Halloween Where does Halloween come from l Some

Halloween!

Where does Halloween come from? l Some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, but most of people think it comes from Great Britain and Ireland.

When is Halloween celebrated? l It’s Celebrated on October 31 st

What is the origin of the word Halloween? l The word Halloween is first attested in the 16 th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day.

Name some Halloween traditions l l l Children go house to house asking for trick or treat There are Halloween parties They eat special food

What is a Jack-o-lantern l A jack-o-lantern is typically a carved pumpkinn. It is associated chiefly with the holiday of Halloweenn and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called inaisfatuus or jack-o'-lantern. In a jack-o'-lantern, typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced

What is trick or treat? l Trick or Treat, for those of you unaware, is a Hallowe'en custom in both England the US, where kids go round to people's houses on Hallowe'en night, dressed in some kind of costume, and challenge the inhabitants with the cry, "Trick or Treat? " The householder then chooses between a trick or treat having some kind of practical joke played on them by the kids

Explain a game played In Halloween - One common game is dunking or apple bobbing, in which apples float in a tub or a large basin of water and the participants must use their teeth to remove an apple from the basin

Show some typical food for Halloween l Candy apple