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History of Halloween Halloween falls on October 31st each year in North America and other parts of the world. What do you know about Halloween? Do you celebrate it in your country? Here is a little history about it.   Vocabulary to evolve (v) - to change little by little spirit (n) - ghost, some people believe the spirit and body separate when a person dies holy (adj) - sacred, very good, related to religion.  Hallow  comes from the word holy. saint (n) - an honored, holy person evil (adj) - very, very bad lantern (n) - lamp or enclosed light that can be carried around turnip (n) - a purple and white vegetable that grows in the ground       Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved and changed throughout history. Over 2,000 years ago people called the Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Northern France. November 1 was their New Year's Day. They believed that the night before the New Year (October 31) wa...

Halloween History & Origin Halloween is the one of the oldest holidays still celebrated today. It's one of the most popular holidays, second only to Christmas. While millions of people celebrate Halloween without knowing its origins and myths, the history and facts of Halloween make the holiday more fascinating. Some people view Halloween as a time for fun, putting on costumes, trick-or-treating, and having theme parties. Others view it as a time of superstitions, ghosts, goblins and evil spirits that should be avoided at all costs. As the Christian debate goes on, celebrating Halloween is a preference that is not always viewed as participating in an evil holiday. Halloween is often celebrated with no reference to pagan rituals or the occult. Halloween History Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back...

ANCIENT ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN Straddling the line between fall and winter, plenty and paucity, life and death, Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints and martyrs; the holiday, All Saints’ Day, incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows’ Eve and later Halloween. Over time, Halloween evolved into a secular, community-based event characterized by child-friendly activities such as trick-or-treating. In a number of countries around the world, as the days grow shorter and the nights get colder, people continue to usher in the winter season with gatherings, costumes and sweet treats. TODAY’S HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS The American Halloween tradition of “trick-or-treating” p...

10 Idioms with a Halloween Theme Unless you’ve been living in a separate galaxy in the last few weeks, you will have noticed that many people, including English Language Trainers, have been preparing for Halloween. So not wanting to feel left out I thought I would join the crowd and make my own contribution towards this pagan feast. What better way than to share with you 10 idioms with a Halloween theme! Halloween is associated with scary and spooky images like  witches, black cats, blood, skeletons, ghosts, bats, weapons (knives, daggers)  as well as less scary images like  pumpkins  and  owls . I’m sure you can think of others. I’ve chosen 10 idioms with some of these Halloween images. I hope you enjoy them. 1.  Not a  cat  in hell’s chance –  no chance at all Ex:  We didn’t have  a cat in hell’s chance  of winning that contract. 2.  Stick the  knife  in  – to do or say something very u...

      Halloween este una dintre cele mai vechi sãrbãtori încã pãstrate, în formã camuflatã, profanã, şi în ziua de azi cu extraordinară popularitate, în special în rândul tinerilor.  Milioane de oameni celebreazã Halloween-ul cu costume, trick-or-treat sau petreceri tematice, fãrã sã aibã cunoştinţe despre originile şi istoria fascinantã a acestui rit asociat cu apariţii fantomatice şi superstiţii de tot soiul.     Octombrie 31 este ultima zi a calendarului celtic, sãrbãtoare pãgânã în onoarea morţilor. Acum 2000 de ani purta numele de All Hallows Eve, ziua de dinainte de All Saints Day, creatã pentru creştinarea pãgânilor şi celebrând pe 1 noiembrie toţi sfinţii Bisericii Catolice. Deşi existã multe variante culturale ale tradiţiei, în esenţã existã acelaşi fond originar. Rãdãcinile Halloween-ului se regãsesc într-o festivitate celticã pe nume Samhain, care semnifica sfârşitul verii şi trecerea în anotimpul rece. În imaginea de mai jos este prezenta...

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