On October 31, Americans celebrate Halloween.

Halloween means “holy” (hallow) “evening”

(een). This is the evening before the Christian holy day of All Saints Day. On All Saints Day,
Christians remember the Saints but Halloween is even older than Christianity.

Before Christianity, people in Europe believed (believe) that on October 31 ghosts of dead
people came back. To scare the ghosts, people dressed (dress) like devils and were (be) very
noisy. They also made (make) big fires to keep (keep) the ghosts away. Later, people didn’t
believe (not believe) in ghosts, but they kept (keep) the day of Halloween for fun.

Immigrants came (come) from Europe to America and brought (bring) with them the custom of
Halloween. Halloween has some strange symbols. One symbol is the jack-o’-lantern in the
window. The jack-o’-lantern is to scare the ghosts. People cut the pumpkin, throw away all of
the inside, and cut a face in it. Then they put a candle inside of it. Jack-o’-lantern usually look
scary, too !

Today, in the United States, Halloween is (be) very popular with the children. They wear
(wear) masks and special costumes. They want (want) to look (look) like skeletons and ghosts.
Then they go (go) from house to house and say (say) “ Trick or treat! “. People give (give)
them candies, cookies or fruit. When people give (give) nothing, the children sometimes play
(play) tricks on them.

Answer the questions.

1. When do peopleTcelebrate
Write (true) or Halloween
F (false) . ?
On 31st October.
F 1. On October 31, Americans celebrate
2. Why did people dress like devils ?
Christianity.
Because they wanted to scare the ghosts.
T 2. In the past people made fires to keep
3. Why did people keep the day of Halloween ?
the ghosts away.
Because it is fun. came from Europe.
T 3. Halloween
4. What do people
F 4. The put inside
jack-o’-lantern is the pumpkin
a kind with
of special
the cutting face ? to eat.
pumpkin
TheyT put
5. Ona candle inside.
Halloween children wear special
5. Wheremasks
do they andput the jack-o’-lantern
costumes because they ?
In the window.
want to look like skeletons and ghosts
F 6.do
6. Why Children
they use gothe
from party?to party and
lantern
To scare collect masks.
the ghosts.
7. What do people give children
F 7. On Halloween say:
the children
when they “Trick or fun”.
go from house to house ?
They give candies, cookies or fruit.
________
Write T (true) or F (false) :

1 – F (they celebrate Halloween)

2–T
3–T
4 – F ( it’s a pumpkin with cutting face into it )
5–T
6 – F (they go from house to house and collect candies, cookies and fruit
7 – T (they say : TRICK OR TREAT)

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1 – On 31st October.
2 – To scare the ghosts.
3 – For fun.
4 – The candle.
5 – In the window.
6 – To scare the ghosts.
7 – Candies, cookies and fruit.