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Halloween- 31October-1 November

       Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. According to old beliefs, Halloween is the time, when the veil between the living and the dead is partially lifted, and witches, ghosts and other supernatural beings are about. Now children celebrate Halloween In unusual costumes and masks. It Is a festival of merry­making, superstitious spells, fortune-telling, traditional games and pranks. Halloween is a time for fun. Halloween customs today follow many of the ancient traditions. A favourite Halloween custom is to make a jack-o'-lantern. Children take out the middle of the pumpkin, cut holes for the eyes, nose and mouth in its side and finally, they put a candle inside the pumpkin to scare their friends. Halloween is sometimes called Beggars' Night or Trick or Treat night. American children dress up as ghosts and witches and go into the streets to beg. They go from house to house and say: "Trick or treat", meaning "Give me a treat or I'll play a trick on you". Some groups of "ghosts" chant Beggars' Night rhymes: Trick or treat Smell our feet We want something Good to eat. They all hold bags open to catch the candy, fruit or coins. Children usually get the treat, so they do not often have to play mischievous tricks. In the evening people gather for parties. The guests wear every kind of costume. Some people dress up like supernatural creatures, others prefer historical or political figures. You can also meet pirates, princesses, Draculas, Cinderellas or even Frankenstein's monsters at a Halloween festival. No Halloween party is complete without at least one scary story- It helps to create an air of mystery. Usually one person talks in a low voice while everyone else crowds together on the floor or around a fire. But no one is really frightened. The stories only add to the fun. Today, merrymaking, partying and trick-or- treating are not the only things that people enjoy doing on Halloween. It has become a good tradition to collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world. Hallowe'en is an ancient celebration deriving from a mixture of pagan ideas, folklore and religion. It originally began with the Celts and their celebration of the end of the Celtic year on November 1st. This date marked the end of their 'season of the sun' and the disappearance of the sun god whom they worshipped as winter began. By lighting cooking fires in their homes, the ancient celts hoped to keep the good luck symbolised by the spirit of the light with them through the winter months. When the Romans invaded Britain in the first century, they brought with them the festival known as Pomona Day, named after their goddess of fruits and gardens. This is where the tradition of eating toffee apples on Hallowe'en comes from. Try it out with the recipe below! When the Christian religion spread through Europe and Britain, November 1st became a church holiday to honour all the saints, known as All Saints Day. On the eve of this day, people celebrated with big bonfires and parades and dressed up as saints, angels and devils to honour the dead. Today, all these influences have merged into what we know as Hallowe'en when many people have parties, and play Hallowe'en games, such as dunking for apples. The aim of the game is to remove an apple from a basin of water whilst keeping your hands behind your back, so you can only use your teeth - it's more difficult than it sounds! Hallowe'en is also a very popular day in America. Children dress up as witches and ghosts and go 'trick or treating.' They call at their neighbours' homes and ask for a treat, such as sweets or toffee apples - if no treat is given the children will play a mischievous trick!

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