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萬聖節英語作文 篇1

When we think of Halloween, we think of "Trick or treat", pumpkins, Jack o lanterns, vampires and haunted houses. But do you know the origin of Halloween? Why does it fall on 31 October? What kind of festival is it? Why is it so creepy?

Halloween dates back to a Celtic festival called Samhain. November 1 is the new year of the Celts, who lived in Europe more than a thousand years ago. This is the day which marked the end of summer and harvest. The Celts believed that on the night of October 31, ghosts of the dead would return to earth. The Celts celebrated Samhain by dressing up in costumes with animal heads and having bonfires. Many Celts settled in Britain and Ireland, where the festival became popular. Those who moved to America took the tradition with them.

Nowadays, most people celebrate Halloween but only for fun. They are not worried about ghosts. Kids in America will dress up as devils or angels and will go from house to house calling "Trick or treat", playing mischievous tricks and getting sweets. Americans spend more money on Halloween than Christmas! In 20xx, more than HK$45 billion was spent on Halloween. And HK$15 billion of that was spent on candy alone!!!

Kids in Britain also dress up at Halloween. They visit houses, sing songs or tell a joke to get sweets. Many go to Halloween parties and play games like "ducking for apples". You must pick up an apple in water but you can only use your mouth. Try it!

萬聖節英語作文 篇2

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition,Halloween begins after sunset. Long ago,people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween. Today,most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.

萬聖節是10月31日,在日落之後開始.很久以前,人們相信世界上有女巫和鬼在這一天聚集人間.如今,大多數人不再相信幽靈和巫婆.但這些超自然仍然是萬聖節的一部分.

The colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween. Black is a symbol for night and orange is the color of pumpkins. A jack-o-lantern is a hollowed-out pumpkin with a face carved on one side. Candles are usually placed inside,giving the face a spooky glow.

萬聖節英語作文 篇3

Today is Halloween in the west. I went to suzhou park with my parents and went to Halloween.

I feel very lively as soon as I get in! Many, many monsters! They are all tourists. Then I saw the floats! The people on the float came down, cats, death, vampires and so on. I took pictures with them.

The most dynamic is me (wang xin), I am wearing orange pumpkin, with pumpkin cap and pumpkin basket, I am the pumpkin fairy! Dad wears a skeleton head mask, mom with a fluorescent stick, we are the devil combination, we follow the crowd to the Caribbean square. Oh! It turned out that there was a performance, and the show was a dance, and it was wonderful. Whos patting me on the shoulder when were looking at it in high spirits? I looked back, and there was a monster that startled me! The actor finished his performance and ran off to frighten everyone.

It was getting late, and dad said, "were going home." Then we went away.

Anyway, today I had an interesting Halloween.

萬聖節英語作文 篇4

Today, I went to school with great interest. As soon as I arrived at school, I saw students wearing all kinds of masks, some pumpkins, some witches, some sorcerers. The mask they wear is terrible. Ha! Ha! Because today is Halloween. I quickly entered the classroom, put my bag down and put on my mask, my mask was a vampire.

In the morning, our activity was a runway show, and I walked up to the stage with a swagger and a scariest look, shaking everyone. To my surprise, the principal of our building also came to the Halloween party. He was wearing zorros mask and we didnt recognize him at all.

In the afternoon we went to the flea market. At the flea market I saw books, badges and so on. After bargaining, I used ten dollars to buy the seal, beef jerky, toy model.

This years Halloween carnival is really interesting. Im really looking forward to the next Halloween!

萬聖節英語作文 篇5

The day before Halloween, the little lion sat at the window and saw the sun in the sky outside. He is dying to know whether the sun will come tomorrow. The little lion climbed to the high platform and carried his head to the sun. The sun does not answer. The little lion thought, "I am too far from the sun. He cant hear."

