Presentation made by our language assistant in class

1. Halloween

2. Halloween
• Annual holiday in United States every October
31st
• Special Halloween foods
• Costumes
• Fun Activities
• Jack-o’-lanterns

3. History of Halloween
• Celts in ancient England, France, and Ireland:
– Had a festival to celebrate the end of the harvest
every November 1st
– Marked the end of warm weather and beginning
of cold weather
– People wore costumes, told stories, ate good
food, and made sacrifices to keep bad spirits away

4. History of Halloween
• All Saint’s Day in Christian Religion
– Also celebrated on November 1st
– A day to honor all those who died
– Celts began calling All Saint’s Day “All-hallowmas”
– The night before became known as “All-hallows
Eve” or “Hallowe’en”

5. History of Halloween – Early
Halloween
• Because November 1st was a day for good
spirits, people thought the night before was
for bad spirits
– People thought bad spirits roamed earth and
caused trouble on October 31st
• People were frightened and put lanterns in
windows to scare away bad spirits
– Some made lanterns from vegetables

6. Modern Halloween
• Halloween is a joyous celebration
– People wish each other a “Happy Halloween”
• Special Halloween foods, activities, customs in
the United States

7. Halloween Food
• Candy shaped like bats, skulls, pumpkins, worms
• Candy Apples
– Apple on a stick covered in a sugar candy
• Caramel Apples
– Apple on a stick covered in caramel

8. Halloween Food
• Pumpkin Pie
• Candy Corn
– A soft, sugary candy shaped like corn kernels
• Popcorn Balls
– Snack made from popcorn and
marshmallow

9. Jack-o’-Lanterns
• People carve pumpkins with faces or other
designs and put candles inside the pumpkins.
• People cook and eat the seeds from
pumpkins. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvkT26nZseE

10. Trick-or-Treating
• Children dress in costumes and go to houses
in the neighborhood.
• They say “Trick or Treat”
• Adults give candy

11. Activities
• Hayrides
• Decorating
• Haunted house attractions

12. Activities
• Costume Parties
• Bobbing for Apples
• Corn Mazes

13. Halloween Movies/Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0thH3qnHTbI

14. Best scary stories prizes & crafts