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    The History of Halloween

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    Halloween originated from traditions of the ancient Celts of Ireland, including leaving homes unlit at night to prevent spirits from inhabiting them. While people no longer follow all ancient Celtic traditions, wearing scary costumes and masks to ward off spirits on Halloween has persisted as a tradition. Today, Halloween involves children dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door saying "trick or treat" to receive candy, and is celebrated in both the United States and Great Britain on October 31st, featuring symbols of black cats, spiders, witches, ghosts and jack-o-lanterns.

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    The History of Halloween

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    Halloween originated from traditions of the ancient Celts of Ireland, including leaving homes unlit at night to prevent spirits from inhabiting them. While people no longer follow all ancient Celtic traditions, wearing scary costumes and masks to ward off spirits on Halloween has persisted as a tradition. Today, Halloween involves children dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door saying "trick or treat" to receive candy, and is celebrated in both the United States and Great Britain on October 31st, featuring symbols of black cats, spiders, witches, ghosts and jack-o-lanterns.

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    Halloween originated from traditions of the ancient Celts of Ireland, including leaving homes unlit at night to prevent spirits from inhabiting them. While people no longer follow all ancient Celtic traditions, wearing scary costumes and masks to ward off spirits on Halloween has persisted as a tradition. Today, Halloween involves children dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door saying "trick or treat" to receive candy, and is celebrated in both the United States and Great Britain on October 31st, featuring symbols of black cats, spiders, witches, ghosts and jack-o-lanterns.

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    The History of Halloween

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    Halloween originated from traditions of the ancient Celts of Ireland, including leaving homes unlit at night to prevent spirits from inhabiting them. While people no longer follow all ancient Celtic traditions, wearing scary costumes and masks to ward off spirits on Halloween has persisted as a tradition. Today, Halloween involves children dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door saying "trick or treat" to receive candy, and is celebrated in both the United States and Great Britain on October 31st, featuring symbols of black cats, spiders, witches, ghosts and jack-o-lanterns.

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    The History

    of A great number of people consider Halloween to


    be an American holiday. In reality, it originates
    Halloween from the Celts of Ireland. These days, people do
    not do what the old Celts did in the past. They do
    not have a big meal before the winter starts and
    do not leave their houses cold, without light during
    the night, hoping to stop spirits wanting to live
    there. It was believed that the souls of dead
    people could come back if they find a person to
    stay in. Nevertheless, wearing scary masks and costumes to make the spirits go
    away, is an old Celtic tradition.
    Today, people and especially children enjoy Halloween costume parties. They
    dress up as witches, vampires and ghosts. Children in masks go from house to
    house and when the door opens, they say: “Trick or treat!” If they do not get
    sweets, they do something bad like throwing eggs at the
    house.
    The classic symbols of Halloween are horror characters:
    black cats, spiders, witches and ghosts and big orange
    pumpkins. Great Britain and the USA celebrate Halloween
    every year on the last day of October.
    Answer the following questions in full sentences.

    1. Who celebrates Halloween? The people from USA and Great Britain
    2. Where does Halloween originate from? From the Celts of Ireland
    3. What are the symbols of Halloween? black cats, spiders, witches and ghosts and
    big orange pumpkins.
    4. When do people celebrate it? every year on the last day of October
    5. What do people wear to scare the spirits?
    Nevertheless, wearing scary masks and costumes to make the spirits go away

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