HALLOWEEN EXPLAIN CLOZE
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Like 1_______ many of our celebrations, the traditions of Halloween are deeply
2___________ in our past. This all got started with the ancient Irish. They celebrated the
end of their pastoral year on October 31st. They 3_______this festival “Samhain” and they
believed that on this night, spirits 4 ___________ from de underworld and roamed the earth.
When Christianity began to influence Irish tradition, 5 ___________ the 6th century, October
31st was made into a harvest festival 6 ___________ “All Saints Days” or “All Hallows Day”,
7_____ the night before was “Hallows eve” or “Hallows-een”, a combination of ancient Celtic
or Irish lore 8__________________ harvest festival.
I suppose the 9______ symbol of Halloween these days is the Jack-o-Lantern. Its history is
also Irish.
You see, there was 10_______ guy named Jack, and he had a terrible reputation for playing
practical jokes 11_____ people, and when he died he went to the underworld and he
12______ to play a trick on the Devil. The Devil got so mad he 13________ him out and
made him wander over the earth at night with 14______ the light of a lantern to search for
his soul. 15________ say old Jack only had a pumpkin to carry as light and 16_________ the
name of “Jack-O-Lantern”.
Now, we also have Jack to thank
trickster.
17_______
the tradition of trick or treat because he was a
ANSWER KEY
1. So
2. Rooted
3. Called
4. Came
5. Around
6. Called
7. So
8. Celebrating
9. Real
10. This
11. On
12. Dared
13. Kicked
14. Only
15. Some
16. Hence
17. For
1) F
2) T
3) T
4) F
5) T
6) F
7) F