Halloween Halloween Halloween
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Halloween Halloween is celebrated on the 31 of October in the United States, Canada, Ireland and England.

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It has roots in the Celtic festival of Sambain and the Christian holiday All Saint’s Day

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The name Sambain comes from Old Irish and means " summer's end“. It celebrates the end of the "lighter half“ of the year and beginning of the "darker half ", and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year“.

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The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the Other World became thin on Samhain , allowing spirits ( both harmless and harmful) to pass through.

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The word Halloween comes from All-Hallows-Even (" evening "), that is, the night before All Hallows Day. And the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English ( ealra hālgena mæssedæg , mass-day of all saints ).

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The main symbol of Halloween is a lantern* made of a pumpkin. In traditional Celtic Halloween festivals , it was not a pumpkin, but a turnip**. Large turnips were ho llowed out, carved*** with faces, and placed in windows to ward off**** evil spirits *a lantern – фонарь **a turnip – репа ***to carve – вырезать **** to ward off – держать на расстоянии

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Trick-or-treating is a customar y celebration for children on Halloween . Children go in costume from house to house , asking for tre ats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question -

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Halloween costumes are traditionally modeled after monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils. Over time, the costume selection extended to include popular characters from fiction, с elebrities .

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* *Nifty – модный, щёгольской; стильный