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- Halloween’ is an abbreviation of ‘All Hallows Eve’, which means the day before All Saints Day.
- This festival celebrated the end of summer and the beginning of winter.
- The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to chase away ghosts.
- costume (noun) – a set of clothes that resembles people or objects or from a certain period in history.
- pumpkin (noun) – a large orange vegetable; on Halloween it is traditional to carve a face into the pumpkin which is then known as a 'Jack O'Lantern'. •
- (to) trick or treat (verb, noun) – the custom of children calling at people's houses on Halloween in costumes to receive treats (usually chocolate or sweets/candies) or to commit tricks (usually pranks or other annoying actions) if they do not receive a treat.
- Celts, Celtic (noun, adjective) – an ancient people from Europe and their modern-day cultural descendant- Scotland is perfect for this time of year!
Happy Halloween!
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