Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o- lanterns. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century including Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom as well as of Australia and New Zealand.

Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced "sah- win"). The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. Samhain was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and prepare for winter. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops.

On October 31st, we celebrate Halloween, thought to be the one night of the year when ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active.

Here 're four witches: Abra, Wabra, Dabra and Cadabra. Guess who is who. Use the clues below. Here 're four witches: Abra, Wabra, Dabra and Cadabra. Guess who is who. Use the clues below. Dabra hasn't got a broom. 2. Wabra hasn't got a big hat. 3. Dabra and Abra haven't got long noses. 4. The fat witch isn't Cadabra. 5. Abra isn't standing next to Wabra. Dabra hasn't got a broom. 2. Wabra hasn't got a big hat. 3. Dabra and Abra haven't got long noses. 4. The fat witch isn't Cadabra. 5. Abra isn't standing next to Wabra.

. Why do people dress up in costumes on Halloween?. Why do people dress up in costumes on Halloween? The Celts belived that the living and the dead intermixed on this night. The dead wanted to find living bodies to possess for the following year. So the Celts dressed up in ghoulish (омерзительные [gu:li]) costumes and parade around to frighten them away.)

What are the colours of Halloween? What are the colours of Halloween? night and orange; black is the colour of night and Halloween is celebrated at night, orange is the colour of pumpkin, one of the symbols of the holiday

Who can walk through walls? Who can walk through walls?ghosts What do children say when they knock at the door at Halloween? What do children say when they knock at the door at Halloween? trick or treat