Halloween(topics)
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WHERE DOES HALLOWEEN COME FROM?

     We celebrate Halloween every year on October 31st. Where

does the holiday come from?

     The holiday originally comes from a people called the Celts. The Celts lived in Europe more than 2000 years ago. On November 1st they celebrated the end of summer. They thought ghosts(привидения) visited them on October 31st. They dressed up like ghosts so the spirits(духи) would not harm(навредить) them.

     Today, many countries still remember the dead on November 1st. It is called All Saints Day(День всех святых). Another name for it is All Hallow’s Day. The day before, October 31st, is called All Hallow’s Eve(канун), or Halloween for short.

   Halloween is an old tradition in Ireland and Scotland. In those countries, people dressed up and carried lanterns(фонари) made of turnips(репа). When people moved from Ireland and Scotland to the United States, they started using pumpkins(тыква). This is where the jack-o’-lantern comes from.

     They also had a tradition of giving food to the spirits. Later, they gave the food to poor people. This is where trick-or-treating (угощение или шалость) comes from.

     Halloween has changed a lot since its origins. New people have brought new traditions, and changed the old ones.

Answer the questions about WHERE DOES HALLOWEEN

COME FROM?

1. What is this story about?

     a. Trick-or-treating.

     b. Ireland and Scotland.

     c. Ghosts.

     d. Where the Halloween tradition comes from.

2. When did the Celts live in Europe?

     a. 20 years ago.

     b. 200 years ago.

     c. More than 2000 years ago.

     d. More than 2,000,000 years ago.

3. Who did the Celts think visited the living on October 31st?

     a. Their relatives.

     b. Spirits of the dead.

     c. Poor people.

     d. Irish people.

4. Why did the Celts dress in costumes?

     a. It is fun.

     b. To go trick-or-treating.

     c. So spirits would not hurt them.

     d. To scare poor people.

What costume will you wear on Halloween? Why?

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Halloween

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Halloween

1. GHOST

2. WITCH

3. HALLOWEEN

4. CANDY

5. HAUNTED HOUSE

6. BATS

7. PUMPKIN

8. COSTUME

9. SPIDER

10. BLACK CAT

11. OCTOBER

12. GOBLIN

13. FALL

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