Halloween

+ Halloween is a shortened form of "All Hallows' Eve".
+ Halloween means holy.
+ Eve is the day before a holy day.
+ Halloween was an ancient British Celtic festival.
+ At Halloween the souls of the dead returned.
+ People lit bonfires to frighten evil spirits.
+ Now bonfires are only burnt on November 5th - "Bonfire night".

Masks, costumes, ghosts, witches on boomsticks with black cats, skeletons, bats and spiders and Halloween lanterns have all become part of Halloween. Children play trick-or-treat and they ask for a treat hoping to get sweets.


Halloween - Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQd0ELH7SNI