HALLOWEEN S Preparation task FUTLRA Match the definitions (1-8) with the words (a-h): .. tradition ghosts costumes trick-or-treating jack-o-lanterns harvest bonfires deities 1. a light made of a hollow pumpkin, inside which there is a candle 2. a large fire that is made outside 3. something that people have done for a long time 4. the spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, almost transparent 5. gods or goddesses 6. a set of clothes worn in order to look like someone or something else, especially for a party or as part of an entertainment 7. when fruit and vegetables are taken from trees and the ground 8. an activity in which children dress up as magical or frightening creatures and visit people's homes to ask for sweets Reading Read the text and complete with the words from the previous activity Che history of Hallouseen Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31. The _ originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear___ to ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November | as a time to honor all saints. Soon, 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 day of activities like ss, carving __, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating treats. Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow- in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the ____ and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ___of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred__, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic . During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other’s fortunes.