2. General information about
holiday
Halloween is a holiday annually celebrated on
October 31 st. Some people hold Halloween
parties on or around this date.The hosts and
guests often dress up as skeletons, ghosts or
other scary figures.
3. The history
Halloween has its origins in pagan festivals held
around the end of October in England, Wales,
Scotland and Ireland. People believed that, at this
time of year, the spirits of dead people could come
'alive' and walk among the living. They thought that
it was important to dress up in costumes . Halloween
used to be called All Hallows Eve, or the day before
All Saints' Day.
4. Symbols
The colors orange and black are very
popular. Other symbols are pumpkin
lanterns, witches, wizards, ghosts,
skeletons, spirits and characters from
horror films. Animals connected with
the festival are bats, spiders and black
cats.
6. How do people celebrate
Halloween?
Children play different kinds of games
such as catching apples from the lines.
They decorate old buildings with
special decorations to play hide and
seek.
7. How do people celebrate
Halloween?
Some children go trick-or-treating. This means
that they dress up and go to other peoples'
houses, knocking on the door for treat of sweets
or a snack. Halloween celebrations include parties
where guests are often arrive in a costume to
reflect the day's theme. Other people gather
together to watch horror films at home or at a
cinema.
