October 27, 2013

HALLOWEEN IS COMING ON OCTOBER 31st!!!


Halloween is celebrated on October 31st every year. The holiday began as a Celtic festival from Ireland called Samhain.  Halloween is traditionally a holiday that is meant to ward off evil spirits. During the time of the Celtic traditions, people would carve out scary faces and figures in giant turnips, place a candle inside, and set in their windows to scare away evil ghosts and enemies on Halloween. 
Click here if you want to learn more about the origin and meaning of the different activities related to Halloween!
And here you’ll find ideas for customes, crafts, recipes and games!
How do they celebrate it in the different countries? Ask your class mates born in other countries.
What about in the United States? Ask Jennifer, our language assistant.



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