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TODAY LET’S KNOW ABOUT… HALLOWEEN!

Hello everybody!


Let’s read a text to know some things about Halloween.

But before reading, let’s look at this glossary. It will help you to understand the text better:


GLOSSARY

 
  1. Costume (n.): disfraz / disfressa
  2. Trick or Treat (interj.): truco o trato / broma o regal
  3. Candy / Sweets: chucherías / llaminadures
  4. Jack-o’-Lantern (n.): calabaza de Halloween / carbassa de Halloween
  5. Remove (v.): sacar / treure
  6. Ghost stories (n.): historias de fantasmas / històries de fantasmes
  7. Haunted: encantada
  8. Scary (adj.): que da miedo / que fa por
  9. Scare (v.): asustar / espantar
  10. Front yard (n.): jardín de la entrada / jardí de l’entrada
  11. Ghost (n.): fantasma
  12. Grave (n.): tumba / tomba
  13. Eve (n.): vigilia / vigília


Now let’s read the text about Halloween.

Halloween

Halloween is a celebration originated from Ireland, which takes place on the night of October 31st. It is most practiced in the United States and Canada. Children wear (1) costumes and go to people's homes saying (2)"Trick or treat!" to ask for (3) candy (sweets in the UK) and people give it to them.


In addition to trick-or-treating, there are other activities connected with Halloween:

Making (4) Jack-o-lanterns and place them in front of their houses.


Playing a game called apple bobbing. In this game apples are placed in water, and people must try to (5) remove the apples with only their teeth.


Telling (6) ghost stories, listening to songs about Halloween and watching horror films.


Visiting a '(7) haunted attraction'. These are places like houses, farms, or forests, which are decorated in a (8) scary way, and where actors in costumes make scenes to (9) scare the visitors.


Decorating one's house and (10) front yard with Halloween-themed symbols like (11) ghosts, (12) graves, and black and orange objects.


For Christians, Halloween is the (12) eve of All Saints Day



Are there in the text any other new words for you? If so, take a notebook or a piece of paper and write them down.

Hope you have enjoyed and found interesting this text about Halloween.

See you soon!


Sources:


Image:

https://www.lasprovincias.es/sociedad/celebramos-halloween-origen-20171020130326-nt.html


Text:

"Halloween.” Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation. 22 September 2022, 05:02 UTC. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

 

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