Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated on November 1st. The Celts believed this day marked the boundary between the living and the dead. Halloween traditions include costumes, pumpkin carving, and trick-or-treating which began as a Celtic tradition of leaving food outside for spirits. The modern American Halloween celebrations incorporate traditions from Samhain, All Saints Day, and Guy Fawkes Night.

2. THE ORIGINS OF
HALLOWEEN

3. When is this festival celebrated?
This festival is celebrated
in November 1, "All Hollows
Day" (or "All Saints Day"),
is a Catholic day of observance
in honor of saints. But, in the
5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland,
summer officially ended on October 31.

4. Where does The word "Halloween"
come from?
The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its
origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a
contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve.

5. Which are the origins of Halloween?
Halloween is also thought to have been influenced by the
Christian holy days of All Saints' Day (also known as All
Hallows, Hallowmas or Hallowtide) on 1 November and
All Souls' Day on 2 November. They were a time for
honoring the saints and praying for the recently departed who
had yet to reach Heaven. All Saints was introduced in the
year 609, but was originally celebrated on 13 May. In 835,
it was switched to 1 November (the same date as Samhain)
at the behest of Pope Gregory IV.[Some have suggested this
was due to Celtic influence, while others suggest it was a
Germanic idea.

6. HOW did the celts
USE TO CELEBRATE IT?
Halloween was celebrated 3000 years
ago by the celts.
On 31st october celts celebrated new
year’s eve with ‘samhain’, a pagan
festivity.
the european inmigration to the usa
on the xix century, halloween
tradition arrived with them.
When we talk about halloween, we
think about costumes, make over,
party, sweets and children, but the
real tradition show that before, the
festivity was religious and purifier.

7. AND THE ROMANS?
Parentalia, the Roman holiday
dedicated to honoring dead family,
began precisely on the thirteenth
day of February and lasted a full nine
days thereafter.
These parental days, were not a
spooky time for the average Roman
citizen. Rather, these were days of
obligation and feasting, quiet and
respectful, introspective, like a
wake.

8. How do the Anglo-saxon
countries celebrate it
nowadays?
 In IRELAND, they do “truck or
treat”, with children who ask
for sweets or chocolates in their
neighbour’s house. They also
celebrate parties with costumes
and funny games for children and
adults too. They eat fruit pies
and sweets.
 In ENGLAND they prefer beet
better than pumpkins and they
carry it with them to ask for
money in their neighbours houses.
They celebrate “Guy Fawkes
Night” and Halloween the same
night. The tradition of “truck or
treat” became popular for

9. Are there differences between the
English and the American celebrations?
 IN BRITAIN, Halloween is almost unique to
children. And it exploits the culinary side of
the festival. Countless filled pastries and
sweets are Halloween specials at restaurants.
In London there takes place the "Zombie Walk",
a parade in which everyone can participate
dressed as a Zombie.
 IN THE UNITED STATES the festival is celebrated
the way we all know and which has
influenced the way we celebrate this
festivity. Everyone dresses up and goes out to
the streets, where even parades of undead are
held. Children go from door to door with
their disguises and sweets shouting "trick or
treat”

10. What does "Trick
or treat" mean?
Trick or Treat, for those of you unaware,
is a Hallowe'en custom in both England
and the US, where kids go round to
people's houses on Hallowe'en night,
dressed in some kind of costume, and
challenge the inhabitants with the cry,
"Trick or Treat?" The householder then
chooses between a trick -- having some
kind of practical joke played on them by
the kids -- or buys their way out of their
predicament with a treat, a sweet or
piece of fruit or something of that ilk.

11. How can we
make one
Jack-o-
lantern?

12. 1. The pumpkin should be big enough to carve
eyes, nose and a mouth on.
2. Find the 'best side'. Turn the pumpkin
around to see which area would make the
best Jack-o-Lantern face.
3. Mark the features on the pumpkin using a pen or
pencil.
4. Cut the top off: cut a clean circle around the
stem and lift off.
5. Clean the pumpkin: discard the seeds.
6. Cut the face.
7. Place a candle inside the pumpkin to create an
eerie glow.

13. What is
typical to eat
during this
time?
HALLOWEEN CANDY APPLES SOUL CAKES

15. CREDITS
 THIS POWER POINT PRESENTATION HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND
DEVELOPED BY STUDENTS OF 1st BACH STUDYING ENGLISH AS
A SECOND LANGUAGE:
FERNANDO Fernández García
MARTA Rodríguez Doce
ROCÍO Villarino García
MARCOS Álvarez Álvarez
OCTAVIO Barrientos Álvarez
ANA Fernández García
JENNIFER García Barbón