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The holiday originally comes from a people called the Celts. The Celts lived in Europe more than 2000 years ago. On November 1st they celebrated the end of summer. They thought ghosts visited the living on October 31st. They dressed up like ghosts so the spirits would not harm them. Now, people wear costumes of witches and ghosts just for fun.
Today, many countries still remember the dead on November 1st. It is called All Saints Day. Another name for it is All Hallow’s Day. The day before, October 31st, is called All Hallow’s Eve, or Halloween for short.
Halloween is an old tradition in Ireland and Scotland. In those countries, people dressed up and carried lanterns made of turnips. When people moved from Ireland and Scotland to the United States, they started using pumpkins. This is where the jack-o’-lantern comes from.
They also had a tradition of giving food to the spirits. Later, they gave the food to poor people. This is where trick-or-treating comes from. Today, children go trick-or-treating for fun, too.
Halloween has changed a lot since its origins. New people have brought new traditions, and changed the old ones. What do you think Halloween will be like in another two thousand years?
Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or-treating. Many of them carve jack-o'-lantens out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities.
The main Halloween activity for children is trick-or-treating. Children dress in costumes and masks and go from door to door saying "trick or treat". The neighbours give children such treats as candy, fruit and pennies so that children do not play tricks on them.
Jack-o'-lanterns are hollowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side. Most jack-o'-lanterns contain a candle inside. An Irish legend says that jack-o'-lanterns are named after the man called Jack. He could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and he could not enter hell because he had played jokes on devil. As a result, Jack has to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day
Fortunetelling is an important part of Halloween. For example, a coin, a ring, and a thimble were baked into a cake. It was believed that the person who found the coin would become wealthy. The one who found the ring would marry soon. And the person who found the thimble would never get married.
People once believed that there were many ghosts and witches on the Earth and that they met on October 31. Today, people do not believe in ghosts and witches but they like to tell stories about them on Halloween.
to take place - відбуватися
carve [kɑːv] - вирізьблювати
Fortunetelling - ['fɔːʧuːnteliŋ] - ворожіння
a treat[triːt] - пригощати
to play tricks on - обдурити
hollowed-out pumpkins - гарбузи з вирізаною м`якоттю
heaven - ['hev(ə)n] - рай
a miser ['maɪzə] - скупий
hell - ад
devil - диявол
has to - повинен
Judgment Day ['dʒʌdʒmənt] - судний день, день страшного суду
a coin [kɔɪn] - монета
a ring - каблучка
a thimble - ['θimb(ə)l] - наперсток
to become wealthy стати здоровим ['welθɪ]
Visit
friends' houses and write on the mirror with your finger, delivering a scary
message such as "I'm watching you!" Breathe on the mirror and you can
see your words. Let it dry naturally. When your friend takes a shower, the
words will appear again when the mirror fogs up.
Where does Halloween come from?
We celebrate
Halloween every year on October 31st. Where does the holiday come
from?The holiday originally comes from a people called the Celts. The Celts lived in Europe more than 2000 years ago. On November 1st they celebrated the end of summer. They thought ghosts visited the living on October 31st. They dressed up like ghosts so the spirits would not harm them. Now, people wear costumes of witches and ghosts just for fun.
Today, many countries still remember the dead on November 1st. It is called All Saints Day. Another name for it is All Hallow’s Day. The day before, October 31st, is called All Hallow’s Eve, or Halloween for short.
Halloween is an old tradition in Ireland and Scotland. In those countries, people dressed up and carried lanterns made of turnips. When people moved from Ireland and Scotland to the United States, they started using pumpkins. This is where the jack-o’-lantern comes from.
They also had a tradition of giving food to the spirits. Later, they gave the food to poor people. This is where trick-or-treating comes from. Today, children go trick-or-treating for fun, too.
Halloween has changed a lot since its origins. New people have brought new traditions, and changed the old ones. What do you think Halloween will be like in another two thousand years?
Halloween [`hæləu'i:n]- амер. сокр. от All Hallows' Eve; букв. "вечер всех святых" - Хеллоуин (Хэллоуин), канун Дня
всех святых, празднуется в ночь с 31 октября на 1 ноября (Halloween пишется с
заглавной буквы, как и другие названия праздников в английском языке)
trick or treat [`trɪkɔː'tri:t] - обычай, согласно которому на праздник Хэллоуин дети стучатся в двери и требуют угощения (угрожая подшутить над хозяином дома в случае отказа); "Откупись, а то заколдую!"
jack-o'-lantern [`ʤækə'læntən] - фонарь из тыквы с прорезанными отверстиями в виде глаз, носа и рта
pumpkin ['pʌmpkɪn] - тыква
candle ['kændl] - свеча
ghost [gəust] - привидение, призрак
witch [wɪʧ] - колдунья, ведьма
bat [bæt] - летучая мышь
candy ['kændɪ] - конфета, леденец
skeleton ['skelɪt(ə)n] - скелет
death [deθ] - смерть
spider ['spaɪdə] – паук
Bat – летучая мышь
Spirit – дух
Black cat
Monster - ['mɒnstə]
vampire ['væmpaɪə]
trick or treat [`trɪkɔː'tri:t] - обычай, согласно которому на праздник Хэллоуин дети стучатся в двери и требуют угощения (угрожая подшутить над хозяином дома в случае отказа); "Откупись, а то заколдую!"
jack-o'-lantern [`ʤækə'læntən] - фонарь из тыквы с прорезанными отверстиями в виде глаз, носа и рта
pumpkin ['pʌmpkɪn] - тыква
candle ['kændl] - свеча
ghost [gəust] - привидение, призрак
witch [wɪʧ] - колдунья, ведьма
bat [bæt] - летучая мышь
candy ['kændɪ] - конфета, леденец
skeleton ['skelɪt(ə)n] - скелет
death [deθ] - смерть
spider ['spaɪdə] – паук
Bat – летучая мышь
Spirit – дух
Black cat
Monster - ['mɒnstə]
vampire ['væmpaɪə]
Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or-treating. Many of them carve jack-o'-lantens out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities.
The main Halloween activity for children is trick-or-treating. Children dress in costumes and masks and go from door to door saying "trick or treat". The neighbours give children such treats as candy, fruit and pennies so that children do not play tricks on them.
Jack-o'-lanterns are hollowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side. Most jack-o'-lanterns contain a candle inside. An Irish legend says that jack-o'-lanterns are named after the man called Jack. He could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and he could not enter hell because he had played jokes on devil. As a result, Jack has to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day
Fortunetelling is an important part of Halloween. For example, a coin, a ring, and a thimble were baked into a cake. It was believed that the person who found the coin would become wealthy. The one who found the ring would marry soon. And the person who found the thimble would never get married.
People once believed that there were many ghosts and witches on the Earth and that they met on October 31. Today, people do not believe in ghosts and witches but they like to tell stories about them on Halloween.
carve [kɑːv] - вирізьблювати
Fortunetelling - ['fɔːʧuːnteliŋ] - ворожіння
a treat[triːt] - пригощати
to play tricks on - обдурити
hollowed-out pumpkins - гарбузи з вирізаною м`якоттю
heaven - ['hev(ə)n] - рай
a miser ['maɪzə] - скупий
hell - ад
devil - диявол
has to - повинен
Judgment Day ['dʒʌdʒmənt] - судний день, день страшного суду
a coin [kɔɪn] - монета
a ring - каблучка
a thimble - ['θimb(ə)l] - наперсток
to become wealthy стати здоровим ['welθɪ]
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