Friday 25 November 2011

Halloween


What do you know about halloween? It's on October 31th, the night before it's All Saint's day.

When and where is it celebrated? It's on 31th October, it's celebrated in England, America, the United Kin dong, and the UK. Now it's celebrate in old the world.
Is it a religious celebration? Yes, because as the religious observances of praying, fasting and attending vigils of church services.
What does the word 'Halloween' mean? All Hallows
Name 2 typical games. Carving pumpkins and trick-or-treat
When did it become a dangerous celebration?Why? The celebration of Halloween survived most strongly in Ireland. It was an end of summer festival, and was often celebrated in each community with a bonfire to ward off the evil spirits.
How do people celebrate it today? Children would go from door to door in disguise as creatures from the underworld to collect treats, mainly fruit, nuts and the like for the festivities. These were used for playing traditional games like eating an apple on a string or bobbing for apples and other gifts in a basin of water, without using your hands. Salt might be sprinkled on the visiting children to ward off evil spirits. Carving turnips as ghoulish faces to hold candles became a popular part of the festival, which has been adapted to carving pumpkins in America.

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