The little lion went up to the mountain and climbed to the top of the mountain and shouted to the sun, "hello!" A voice came from afar, "hello!" The little lion thought that the sun was going to hear him, and he was answering me. "Tomorrow is Halloween. Will you come?" The sun answered, "tomorrow is Halloween, and you wont come... "The little lion said," I will come." The sun also answered, "Im coming... "The little lion asked the sun," what do you want?" The sun also asked, "what kind of gift do you want... "The little lion replied," I want a pumpkin head lantern." The sun answered, "I want a pumpkin head lantern... "

After the little lion went down the hill, he went to the shop and bought a beautiful plastic pumpkin head lantern. He put it on the high platform and gave it to the sun. A gust of wind blew in the night, and the jack-o -lantern was "... On...... "The ground rolled down, and he rolled to the door of the little lions house.

The next morning, the little lion opened the door to find a beautiful pumpkin head lantern. "Oh! This must be a Halloween gift from sun gong! The little lion climbed to the top of the mountain and shouted to the sun, "thank you for the gift, happy Halloween!" The sun also said, "thanks for the present, happy Halloween... "

萬聖節英語作文 篇6

Halloween is a spooky and scary le dress up in the people buy pumpkin and carve it into a jack-o-lantern.A jack-o-lantern is a pumpkin with a is how you make a jack-o-lantern:you buy a pumpkin,take it home,carve the pumpkin and give it a spooky,happy,scary face. A warty witch can fly on her fast and speeding broom in the can be wearing black pants and a black you see one ,she mignt be carrying a black cat to give bad luck. A spooky,scary,and white ghost can go through walls and could control might see one in the grave careful because it will frighten might become one of them! The black cat can give bad luck when it crosses your black cat is just a cat that it is black and can give bad luck.A black cat can be in a back yard in the house,on the streets, or on a witchs oween halloween is an autumn holiday that americans celebrate every year. it means "holy evening," and it comes every october 31, the evening before all saints‘ day. however, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly. every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside. it looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! these lights are called jack-o‘-lanterns, which means "jack of the lantern". the children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every halloween. some children paint their faces to look like monsters. then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. every time they come to a new house, they say,"trick or treat! money or eat!" the grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags.

萬聖節英語作文 篇7

Halloween means Hallows Evening. It is the evening before All Hallows Day (now called All SaintsDay) , a Christian holiday, celebrated on the November 1st. History traces Halloween back to the ancient religion of the Celtics. The Celts were the ancestors of the present-day Irish, Welshand Scottish people. In the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31st. On the November 1st, Celtic peoples celebrated the festival of Samhain,which marked the beginning of winter and the Celtic New Year. Celts thought the division between the natural world and the supernatural world became very thin and all time and space was abruptly suspended on October31st, and then the spirits of the died would come back and move freely looking for living bodies to possess.

萬聖節英語作文 篇8

When the harvest moon rises on October 31, little hobgoblins, spooky ghosts, ghoulish witches and gremlins - their young faces hidden behind grotesque masks - will go forth to frighten friends and neighbors and to threaten them with "Trick or Treat ". Halloween (AII Hallows Eve) as the name implies, is a nighttime holiday, the one night in the year when the childs world turns to pure fantasy. Children take all the lead parts while parents and other adults play the supporting roles. Encouraged by teachers and merchants and the remembrance of the good time they had the earlier year, children (from 3 to 11 years old) start preparing their costumes and Halloween decorations weeks ahead. Although parents help the children very much prepare the costumes, on Halloween they must pretend to be frightened by the masked visions that suddenly appear. There will be little witches in long black dresses with tall-pointed hats and magic broomsticks to carry them over the rooftops - to a neighbors house in the next block. Ghosts in sheets run with tell-tale sneakers and half socks showing; and terrible pirates with skull and cross-bones painted on their three-cornered hats. Some carry jack-o-lanterns but all carry bags or UNICEF boxes marked "Trick or Treat", which fill up very fast. Teenagers have their fun playing tricks that sometimes get rather rough. They throw eggs or tomatoes at passing motorists , mark up windows and windshields with hard-to-erase candle wax, roll pumpkins down long hills, carry away porch furniture and garbage can covers, engrave graffiti on fences, or do whatever bad things occur to them as they go around looking for ways to "let off steam". Police officers are alert but they only arrest those caught doing real damage. In most communities there are school dances or block parties to help redirect the energies of the youthful pranksters. Business firms offer prizes for the best costumes and recreation directors help plan the party y, but the young people themselves take charge of the entertainment and the decorations - a necessary part of Halloween. Dried corn stalks, pumpkin faces, and piles of apples create the harvest atmosphere; and cutouts of witches on their brooms, goblins, ghosts and black cats symbolize the witchcraft aspect of the holiday. The freshments - apple cider, popcorn and pumpkin pie, and witches made of spicy ginger cookies - also carry out both themes. There is an occasional adult Halloween Dance in a bright orange and black setting, with paper-made black cats, witches and grinning skeletons floating above the dance floor. But Halloween has become mainly a young peoples holiday - and the younger the child the more exciting he finds it.

