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HALLOWEEN.


HALLOWEEN



Do you want to learn more about Halloween?


Halloween
Celebrate on: October 31
Halloween, the last day of October, has a special significance for children, who dress in funny or ghostly costumes and knock on neighborhood doors shouting "Trick or Treat!" Pirates and princesses, ghosts and witches all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in.
Since the 800's November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints' Day. The Mass that was said on this day was called Allhallowmas. The evening before became known as All Hallow e'en, or Halloween. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both pre-Christian and Christian customs.
Trick or treat! (Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Girl Power)
Today school dances and neighborhood parties called "block parties" are popular among young and old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up as historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties. In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!
Certain pranks such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.
Pumpkin and Frankenstein (Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Girl Power)
Symbols of Halloween
Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. They are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before October 31, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes of witches and black cats.
Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser. He couldn't enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day. The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips, beets or potatoes representing "Jack of the Lantern," or jack-o'-lantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips. Today jack-o'-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies waiting if they knock and say "Trick or Treat!

Do you want to know how children celebrate Halloween in Britain? Let´s watch this video.



Now you can play some nice games. Do you dare?





http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/find-the-pairs/halloween



 
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/wordsearch/halloween-wordsearch
 




http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/balloon-burst/halloween-balloon-burst



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



http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-games/haunted-house-level-2

This is a scary story.


http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-magic-spell

And we can finish with two spooky songs.



http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/the-scary-skeleton


 
 
These songs are quite easy. Small children will have a good time listening to them.


 
 
But big children will prefer this one.





Lyrics:

Halloween Song

Halloween, Halloween
Creepy, crawly Halloween
Trick or treat all in fun,
October 31st has come

Halloween, Halloween
Spooky, kooky Halloween
Kids in costumes, what a sight
On Halloween tonight

Big black cats
Vampire bats
Ghosts and goblins out tonight
Causing quite a fright

Halloween, Halloween
Painted faces, what a scene
Door to door
They trick or treat
For something sweet to eat

Halloween, Halloween
Celebrating Halloween
Jack-o'-lanterns all aglow
So the ancient stories go

Halloween, Halloween
Celtics started Halloween
They celebrated harvest time
With gifts of food and wine

Candles glow
Spirits go
Bringing luck and fortune too
This is what they knew

Halloween, Halloween
Now they call it Halloween
Skulls and bones
Create the scene
Very scary Halloween

Halloween, Halloween
Let's have fun on Halloween
Witches fly
And children scream
Tonight on Halloween

Witches fly
And children scream
Tonight on Halloween!



And,if you want to prepare something terrific....... Here there is a Halloween recipe.
Yummy!!!



Orange Jelly Pumpkins

Our orange jelly pumpkins are a Halloween craft which you can eat! Adult supervision definitely required...


You will need:

Oranges
Jelly (jello) - we used blackcurrant
A sharp knife (and an adult)

Instructions:

Cut off the top of the oranges, and scoop the middle.

Mix up your jelly mix following the instructions on the packet. Pour carefully into the orange shells. Leave in the fridge to set.

Using a sharp knife, carefully cut out a face. Yum!


Do you know how to make a Jack-o-lantern for Halloween? If you want to learn how to do it, watch this video.




HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO YOU ALL!!!!
 
 
 
 
AND REMEMBER...
 
 
 
 


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