Halloween has origins in pagan traditions honoring the dead. It was converted by Christians to All Saints Day on November 1st. Typical Halloween traditions include costumes of ghosts, witches and other characters. Urban legends like haunted dolls are part of Halloween culture. Decorations and biscuits can be made for Halloween celebrations.

2. Index
1.What is Halloween?
2.Origins of Halloween
3.Halloween traditions
3.1.Typical costumes
3.2.Halloween urban legends
3.3.Halloween decoration
4.Halloween biscuits
5.Conclusion

3. What is Halloween?
Halloween is on 31st October. It was
originally a pagan holiday, honoring the
dead.
All Hallows Eve is the evening before All
Saints Day, which was created by
Christians to convert pagans, and is
celebrated on 1st November. The
Catholic church honored saints on this
designated day.

4. Origins of halloween• There are many versions of the
origins of Halloween.
• Halloween culture can be traced
back to the Druids, a Celtic culture
in Ireland, Britain and Northern
Europe. Roots lay in the feast of
Samhain, which was annually on 31st
October to honor the dead.

5. Typical costumes
• The typical costumes are:
Cat Witch Ghost
Frankenstein Vampire

6. Halloween urban
legends• The Haunted Doll
• There is a movie called Child's Play with
a doll named Chucky and his story is
based on a real urban legend. In 1900 , a
boy named Robert was given a doll
named Robert by the family maid.
There was a rumour that the lady put a
voodoo spell on the wrist and terrorized
Robert until the day he died .

7. Halloween decoration

8. Halloween biscuits
• INGREDIENTS
• 100 g unsalted butter
• 100 g caster sugar
• 1 free range egg
• 275 g plain flour
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• TO DECORATE
• 400 g icing sugar
• 3-4 tbsp water
• 2-3 drop foods colourings

9. • STEPS
• Preheat the oven to 190C.Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
• Beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl until combined.
• Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, a little at time, until well combined.
• Stir in the flour until the mixture comes together as a dough.
• Roll the dough out on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 1cm.
• Using Halloween-style biscuit cutters, cut biscuits out of the dough and carefully
place on to the baking tray.
• Bake the biscuits for 8-10 minutes, or until pale golden-brown. Set aside to harden
for 5 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
• For the icing, sift the icing sugar into a large mixing bowl and stir in enough water to
create a smooth mixture. Stir in the food colouring.
• Carefully spread the icing onto the biscuits using a knife and set aside until the icing
hardens.

10. PHOTOS

11. Conclusion
• This is a short project but we
think it is interesting because it is
in English, and we have learned
about a very famous celebration
around the world.