Halloween is a holiday full
of fun and tradition. It is celebrated on October 31. People decorate
their homes with carved pumpkins, images of bats, spiders, skeletons.
Children dress in costumes, visit homes of friends and neighbours and ask
for "treats".
- Use the given links to find out more about
Halloween, its history and how people celebrate it.
- Look up words you do not know in LEO,
an online dictionary.
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| Halloween
History |
Jack O'Lantern
- Who started the custom of putting Jack O'Lanterns
in windows and gardens?
- Which vegetables were originally used for Jack O'Lanterns?
- Why are the vegetable lanterns called Jack
O'Lanterns?
- Why did people place Jack O'Lanterns in windows
and gardens on October 31?
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Trick or Treat
- What is "Trick or Treat?"
- How did "Trick or Treat" begin?
- Why did people wear costumes at Halloween?
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| Halloween
Around the World Today |
Halloween Today
- Where do they play games called "snap'apple"
and "knock-a-dolly"? Describe the games.
- What do children in Scotland have to do to get a
treat?
- Where do they have horse races on All Saints'
Day? Describe another Halloween custom typical of that country.
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