Halloween

Around The
World

Including Belgium, China, The

Czech Republic, Mexico, The
Philippines and the US.
 Halloween in
Belgium
How do they celebrate?

In Belgium Halloween is celebrated by

lighting candles to honor the dead.

What about dressing up?

The Belgians don’t dress up for

Halloween but they do get dressed up
for their Spring Carnival every year.
This tradition dates from the 15th
Century .

Trick or treating?

The Belgians have a similar tradition on

the 6th of January . They call it the
Driekoningen or Three Kings. The
children dress as Kings or Queens and
go to other houses to sing and of
course collect candy.
What do they do to celebrate
Halloween?
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When do they get dressed up in

costumes?
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When did the Carnival start in

Belgium?
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What is the Three kings

celebration? What do children do
on this day?
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What do they do to celebrate
Halloween?

By lighting candles to honor

the dead.

When do they get dressed up in

costumes?
Spring Carnival

When did the Carnival start in

Belgium?
In
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What is the Three kings

celebration? What do children do
on this day?
The children dress as Kings
or Queens and go to other
houses to sing.
 TRICK OR
TREAT IN THE
U.S.A

Trick or treat- Comparing the US with

Belgium
Draw the trick or treat tradition that the
Belgians follow.
color the trick or treaters above.

TRICK OR
TREAT
BELGIUM
 China
Do they celebrate Halloween?
No they celebrate The Festival of Hungry
Ghosts

When do they celebrate?

The festival last for one month. The
festival starts on the 15th of July or
August depending on the Lunar Calendar.

How do they celebrate?

They burn paper money for the Ghosts
to take. They prepare food for the
Ghosts three times a day to make sure
they don’t get hungry.

They burn incense and candle in front of

photographs of dead loved ones to honor
them.

On the last day they go the temple to

celebrate together eating and enjoying
the last day.
 China
What is the name of the Festival
the Chinese celebrate?
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What do the Chinese burn to

celebrate?
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Why do they cook food three times

a day?
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What do they do on the last day to

celebrate?
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 China
What is the name of the Festival
the Chinese celebrate?
_The Festival of Hungry
Ghosts
What do the Chinese burn to
celebrate?
They burn paper money.

Why do they cook food three times

a day?
To make sure they don’t get
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What do they do on the last day to

celebrate?
they go the temple to
celebrate together eating
and enjoying the last day.
 The Hungry
Ghosts
What if the hungry ghosts were coming to
dinner? What would you make for them? Spooky
sandwiches, petrifying pizza? Write your meal
idea below for the hungry ghost. Draw a picture
of the meal below.

I would feed the

Hungry Ghost__
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 Postcards from
Halloween with a
difference
Write a letter to your family as if you
visited China at the time of their
celebration.

Dear __________. ,

This year I went to ________________ to celebrate

their Halloween. There are differences between their
Halloween and ours like
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The strangest thing I saw
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The thing I like best about their celebration
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 The Czech
Republic
When do they celebrate?

They celebrate on November the 2nd.

Their celebration is similar to
Halloween and is for remembering the
dead. It is called Commemoration of All
the Departed

How do they celebrate?

They decorate the graves of their

loved ones who have passed and light
candles to remember them.

What do they do on the last night?

On the last night of their festival they

put a chair out for every living and
dead member of the family to honor
the dead.
 The Czech
Republic

When do they celebrate?

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What is the name of their celebration?

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How do they celebrate?

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What do they do on the last night of
their celebration?
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 The Czech
Republic

When do they celebrate?

They celebrate on November the
2nd

What is the name of their celebration?

Commemoration of All the
Departed.

How do they celebrate?

They decorate the graves of
their loved ones who have passed
and light candles to remember
them.
What do they do on the last night of
their celebration?
They put a chair out for every
living and dead member of the
family to honor the dead.
Postcards from
Halloween with a
difference
Write a letter to your family as if you
visited The Czech Republic at the time of
their celebration.

Dear __________. ,

This year I went to ________________ to celebrate

their Halloween. There are differences between their
Halloween and ours like
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The strangest thing I saw
was_________________________________________
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The thing I like best about their celebration
is___________________________________________
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 Honoring the
dead .

In many cultures the celebration is about

honoring the dead. In the Czech Republic they
set out a chair for all the family and the families
loved ones which have died.

What do you think the family feels once all the

chairs are set out?
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What would you like to do to honor the dead?

Would you decorate the graves like in Mexico or
set out food for them as in China? Write your
idea below.
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 Find your way
through the maze
 Halloween
Costumes
What would your costume be if you
could pick any?

Draw your costume below.

