Halloween is celebrated on 31st October.It's an exciting event in the USA and in Great Britain.
Halloween has ancient Celtic origins.On the Celtic calendar Samhain was the last day of summer and the last day of the year.
The Celtic priests , called Druids, practised religious rituals and magic on Samhain.They also predicted the future.
On this day the Celts made big fires and dressed in scary costums. They wanted to frighten the evil spirits.They believed that ghosts came out of their tombs on the night of 31st October.
On this day the Celts made big fires and dressed in scary costums. They wanted to frighten the evil spirits.They believed that ghosts came out of their tombs on the night of 31st October.
Sanhain also became a harvest festival after the Romans invasion of Britain in 43 AD.
Christian practices replaced pagan practices. The Christians called 1st November All Hallows Day, the Day of All Saints. The evening of 31st October was called All Hallows' Eve.
This became Halloween.
At Halloween American children take their costumes and masks to school.
Schools are decorated with pumpkins, ghost, witches and bats.
It's a popular tradition to make jack o'lanterns out of pumpkins.
In the 19th century Irish immigrants took their Halloween customs to the United States. They introduced the custom of "trick-or-treating".
Americans and British children go from house to house in their costumes and ring doorbells. When the door opens they shout "Trick or treat?". People usually give them sweets or money. If they not, the children play a trick!
Christian practices replaced pagan practices. The Christians called 1st November All Hallows Day, the Day of All Saints. The evening of 31st October was called All Hallows' Eve.
This became Halloween.
At Halloween American children take their costumes and masks to school.
Schools are decorated with pumpkins, ghost, witches and bats.
It's a popular tradition to make jack o'lanterns out of pumpkins.In the 19th century Irish immigrants took their Halloween customs to the United States. They introduced the custom of "trick-or-treating".
Americans and British children go from house to house in their costumes and ring doorbells. When the door opens they shout "Trick or treat?". People usually give them sweets or money. If they not, the children play a trick!
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