Halloween is celebrated on October 31st in many countries. People believe that ghosts of the dead return to Earth on this day. Traditionally, people wore costumes, often depicting ghosts, witches or other scary figures, to ward off ghosts or pay tribute to the dead. Now, it is common for children to dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating in their neighborhoods, receiving candy from houses. Popular Halloween activities include carving jack-o-lanterns from pumpkins and playing games like bobbing for apples.

1. Holidays around the world
Halloween

2. On 31st October people in
England, America and other
countries celebrate Halloween.
They believe that ghosts of the
dead return to the earth.

3. Halloween
Halloween is a very old festival.
Today people have parties.
The children dress up as witches
and ghosts.

4. People think that they
would encounter ghosts if
they leave their homes…

5. So people wear scared
costumes.

6. Vampire
This teenager
is dressed like
a vampire.
He is carrying
a bag for
candy.

7. Trick or Treating
Trick-or-treating is
a popular
Halloween tradition.
Children knock on
doors and say
“Trick or treat!”
People give them
candy.

8. Baskets or Bags
Children need a
basket, bag, or
pillowcase to
carry their
Halloween
candy.
These girls are
carrying orange
jack-o-lantern
baskets.

9. Bobbing for Apples
Bobbing for apples
is a popular game
at Halloween
parties.
Players try to bite
an apple and take it
out of a bucket of
water without using
their hands.

10. Now, Jack-O-Lanterns are
used for decorating people’s
homes.

11. a bat
a black
cat
a broomstick

12. a cauldron
a ghost
a pumpkin

13. a spider
a witch’s
hat

14. a wizard
a skeleton
a witch

15. pumpkin bat
hat
wizard
broomstick ghost
black cat
witch
cauldron

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17. Created by Ginka Panayotova
English teacher at Vasil Levski school
Town Novi pazar, district Shumen
Happy
Halloween!
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