HALLOWEEN

Halloween is a holiday

in the United States. It´s the

night of all saints 31st

October.

For many people in

North America it´s very

popular holiday.

History

This holiday is of Celtic

origin. Kelts celebrated

Halloween as last day of the

year.

Symbol of halloween

It´s a tradicion to have a

jack-o´-lantern. A jack-o´-

lantern is a pumpkin with a

face. Children buy a nice orange

pumpkin and cut some face.

Then they take a candle and put

it inside.

Halloweens customs

Children don´t study during

this holiday. In the afternoon they

have a party at school. They dance,

drink, eat and so on. In the evening

they go to the streets with their

friend.

Children usually wear a

frightening costumes and

masks. They dress as witches,

skeletons, ghosts, mummies,

frankensteins monsters or

anything frightening.

Children visit their friends

and neighbors houses.

They go from house to

house and yell: „Trick or treat“.

The neighbors come to their

doors to see the monsters and

give them sweets.

But when they don´t give

some sweets, children play a

trick on the neighbors. For

example, they draw something

on the door and on the window

with toothpaste or they hang

toilet paper in neighbors trees.

Karolína Veselá