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Halloween. History of the holidays Halloween
1. Halloween
By 1st year studentsgroup 080100
«Finance&Credit»
Gynter Eduard
Ivanova Elena
2. History of the holidays HALLOWEEN
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on thenight of October 31. Traditional activities
include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume
parties, visiting "haunted houses" and
carving jack-o-lanterns
3. HALLOWEEN in France
Halloween in France is usually celebratedby costumed people of all ages going to
parties at friends' homes, restaurants,
bars, or clubs. The costumes themselves
tend to be traditionally "scary" mummies, ghosts, goblins, witches, and
vampires
4.
The festival would frequentlyinvolve bonfires. It is believed
that the fires attracted insects
to the area which attracted bats
to the area. These are additional
attributes of the history of
Halloween.
5. Halloween Symbols
SkeletonPumpkin
• White Lady
• Black cat
• Witches
• Ghost
• Goblin
6.
Masks and costumes wereworn in an attempt to mimic
the evil spirits or appease
them