HALLOWEEN

People often think that Halloween is an American holiday. But

in fact, it comes from the Celts of Ireland. Today, people don't
do the same as the old Celts: they don't have a i! !ood meal
efore winter and don't leave their houses cold and without
li!ht for the ni!ht, so spirits don't want to live there. This day,
the souls of dead people can come ac"
if they fnd a person to stay in his or her
ody. However, wearin! scary mas"s
and costumes # to ma"e the spirits !o
away # is an old Celtic tradition.
Today, people and especially children
en$oy Halloween costume parties. They
dress up as witches, vampires and ghosts, ut also heroes.
Children in mas"s !o from house to house and when the door
open, they say: Trick or treat! If they don't !et sweets, they do
somethin! ad, for e%ample throw e!!s at the house.
Typical symols of the holiday are horror characters: spiders,
lac" cats, witches and !hosts, ut also i! oran!e autumn
ve!etales: pumpkins. &ou can coo" e%cellent pump"in soup or
a"e a pie, and ma"e a lantern from the peel.
'reat Britain and the ()A celebrate Halloween every year on
the last *ctoer day.
rue or false!
+. Halloween is an American holiday.
,. The tradition of costume parties comes from the Celts.
-. People celerate Halloween in winter.
.. Children say Trick or treat! to !et pump"ins.
/. If spirits see scary mas"s, they !o away.
0. )pirits can stay here if they 1nd a 2at.
Answer the "uestions#
+. 3hat three thin!s can you ma"e from a pump"in4
,. 3hat ad thin! can children do to people who don't !ive them
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lantern
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sweets4
-. 3hat are the symols of Halloween4
.. 5o you "now other American or British traditions4
/. 5o you believe in !hosts4