What is Halloween?

The history

A festival is a party to celebrate the end or beginning of something the people of a culture think is important.

Halloween is a festival or holiday.

The word Halloween itself comes from “All-Hallows-Evening.” Hallow means to honor something by saying it is holy or sacred. Halloween is a way of remembering and honoring the dead.

What do we do on Halloween? On Halloween children and adults

normally dress up and wear costumes.

Children normally knock on other people’s doors and say ‘Trick or Treat’ or sing a song.

Then people give you sweets or money.

Vocabulary

Ghost Pumpkin Witch Cat Spell Broom Devil Frankenstein

Games to play

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-haunted-house

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/dark-dark-wood

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-games/haunted-house

http://www.halloweenmountain.com/matching.php

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