Halloween traditions date back to the ancient Celts who celebrated Samhain 2000 years ago on November 1st to mark the start of winter. They had big parties with food, bonfires, dancing and singing to say goodbye to the sun and welcome ghosts of the dead. The modern Halloween incorporates aspects of the Celtic Samhain celebration as well as the Christian All Saints' Day, with traditions like carving pumpkins, dressing in costumes, and trick-or-treating.

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2. HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS DATE BACK
TO THE CELTS.
2000 years ago, on November 1st, the Celts
celebrated the start of winter and the new year.
The last night of October was special. It was called Samhain
(end of the Summer).
They celebrated a big party, with lots of food, bonfires, dancing
and singing.
It was a goodbye party for the sun and the light. In Winter the
days were cold and short.

3. But it was also a party for the dead. Celts
believed that on Halloween night ghost could
come back. On that night, the travellers carried
scary vegetable lamps to frighten bad spirits.
In year 835 the Christian church made
November 1st a church holiday to honor all
the saints. This day was called “All

4. The Halloween celebrated today in
many countries includes the influence
of the Celt celebration of Samhain
(black cats, magic, bad spirits, …) and
the Christian celebration of All
Saints (ghosts, skeletons,…)

5. Children dress up as ghosts, witches,
monsters,… They cut faces in pumpkins
and put a candle inside. They go “trick
or treating”, that is, they go to
people’s houses to get sweets. If they
don’t get them they play a trick on
people.

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