by Bikanova Elena

Also called Hallowe'en All Hallows' Eve (Вечер всех святых, even сокращение от evening) All Saints' Eve

Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. Halloween developed from new year festivals and festivals of the dead.

Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack- o'-lanterns, g, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?.

Jack-o'-lanterns are hallowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side. Most jack-o'- lanterns contain a candle inside.

An Irish legend says that jack-o'-lanterns are named after the man called Jack.

. He could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and he could not enter hell because he had played jokes on devil. As a result, Jack has to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.

Halloween costumes are traditionally modeled after supernatural figures such as monsters, ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils.

Halloween costumes

People dressed in Halloween Costumes in Dublin, Ireland.

Questions: 1. What are the most popular activities on Halloween? 2. What is trick-or-treating? 3. What is jack-o'-lantern?

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