This Is Halloween

1. This Is Halloween

2.

Halloween is an
annual holiday.
It is celebrated
on the 31st of
October.
It was an ancient
Celtic festival.
But now it is the
Christian holiday
- All Saints' Day.

3.

The ancient
Celts believed
that the
border
between this
world and the
Otherworld
became thin
on this day
and spirits
(both

4.

The family's
ancestors were
honored and
invited home
while harmful
spirits were
warded off.

5. The Celts thought that on Halloween the witches came out. As they were afraid of the witches they put on different clothes and

painted
their faces to deceive
the evil spirits.
They also placed food
and small gifts near
the doors of their
houses for the
witches.

6. Halloween costumes are traditionally monsters, ghosts, skeletons, witches and devils. They were worn to scare off evil spirits.

7. Witches have a long history. Legends tell that witches gather, arriving on broomsticks, to celebrate a party. Superstitions

tell that
witches cast spells on
unsuspecting people,
transform themselves
into different forms.

8. THE WITCHES CALDRON "Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog" "Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,

Wool of bat, and
tongue of dog"
"Adder's fork, and
blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and
owlet's wing"
"For a charm of
powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil
and babble"
"Double, double, toil
and trouble,
Fire burn, and caldron
bubble"

9. A symbol of Halloween is Jack-o-lantern. According to folklore, Jack-o-lantern got his name from a man named Jack. He played

Halloween is Jacko-lantern.
According to
folklore,
Jack-o-lantern got
his name from a
man named Jack.
He played jokes
with the devil and
was punished for
it.

10. There is a tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween. Children go from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or

of trick-or-treating
on Halloween.
Children go from
house to house,
asking for treats
such as candy or
money, with the
question, "Trick or
treat?"
Sometimes children
perform some sort
of tricks, sing songs
or tells ghost
stories to earn their

11. Menu

oChocolate
Spiders
oGingerbread
Ghosts
oScary Faced
Pizzas
oVampire
Punch
oWitches
Fingers
oCandied
Apples
Menu

12. A candle inside Jack-o-lantern keeps evil spirits and demons away. If a candle suddenly goes out, it is believed that a ghost

has
come.
Always burn new candles on
Halloween.
If a person lights candle at
midnight and lets it burn until
sunrise, it will bring good
luck.
It is not a good idea to burn
Halloween candles at any
Superstitions

13. To ward off evil spirits you should walk around your home backwards three times. If you hear footsteps behind you on Halloween

you should walk around
your home backwards
three times.
If you hear footsteps
behind you on
Halloween night, do not
turn around to see who
it is.
It is considered that a
person was born on
Halloween could see and
talk to spirits.
If you see a spider on
Halloween, it could be
Superstitions

14. Many superstitions have evolved about black cats. It was believed that witches could change into cats. Some people also

Superstitions
Many superstitions have
evolved about black cats. It
was believed that witches
could change into cats.
Some people also believed
that
cats
were
spirits of
One of
the
bestthe
known
the
dead.
superstitions
is that
if a black cat cross your path
you have to turn around and
go back because if you go on
bad luck would strike you.