HALLOWEEN

THE STORY OF HALLOWEEN STARTED IN ANCIENT TIMES WHEN THE CELTS LIVED IN

BRITAIN AND IRELAND. ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 31, THEY CELEBRATED THE CHANGE

FROM SUMMER TO WINTER. THEY ALSO BELIEVED THAT EVIL SPIRITS ROAMED THE EARTH. TO

FRIGHTEN THESE SPIRITS AWAY, THE CELTS DRESSED UP AS WITCHES AND GHOSTS AND LIT HUGE

BONFIRES.

IN THE 1800S, HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS SPREAD FROM BRITAIN TO THE UNITED STATES.

NOWADAYS, ON OCTOBER 31, BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN CHILDREN WEAR MASKS AND DRESS AS

GHOSTS, WITCHES, AND OTHER CHARACTERS. THEY OFTEN HAVE A PARTY AT SCHOOL. IN THE EVENING

THEY WEAR AND COSTUMES AND GO TO THEIR NEIGHBORS’ HOUSE. WHEN THE NEIGHBORS OPEN THE

DOOR, CHILDREN SHOUT: “TRICK OR TREAT”. THEY USUALLY GET CANDY, COOKIES AND FRUIT AS A

TREAT. IF THEY DON’T GET A TREAT, THEY PLAY A TRICK ON THEIR NEIGHBORS: THEY MAY SOAP

WINDOWS, MISPLACE GARDEN TOOLS AND SO ON.

IN LARGE CITIES, ADULTS ALSO WEAR MASKS AND COSTUMES AT HALLOWEEN PARTIES AT NIGHT.

THE TRADITIONAL HALLOWEEN COLORS ARE ORANGE AND BLACK. THE MOST TYPICAL SYMBOL IS THE

JACK-O’-LANTERN: A HOLLOWED PUMPKIN WITH A CARVED FACE AND A CANDLE INSIDE.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FOR ALL!!!

KISSES TEACHER KEILA