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Many years ago there were people called Celtics. They lived
in what is now called Ireland, England and France. Every
year they had a festival that marked the end of summer, for
to celebrate their harvest.
At that time people thought ghosts appeared at night. So
they wore scary costumes and going around the village and
making noise to frighten the ghosts.
Halloween is celebrated the eve of "all Saints Day", on
October 31st, has become an America tradition
because when the Scottish and English settlers emigrated to
America they brought their traditions and stories to the new country.
Nowadays Hallowe'en is very popular festival also in Europe.
The children make a lantern from a pumpkin that is called a
"Jack
o' Lantern".
They dress up in spooky costumes like
witches,
ghosts,
vampires
or scary creatures.
In the evening children go to their neighbours' houses and
tell rhymes and ask gifts as sweets, chocolates, popcorn
ecc. If the neighbours give a "treat", they go away, if they don't give
a treat, they make a "trick".
At Halloween parties children usually play traditional games
for example: "Bobbing
the apples",
or listen to scary stories, sitting on the floor or around a
fire.
Witches with black cats, ghosts, goblins, skeletons and
pumpkins, are some symbols of Halloween.
The traditional Halloween colours are:
Orange
that remember the harvest and the end of Summer and
Black
that remember the dark because Winter is coming…
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