Halloween task

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Nadrzędna kategoria: Archiwum

Utworzono: 28-10-18

Karolina Dydycz

Read the text and answer T (true) or F (false). The questions are hidden in the code on your time-sheet.

Halloween

....THE DAY AND NIGHT WHEN MONSTERS COME TO LIFE...

A long time ago, the Celts (who lived in Ireland, Scotland and Wales) celebrated the new year on 1st November, and the night before that, 31st October, was the eve of the Celtic new year, called „All Hallows’ Eve”. The Celts believed that souls of dead people came back that night to find a new body for themselves. To scare the ghosts, people dressed like devils and were very noisy. They also made big fires to keep the ghosts away. When Christianity came to Ireland, people no longer celebrated the new year on 1st November but they didn’t stop the tradition of dressing up as ghosts. When millions of Irish people immigrated to the USA in the 1840s, the tradition came with them. These days, on 31st October every year, people in the United Kingdom, The United States and Canada ce­lebrate Halloween. Today, it’s very popular with children! They wear masks and special costumes and go from house to house and say „Trick or Treat!” - people usually give them sweets. If not – children sometimes play tricks on them.

Text: Nowa Era