Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, where the Celts believed the boundary between the living and the dead became blurred and spirits could cause harm. They would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off spirits. The tradition was incorporated into the Roman harvest festival of Pomona. In the 8th century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints and martyrs, All Hallows' Day incorporated pagan traditions. When Irish immigrants fled the potato famine, they brought Halloween customs to America in the 19th century, where it is now celebrated as a time for costumes, parties, trick-or-treating and scary decorations.

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HALLOWEEN
OCTOBER 31ST

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Summer’s
end
SAMHAIM

3. THE CELTS
 Druid priests tried to foretell
whether their villages would survive
to the winter.
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 Ordinary Celts lit bonfires and
disguised themselves to repel the
spirits

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Bobbing for apples
THE ROMANS
Pomona
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5. POPE GREGORY III (731-741)
 “All Hallows day”, a day to honour all
saints
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6. THE IRISH
 A potato famine drew over a million of
starving Irish into American harbours.
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JACK O’LANTERN

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JACK OF THE LANTERN

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TRICK OR TREAT/ HALLOWMAS

10. NOWADAYS USA
 People go to parties and
disguise themselves in scary
costumes
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 Retailers earn billions of
dollars with the selling of
scary stuff.

11. FOOD
Some ideas for a spine-chilling
evening:
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 Bloody eyes
 Mummy pizzas
 Spooky witches fingers
 Cheese bats
 Candy corn
 Some more ideas on
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12.  For more ideas for your English lessons.
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