Un poco de historia y contenido para que no sea sólo decoraciones

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbK_iyC0FXM

2. • Halloween changed throughout history.
• Over 3,000 years ago people called the Celts
lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts
of France.
• November 1 was their New Year's Day.

3. • They believed that the night
before the New Year Day
(October 31) was a time when
the living and the dead came
together.
• The spirits of the dead came to
visit their friends and family.

4. • More than a thousand
years ago the Christian
church named November 1
All Saints Day (also called
All Hallows).
• This was a special holy day
to honour the saints and
other people who died for
their religion. The night
before All Hallows was
called Hallows Eve
• Later the name was
changed to Halloween

5. • Like the Celts, the Europeans
of that time believed that the
spirits of the dead would visit
the living on Halloween.
• They worried that evil spirits
would cause problems or hurt
them. So on that night people
wore costumes that looked
like ghosts or other evil
creatures.
• They thought that if they
dressed like that, the spirits
would think they were also
dead and would not hurt
them.

6. • The tradition of
Halloween was
carried to America
by the immigrating
Europeans.
• There some of the
traditions changed a
little.
For example, on Halloween in Europe some people
would carry lanterns made from turnips. In America,
pumpkins were more common. So people began
putting candles inside them and using them as
lanterns. That is why you see Jack 'o lanterns today.

7. • Now adults and children dress up in costumes
like people did a thousand years ago.
• Now instead we don’t worry about evils pirits,
People go from house to house. People knock
on doors and say "trick or treat.”
The origin of trick-or-treating
is also a Celtic tradition. Poor
children in Britain and Ireland
went door-to-door on All
Hallows Eve. Children promise
to pray for the dead and
received food in exchange.

8. Jack-o’-Lanterns
• There are many legends
surrounding the Jack’-o’-
Lantern and where he got his
name. However, the tradition
began people believing that
carving scary faces onto
turnips would frighten away
evil spirits. The tradition
turned to pumpkins in America
because pumpkins were more
plentiful—and much easier to
carve.

9. Witches, Cats, Ghosts, and Skeletons,
Oh My!
• The Celts, especially Irish Celts, believed in
Banshees (spirits of the forest and the night).
They brought this tradition to America.
• The Celtic priests had convinced people that
black cats were spirits of humans gone bad.
• The old idea of death and evil spirits started
another tradition: skeletons, ghost, bats, black
cats and witches.
• All of them are now popular symbols of
Halloween.

10. Vats and vampires
• Bats are flying mammals. They have
an appearance which many people
find ugly or frightening.
• Because bats are nocturnal they have
an automatic association with things
that are dark and evil.
• Bats are the only mammals that flight.
• Most bats eat insects, some eat fruit,
and a few bats eat(drink) blood.
• This led Bram Stoker to write that
they could be transformed vampires.

11. Videos
SONGS
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu_Tpf_yGuo
"Halloween Night" is a children's Halloween song designed to give kids a gentle
introduction to Halloween and the traditional creatures/monsters associated with
the celebration. We hope you enjoy the video! Happy Halloween!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNX9FIErXg8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gZy-vQ0RnQ
Simple and enjoyable. Lots of vocabulary.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpvuqj5nv6U
Based on the song "Dem Bones," use "The Skeleton Dance" to practice parts of the
body and left/right with young learners.
ARTICLE ABOUT MONSTERS AND NIGHT CREATURES
• http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Halloween/Monsters/Halloween-Bats.html