THE HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN

Quiz

Read this text about the origins of Halloween and choose the appropriate answer:

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Halloween is traditionally celebrated on the night before All Saint’s Day, which is 1st November. It is celebrated in the United States of America and in England, where it is called ‘All Hallow’s Eve’. According to tradition, on Halloween night all the evil spirits went out to haunt people!
Halloween is based on an ancient Celtic holiday and the name ‘Halloween’ means ‘summer’s end’. In past times people put lamps or lanterns outside their houses because they wanted to be friendly to the spirits. They believed that witches, ghosts and goblins went around at night looking for a living body! On Halloween people dressed up as ghosts and witches so that the spirits would not steal their body.
Nowadays people put pumpkins with faces outside their houses. When the pumpkin has got light inside, it is called ‘Jack-o-lantern.’ Children play ‘trick or treat’, which is a game to play jokes (trick) or get sweets (treat).