34509 hurray halloween

HURRAY, HALLOWEEN! Hi Friends! My name is James and I am twelve years old I live in Seattle, in the United Sates Today it is 31st October and it is Halloween It means ‘Holy Evening’ and it is the night for witches, ghosts, bats and other horrible tings In the USA it is a very important festival Historically, in the old Celtic calendar this night was the last one of the Old Year and the New Year began on 1st November Witches, ghosts, vampires and other horrible beings are supposed to come back to Earth at Halloween night Children wear special costumes: witch, wizard, vampire, Are the statements true (), false () or doesn’t it say (∅)? Halloween isn’t a big festival in the USA Halloween comes from Celtics This festival is on 1st November Children like taking part in Halloween events James bought his costume in a shop Parents usually go with their children to make trick or treat Tricks are candies, sweets and cookies In Halloween parties children eat sandwiches and drink cola Apple bobbing is a TV programme 10 Jack-o-lantern is made from pumpkin werewolf etc (This year I’m going to be a scary ghost I went to the shops with my mum and we bought a white sheet and Answer the questions black paintings Then mum made my costume.) When is Halloween? We go to houses, knock on doors and say ‘Trick or Treat’ _ People usually give us some sweets as treat If someone doesn’t give us treat, we play a trick on him or her Before Halloween we make a lantern from a pumpkin and light candles inside it Its name is Jack-o-lantern In the evening we usually go to Halloween parties and play games One of the games we play is apple bobbing I like it a What festival is it for? _ Why children go from house to house? _ What they wear? lot _ I am waiting this evening I hope it will be a great fun! How they spend their time in the evening? _ Match the words to the pictures wizard apple bobbing ghost vampire ‘Trick or Treat’ bat witch mummy Jack-o-lantern 10 haunted house Complete the sentences 31st October was the _ night of the Old Year in the Celtic calendar Halloween is the night for things Children say ‘ _ or Treat’ They get from people In the _ they go to parties