Draw a line from dot 1 to dot 2, then
from dot 2 to dot 3, 3 to 4 and so on.
Keep going until you have connected
all the dots. Then color the picture.
 Mexico
Do they celebrate Halloween?
No they have their own celebration called
the Day of the dead .

When do they celebrate?

They celebrate from the 31 of October
until the 2nd of November.

How do they celebrate?

The decorate the graves of loved ones
and bring them food, small gifts and
flowers.

They talk about the nice memories and

funny stories about their loved ones
that have died. They make altars in
their homes and place gifts for their
loved ones.

What about dressing up?

They dress up they even have
costume competitions in some cities.
 Mexico
What's the name of their celebration?.
The Day of the dead.
When do they celebrate?
They celebrate from the 31 of October
until the 2nd of November.

How do they celebrate?

The decorate the graves of loved ones
and bring them food, small gifts and
flowers.

They talk about the nice memories and

funny stories about their loved ones that
have died. They make altars in their
homes and place gifts for their loved
ones.
What do they make in their homes for the
celebration?

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 Mexico
What's the name of their celebration?.
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When do they celebrate?

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How do they celebrate?

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What do they make in their homes for the

celebration?

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 Postcards from
Halloween with a
difference
Write a letter to your family as if you
visited Mexico at the time of their
celebration.

Dear __________. ,

This year I went to ________________ to celebrate

their Halloween. There are differences between their
Halloween and ours like
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The strangest thing I saw
was_________________________________________
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The thing I like best about their celebration
is___________________________________________
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 The Philippines
When do they celebrate?

They celebrate from the 31st of

October until the 2nd of November.

How do they celebrate?

They decorate the graves of loved

one which have died. They go these
graves and meet with their
families. They take food to share
with each other and even play
music to celebrate the lives of
their loved ones.

Any other traditions?

They play a game with each other

even the adults! They take small
things from each others homes and
hide them in their gardens to find
in the morning.
 The Philippines
When do they celebrate?
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How do they celebrate?

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What game do they play? Even

the adults!
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Jack o’lantern
Color the Jack O’Lantern below.
 The UK

How do we celebrate?

We dress up and have costume

competitions.

We go trick or treating in our .

We have Halloween parties and make

special cakes and snacks to celebrate
the day.

We watch scary movies and we tell

spooky stories.

We decorate our houses and play

games.

Special games for Halloween like

bobbing for apples. For this game you
fill a bucket with water and add
apples, then you have to grab the
apples but with your teeth only!
 The UK
Name four ways that we celebrate
Halloween?
We dress up and have costume competitions.

We go trick or treating in our .

We have Halloween parties and make special

cakes and snacks to celebrate the day.

We watch scary movies and we tell spooky

stories.

How do you play bobbing for

apples?
game you fill a bucket with water and
add apples, then you have to grab the
apples but with your teeth only
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 The UK
Name four ways that we celebrate
Halloween?
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How do you play bobbing for

apples?
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 Find your way
through the maze
Halloween Crafts

Pop Up Card
Step 1; Cut out the template.
Step 2; Carefully fold in half and cut along the two short
balck lines.
Step 3 . Fold the flap towards the bottom of the acrd.
Step 4; Attach the Ghost to the flp.
 Jack o Lantern Bunting

This craft is a simple yet

beautiful Halloween
decoration.

Simply cut out the shapes

and glue them to one
another .
 Spider Bracelets

These fun bracelets are

sure to brighten your
students day. Simply cut
out the template and the
strap and attach.

For younger students I

have included alternative
spider legs as I found some
younger students found
the originals too thin. Just
cut the body of the spider
out and attach the
alternative legs if you have
the same problem.
 Skull Wreath

These wreaths look very

effective for this simple
craft.
Simply cut out the skulls
and the circular
template and attach.
 Witches Hat

These hats looks great

when their finished and
can be colored several
ways.
First color the templates.

Second cut them out.

Third glue the flap on the

witches hat to create a
cone shape.

Fouth attach the cone

shape to the hat using
tape attached to the
bottom of the hat and the
inside of the cone.
 Spooky Pop Out Card
Step 1; Cut out the card
template and color.

Step 2; Cut along the short balck

lines.

Step3; Fold the flap out towards

the end of the card.

Step 4; Attach the boo template

to the flap.
Happy Halloween
Credit and thanks
For the wonderful clip art within this unit I
would like to thank;

Busy blonde bee

http://www.teacherspay teacher/the busy blonde b

Rebecca B
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Designs

Teacher in wonderland
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sto
re/Teacher-In-Wonderland

The Geeky Guy

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Pro
duct/Halloween-
ClipartBordersBackgrounds-Templates-
BundleCommercial-Rights-1455948

For the great spider font;

Jackie G
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sto
re/Jackie-G