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1. Halloween
When do people celebrate Halloween
Where is it celebrated?
Why is it celebrated?
Traditional things to do at Halloween

2. When do people celebrate Halloween?
Halloween is celebrated
every year on
The 31st October.

3. Where is it celebrated?
Originally Halloween is an Irish
tradition but in the 1840's,
Halloween traditions were
brought to America by Irish
immigrants.
Nowadays Halloween is
celebrated in many countries:
The UK, The USA,… and it’s
becoming a fashionable
celebration among children and
young people all around the
world.

4. Why it is celebrated?
It is believed that the origins of Halloween may probably be
found in an ancient, pre-Christian Celtic festival which
honored the dead. The Celts divided their year into four major
holidays and, according to this calendar, the year began on a
day which now corresponds to November 1st on the modern
calendar. The date marked the advent of Winter and, since
the Celts were pastoral people, it was a time when cattle and
sheep were moved to closer pastures and all livestock secured
for the coming months of harsh Winter. It was also a time
when crops were harvested and stored...a date which marked
both an ending and a beginning in a perpetual cycle of life.
This Celtic festival was observed at a time the people called
Samhain...the largest and most significant holiday of the
year...also commonly referred to as "All Hollows" Eve.
For further information visit: www.novareinna.com/festive/hallow.htm

5. Traditional things to do at Halloween
Play “Bob-apple”. This game consists on putting some apples in a
bucket, put your hands behind your back and try to eat and
apple.
Make a Halloween lantern: You have to use a pumpkin. With the
help of a knife you have to make eyes, a nose and a mouth and
put a candle inside the pumpkin.
Wear a Halloween costume: You can be a monster, a witch, a
ghost, a skeleton, a vampire, a bat,…
Play “Trick or Treat”: Children in travel from to house in order
to ask for treats such as and sweets with the question "Trick
or treat?" The "trick" is a threat to perform mischief on the
homeowners or their property if no treat is given.
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For further information visit: wikipedia.com
Halloween-website.com