Halloween
In the United States of America A Brief History of HalloweenMore than two thousand years ago the Celts who lived in Ireland celebrated a special festival called Samhain on 1st November. It was their New Year celebration. Later 1st November became known as All Saints Day or All Hallows. The evening before All Hallows became known as Hallows Eve and later Halloween or Hallowe'en.
The Celts believed that evil spirits would come out to harm them on Hallows Eve so they used to dress up in costumes to look like ghosts so that the evil spirits would think they were like them and not hurt them.
People used to make lanterns by carving turnips and putting candles inside them. When many Irish people emigrated to America to escape the potato famine of 1846, they took the tradition of Halloween with them, except that it was easier to find pumpkins rather than turnips and this is what Americans used to make their jack o' lanterns.
Then the rest was history! Halloween progressively became more and more celebrated! Today, in 2020 Halloween is celebrated across the United States in various ways!
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How is Halloween celebrated today?
Most American families celebrate Halloween by dressing up in costumes, attending parties, going to Haunted Houses, and carving pumpkins or gourds into jack-o-lanterns. Many choose to decorate their homes in dark, spooky fashion with props like fake spider webs, bones, and ghouls.
Trick-or-treating may be the most popular way to celebrate the holiday. Kids and adults dress up in character and go door to door exclaiming “Trick or Treat!”. This customary phrase implies that if the homeowner does not give a treat to their guest, a trick may follow. Of course, in the rare event that a child leaves empty-handed, he or she rarely makes good on this promise.
Most of all Halloween is a day where all things spooky, rather than being counter-culture, take center stage and are celebrated!
Halloween Activities
Carving pumpkins!
Trick-or-treating!
Visiting a spooky site, like a haunted house!
These are all examples of some things someone might do to celebrate Halloween! Aside from all these fun activities, Halloween is a holiday filled with delicious treats! Below are some examples of treats a person could eat on Halloween.
Halloween Treats!
Halloween in Half Moon Bay, California!
This is a picture of my sister and all ready to go trick or treating!
These are ghosts my mom made to decorate the front of our house.
My sister and I carving pumpkins!
More than two thousand years ago the Celts who lived in Ireland celebrated a special festival called Samhain on 1st November. It was their New Year celebration. Later 1st November became known as All Saints Day or All Hallows. The evening before All Hallows became known as Hallows Eve and later Halloween or Hallowe'en.
The Celts believed that evil spirits would come out to harm them on Hallows Eve so they used to dress up in costumes to look like ghosts so that the evil spirits would think they were like them and not hurt them.
People used to make lanterns by carving turnips and putting candles inside them. When many Irish people emigrated to America to escape the potato famine of 1846, they took the tradition of Halloween with them, except that it was easier to find pumpkins rather than turnips and this is what Americans used to make their jack o' lanterns.
Then the rest was history! Halloween progressively became more and more celebrated! Today, in 2020 Halloween is celebrated across the United States in various ways!
How is Halloween celebrated today?
Most American families celebrate Halloween by dressing up in costumes, attending parties, going to Haunted Houses, and carving pumpkins or gourds into jack-o-lanterns. Many choose to decorate their homes in dark, spooky fashion with props like fake spider webs, bones, and ghouls.
Trick-or-treating may be the most popular way to celebrate the holiday. Kids and adults dress up in character and go door to door exclaiming “Trick or Treat!”. This customary phrase implies that if the homeowner does not give a treat to their guest, a trick may follow. Of course, in the rare event that a child leaves empty-handed, he or she rarely makes good on this promise.
Most of all Halloween is a day where all things spooky, rather than being counter-culture, take center stage and are celebrated!
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| Carving pumpkins! |
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Trick-or-treating!
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| These are ghosts my mom made to decorate the front of our house. |
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| My sister and I carving pumpkins! |
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| Here my sister and I are at pumpking patch to pick our pumpkins for carving. |
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| In Half Moon Bay, there is a giant pumpkin weight off. This picture is with the winner in 2002! |
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| My mom is dressed as a doll and I am dressed as an elephant. |
Costumes
Halloween parties
Trick-or-treating
Haunted houses
Spooky
Pumpkin patches
Candy
Corn mazes
Carving pumpkins
Ghosts
Graveyards
Jack-o-lantern
_________ and _________ of every age . Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will _________ . This, our town of _________________.
This is Halloween, this is Halloween. _________________ scream in the dead of night.
This is Halloween, everybody make a __________ .
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright.
It's our town, everybody ___________. In this town of Halloween.
I am the one hiding under your _________ . Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing _________ .
I am the one hiding under your stairs. Fingers like _________ and _________ in my hair.
This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween!_________________! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call _________. Everyone hail to the pumpkin song.
In this town, don't we _________ it now? Everybody's waiting for the next surprise.
'Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can.
Something's waiting no to pounce, and how you'll Scream!
This is Halloween. _________ 'n' _________, and slimy _________.
Aren't you scared? Well, that's just fine.
Say it once, say it twice. Take a chance and roll the _________.
Ride with the _________ in the dead of night. Everybody scream, everybody _________!
In our _________ of Halloween! I am the clown with the tear-away _________.
Here in a flash and gone without a trace.
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"
I am the wind blowing through your _________. I am the shadow on the moon at _________.
Filling your dreams to the brim with _________. This is Halloween, this is Halloween.
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! _________________ ! Halloween!
Tender lumplings everywhere. Life's no _________ without a good scare.
That's our _________, but we're not mean. In our town of Halloween.
In this town. Don't we _________ it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise. Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
and scream like a banshee. Make you jump out of your _________.
This is Halloween, everybody _________.
Won't ya please make way for a very special guy
Our man Jack is King of the ______________ patch.
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King, now!
This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call _________. Everyone hail to the pumpkin song.
La la la ___ la la la ___ la la (Halloween! Halloween!)
La la la ___ ___ la la la la la (Halloween! _________________!)
Boys and girls of every age. Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see. This, our town of Halloween.
This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Pumpkins scream in the dead of night.
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene.
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright.
It's our town, everybody scream. In this town of Halloween.
I am the one hiding under your bed. Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red.
I am the one hiding under your stairs. Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair.
This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home. Everyone hail to the pumpkin song.
In this town, don't we love it now? Everybody's waiting for the next surprise.
'Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can.
Something's waiting no to pounce, and how you'll
Scream! This is Halloween. Red 'n' black, and slimy green.
Aren't you scared? Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice. Take a chance and roll the dice.
Ride with the moon in the dead of night. Everybody scream, everybody scream!
In our town of Halloween! I am the clown with the tear-away face.
Here in a flash and gone without a trace.
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"
I am the wind blowing through your hair. I am the shadow on the moon at night.
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright. This is Halloween, this is Halloween.
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Tender lumplings everywhere. Life's no fun without a good scare.
That's our job, but we're not mean. In our town of Halloween.
In this town. Don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise. Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back and scream like a banshee.
Make you jump out of your skin.
This is Halloween, everybody scream.
Won't ya please make way for a very special guy
Our man Jack is King of the Pumpkin patch.
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King, now!
This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home. Everyone hail to the pumpkin song.
