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By Monica and Jaime

Where does Halloween come Where does Halloween come from?from?

Halloween began as an Halloween began as an ancient Celtic festival in ancient Celtic festival in Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain and Ireland, and has survived most and has survived most strongly among Irish, strongly among Irish, Scottish and Welsh Scottish and Welsh communities. Immigrants communities. Immigrants from these communities from these communities carried the tradition to carried the tradition to North America where it North America where it has gained in popularity. has gained in popularity. In turn, as part of In turn, as part of American pop culture, American pop culture, Halloween has spread in Halloween has spread in popularitypopularity

When is Halloween celebrated?When is Halloween celebrated? Hallows Evening is on October 31st Hallows Evening is on October 31st

What is the origin of the word What is the origin of the word Halloween?Halloween?

The word The word HalloweenHalloween is is first attested in the 16th first attested in the 16th century and represents a century and represents a Scottish variant of the Scottish variant of the fuller fuller All-Hallows-Even All-Hallows-Even ("evening")("evening"), that is, the , that is, the night before night before AllAll HallowsHallows DayDay..55 Although the Although the phrase phrase All HallowsAll Hallows is is found in Old English found in Old English ((ealra hālgena ealra hālgena mæssedægmæssedæg, mass-day of , mass-day of all saints), all saints), All-Hallows-All-Hallows-EvenEven is itself not attested is itself not attested until 1556.until 1556.55

Name some Halloween traditionsName some Halloween traditions

Haunted attractionsHaunted attractions Dess up as witches, Dess up as witches,

skeletons, mosnters, skeletons, mosnters, etc.etc.

Celebrate Halloween Celebrate Halloween partiesparties

Eat special foodEat special food Make jack o lanternsMake jack o lanterns

What is a Jack-o-lantern?What is a Jack-o-lantern? A A jack-o'-lanternjack-o'-lantern is typically a is typically a

carved pumpkin. It is carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with the associated chiefly with the holiday of Halloween and was holiday of Halloween and was named after the phenomenon named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called peat bogs, called ignis fatuusignis fatuus or or jack-o'-lanternjack-o'-lantern. In a jack-o'-. In a jack-o'-lantern, typically the top is cut lantern, typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved a monstrous face, is carved onto the outside surface, and onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced. At night, a the lid replaced. At night, a light is placed inside to light is placed inside to illuminate the effect.illuminate the effect.

what is trick or treat? what is trick or treat? Trick or TreatTrick or Treat, is a Hallowe'en , is a Hallowe'en

custom in both England and custom in both England and the US, where kids go round to the US, where kids go round to people's houses on Hallowe'en people's houses on Hallowe'en night, dressed in some kind of night, dressed in some kind of costume, and challenge the costume, and challenge the inhabitants with the cry, "Trick inhabitants with the cry, "Trick or Treat?" The householder or Treat?" The householder then chooses between a trick then chooses between a trick -- having some kind of -- having some kind of practical joke played on them practical joke played on them by the kids -- or buys their way by the kids -- or buys their way out of their predicament with a out of their predicament with a treat, a sweet or piece of fruit treat, a sweet or piece of fruit or something of that ilk. or something of that ilk.

Explain a game played In Explain a game played In HalloweenHalloween

Trick or treat:Trick or treat:

on Halloween children go from house to house asking for candy

Show some  typical food for Show some  typical food for HalloweenHalloween

Because the holiday Because the holiday comes in the wake of the comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest, annual apple harvest, candy applescandy apples (known as (known as toffee apples outside toffee apples outside North America), North America), caramel or taffy applescaramel or taffy apples are common Halloween are common Halloween treats made by rolling treats made by rolling whole apples in a sticky whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup, sometimes sugar syrup, sometimes followed by rolling them in followed by rolling them in nuts. nuts.