5. • Halloween is
celebrated on
October 31st.
• Many countries
in Europe and
around the
world celebrate
Halloween
6. • Halloween comes
from the Celtic
/keltic/ tradition.
• Around this date,
the Celts
celebrated the
end of summer
and the beginning
of winter.
• This festivitiy was
called Samhain.
7. • The Celts
believed the
spirits of dead
people came alive
on this night.
• They built
bonfires and wore
costumes to send
evil spirits and
ghosts away.
8. • This Celtic tradition was turned by
the Catholic Church into “All
Hollows Eve” which means the
vigil of all Saints.
• This is where the word Halloween
comes from.
9. • The Celts used pumpkins to frighten
evil spirits. Now, many families carve
pumpkins together. They cut a face in it
with a knife. They put a candle in the
inside to make it light up.
10. • This is called a Jack-o-lantern.
They put the Jack-o-lantern in a
window so everybody can see it.
11. • Children “Trick-or-
Treat” in their
Halloween
costumes to get
sweets.
They go to a door
and knock on.
When it opens
they scream,
TRICK OR TREAT!
12. • Many people
also dress up in
costumes.
• Costumes can
be scary or
funny.
13. Meaning of Hallween
Misunderstood
when you hand out candy or
shepherd your children through the
streets
Meaning of the holiday: that death is
no barrier to love, and every ending
brings a new beginning.
