Halloween
What is Halloween?
❏ Halloween is not a holiday, but it is a
very special day for children in
Canada and the United States.
❏ It is on October 31st.
❏ On Halloween, children dress up in
costumes. Some children wear masks
and some children wear makeup.
❏ They dress up as monsters, famous
people, ghosts, witches, cartoon
characters, pirates and more.
What is Halloween?
❏ In the evening, CHILDREN walk around their
neighborhoods and go from house to house
shouting “trick or treat” or “Halloween
apples”.
❏ At each house, people give out many different
kinds of candy. In the past it was also very
common to give children apples on Halloween.
❏ One traditional custom of Halloween is to put a
Jack O’ Lantern in the window. Clean out the
inside of a pumpkin, cut out a face, and put a
candle inside.
❏ People often decorate their homes with pictures
of black cats, spiders, witches, bats, and ghosts.
Halloween: introduction
Halloween evolved from
Halloween: introduction
Modern Halloween isn’t so
much about ghosts and
monsters and more about
costumes and candy.
Halloween: introduction
The Celts
used the
day to mark
the end of
the harvest
season and
the
beginning of
winter.
Halloween: introduction
They believed that
this transition
between the
seasons was a
bridge to the
world of the dead.
Halloween: introduction
Today,
Halloween is a
day of
merriment,
costumes,
parades and
sweet treats for
children and
adults.
The history of
Halloween! (LINK)
What is Halloween? Checking
the facts
What day is Halloween?
October 31st. (October the
thirty-first)
What is Halloween? Checking
the facts
Is Halloween a holiday?
No, Halloween is not a holiday.
It’s a special day.
What is Halloween? Checking
the facts
What do some children dress
up as on Halloween?
Some children dress up as
monsters, famous people,
ghosts, witches, cartoon
characters, pirates and more.
What is Halloween? Checking
the facts
What do children shout when
they go from house-to-house?
“Trick or treat!”
What is Halloween? Checking
the facts
What do people at each house
give the children?
They give children candy.
(Which is American English
for sweets)
What is Halloween? Checking
the facts
Where do people sometimes
put Jack O’ Lanterns on
Halloween?
People sometimes put Jack O’
lanterns in their windows.
What is Halloween? Checking
the facts
What do people sometimes put
inside their Jack O’ Lanterns?
People sometimes put candles
inside their Jack O’lanterns.
What is Halloween? Checking
the facts
How do people sometimes
decorate their homes on
Halloween?
People sometimes decorate
their homes with black cats,
spiders, ghosts, etc...
Have a safe and happy
Halloween!
AND… Don’t forget to be
scared!
What is Halloween? Checking
the facts
What day is Halloween?
Is Halloween a holiday?
What do some children dress up as on Halloween?
What do children shout when they go from house-tohouse?
What do people at each house give the children?
Where do people sometimes put Jack O’ Lanterns on
Halloween?
What do people sometimes put inside their Jack O’ Lanterns?
How do people sometimes decorate their homes on
Halloween?
What is Halloween? Answers
October 31st.
No, Halloween is not a holiday. It’s a special day.
Some children dress up as monsters, famous people, ghosts,
witches, cartoon character, pirates, etc...
“trick or treat!”
They give children candy. Which is Ame. Eng. for sweets.
People sometimes put Jack O’ lanterns in their windows.
People sometimes put candles inside their Jack O’lanterns.
People sometimes decorate their homes with black cats,
spiders, ghosts, etc...