HALLOWEENOnline version GENERAL DESCRIPTION by JUAN RAMON SAEZ 1 HALLOWEEN 2 WHEN IS IT? Halloween is celebrated in many countries around the world, from Japan to the USA. It takes place on the 31st October. People usually wear scary costumes and attend Halloween parties. In the USA, "trick or treating" is also popular. 3 WHERE IS ITS ORIGIN? Halloween probably originated in Ireland, from the Celtic festival "Samhain". It was a festival which celebrated the end of summer -the "lighter" half of the year and the beginning of the "darker" half. 4 LOOKING FOR PROTECTION People believed that evil spirits would come out on this day, and so to protect themselves they wore costumes and masks to look like evil spirits themselves. 5 A SCOTTISH WORD The word "HALLOWEEN" comes from the Scottish "All-Hallows-Even", wich means "the day before All-Hallows". All Hallows is the "Day of the Dead", observed in many cultures around the world. These days Halloween is more popular in th USA than anywhere else. 6 A TRADITION Probably the most importan tradition in the celebration of Halloween is dressin up in costumes. Popular choices of costumes are ghosts, witches, wizards, vampires, werewolfs, demons and devils. 7 JACK-O-LANTERNS A jack-o-lanter is a carved out pumpkin with a candle inside. A scary face is carved on one side of the pumpkin. Originally, in Ireland and Britain, jack-o-lanterns were made from turnips, but in the USA there were lots of pumpkins and much easier to carve because of their size. 8 TRICK OR TREATING This involves going from door to door, dressed in a Halloween costume and asking for "treats", such as sweets, cakes or money. The question "trick or treat?" means "give me a treat or I'll play a trick on you!" 9 HALLOWEEN STORY ANIMATED
New game