A Holiday in October

• Halloween is
celebrated on
October 31st.

• Many countries in
Europe and around
the world celebrate
Halloween
• Halloween comes
from the Celtic
/keltic/ tradition.
• Around this date,
the Celts celebrated
the end of summer
and the beginning of
winter.
• This festivitiy was
called Samhain.
• The Celts
believed the
spirits of dead
people came alive
on this night.
• They built
bonfires and wore
costumes to send
evil spirits and
ghosts away.
• This Celtic tradition was turned by the
Catholic Church into “All Hollows Eve”
which means the vigil of all Saints.

• This is where the word Halloween comes

from.
• The Celts used pumpkins to frighten
evil spirits. Now, many families carve
pumpkins together. They cut a face in it
with a knife. They put a candle in the
inside to make it light up.
• This is called a Jack-o-lantern.
They put the Jack-o-lantern in a
window so everybody can see it.
• Many people
also dress up in
costumes.

• Costumes can
be scary or
funny.
• Children “Trick-or-
Treat” in their
Halloween
costumes to get
sweets.

They go to a door
and knock.
When it opens they
scream,
TRICK OR TREAT!
1.When do we celebrate
Halloween?

EVERY OCTOBER 31ST

1. Where does Halloween come
from?
CELTIC TRADITION
PEOPLE BELIEVED THE DEAD
RETURNED
What is a Jack-o-Lantern?

A PUMPKIN
WHAT DO CHILDREN SAY
ON HALLOWEEN?

TRICK OR TREAT!
WHAT DO PEOPLE WEAR
ON HALLOWEEN?

COSTUMES
PUMPKIN
JACK 0 LANTERN
WITCH
BLACK CAT
BATS
HAUNTED HOUSE
GHOSTS
SKELETONS
GRAVES
COSTUMES
 TRICK
OR
TREATERS