Halloween has its origin in
Ireland, it was a
Celtic celebration of the end of the harvest time and the beginning of the winter, it was also thought to be the Day
of the Dead, so people used to dress up to scare the ghosts and spirits. Nowadays, it has more to do with a
children's holiday. Children and youngsters dress up in creepy, scary ways and go from home to home saying the famous
"Trick-or-treat" and getting candies from strangers and neighbours. It used to be a celtic, then British and mostly American tradition, in these days, it has almost overcome the Catholic tradition of All Saints Day, even in the rest of the world.
If you want to learn more about this celebration, you can do so at
History. If you want to practice some
games or vocabulary, you have a great collection at the blog
Think in English, and also at the
British Council for kids page.
I want to thank my mate Carmen for all the information on Halloween she gave me. Thanks Carmen!!
Do you like Halloween? What do you do to celebrate?
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I don´t like it, I think that it is a strange tradition for us or it should be so. "Deadly" regards.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see you are back Ángel, I missed you! Bad English teachers bringing strange traditions to Spain!! Hahaha! Spooky regards!!
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