Halloween

HALLOWE’EN

OriginsHalloween began two thousand years ago mainly in Ireland, UK and Northern France with the ancient religion of the Celts.

On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.

When Christianity spread into Celtic lands, All Saints' Day, was introduced to replace this pagan festival.

But people didn´t forget their early customs.

In 19th century, millions of Irish emigrants poured into America as a result of the potato famine. They brought with them their traditions .

Today Halloween is a fun holiday

Children wear funny or scary costumes

Today´s Halloween

Children knock on doors and say “Trick or treat!”

People give them candies.

Bobbing for apples is a popular game at Halloween parties.

Halloween vocabulary

Haunted house

spider

bat ghost

Halloween vocabulary

skeleton mummy

goblin

witch

Halloween vocabulary

pumpkins

Jack O´lantern

Have a tricky and

scary Halloween!