporary understandings of the holiday.</p>\n<p><strong>Video length:</strong> 7 mins. 28 secs.</p>\n<iframe width=\"470\" height=\"404\" src=\"https://edpuzzle.com/embed/media/634e7d20907c3a3d28a69818\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>\n<p><a href=\"https://edpuzzle.com/edpuzzle-originals/634e7d20907c3a3d28a69890?utm_medium=referral&#x26;utm_source=blog&#x26;utm_campaign=2023_fall-holidays&#x26;utm_content=thanksgiving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log in and copy video.</a><br><br></p>\n<p>Finally, without further ado, here are the answers to the trivia questions!</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Rosh Hashanah means “head of the year” and Yom Kippur translates to “day of atonement.”</li>\n<li>Samhain was the Celtic festival that Halloween has its roots in.</li>\n<li>Diwali lasts for five days.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>We hope you and your students enjoy these video lessons, and happy fall holidays!</p>"}},"callToAction":{"title":"See all fall holidays video 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