萬聖節英語作文 篇9

Halloween day, the little lion to sit by the window, see the sun in the sky outside. He would like to know Halloween tomorrow the sun will come. Little lion to high stone on the stage, carried the head toward the sun said: "the sun, how are you?" The sun did not answer. Little lion think: "I am too far from the sun, he cant hear you."

The little lion came to the mountains and climb to the top of the highest, for the sun to shout: "hello!" The distance a voice: "hello!" A lion to the sun grandfather heard this, he replied in me? Little lion and called out: "tomorrow is Halloween, you coming or not?" The sun replied, "tomorrow is Halloween, you coming or not......" The little lion said: "I will." The sun also said: "let me..." The little lion asked the sun: "what gift do you want?" The sun also asked: "what do you want gift..." The little lion replied: "I want a pumpkin lantern." The sun also said: "I want a pumpkin lanterns..."

After the little lion went down the mountain, went to the store to buy a the most beautiful plastic pumpkin lanterns, put it on high stone on the stage, to the sun. The night wind blowing, pumpkin head lanterns are "almost... on..." To blow the rolled down, "loud gurgling" rolled into the door of the little lion home.

The next morning, the little lion door found himself door has a beautiful pumpkin lanterns. "Oh, it must be a Halloween gift I received from the sun!" Little lion climbed to the top of the mountain again, toward the sun shout: "thank you for your gift, happy Halloween!" The sun also said: "thank you for your gift, happy Halloween...

萬聖節英語作文 篇10

Celtic believed that the sun god helped them grow crops. But each year the sun god is attacked by an evil force called Samhain and spent six months in captivity. Samhain, and two other titles, "Lord of Dead" and "Prince of Darkness", came to Celtic land with cold and dark winters.

The celts are very afraid of the night of October 31, because they feel like theres a bunch of evil souls lurking everywhere. They set fire to their home to let evil spirits leave their homes. (the last untranslated paragraph was that the flames could frighten the ghost away.) They believed Samhain had called the dead, and they believed that Samhain would turn the dead into something else, like a cat. The celts will be disguising their evil spirits with terrible disguises. (this is the prototype for Halloween.)

Then Rome took over the Celtic lands and put the Roman holiday together with the Celtic Samhain festival on October 31, and it was now Halloween.

萬聖節英語作文 篇11

Halloween (Halloween) (also called Halloween, Halloween) on October 31 of each year, is a traditional festival of the English speaking world, mainly in North America, the British Isles, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. That night the child would wear a costume, mask and go from house to house collecting candy. The Chinese region often mistakenly calls Halloween a Halloween.

"Halloween", an abbreviation of "AllHallowEve," refers to the eve of AllHallowEve, which is called "ChristmasEve" on Christmas Eve. "Hallow" is derived from middle English halwen with holy etymology is very close, some areas in Scotland and Canada, Halloween is still known as "AllHallowMas", meaning is in memory of all saints (Hallow) on that day, to a Mass (Mass).

Halloween is usually associated with something different. Traditionally, Halloween is considered to be the closest thing to human life in the world, and the legend is similar to that of Chinas elam. The Minnesota city of Anoka, which claims to be the "Halloween capital of the world", holds a huge parade every year.

萬聖節英語作文 篇12

Halloween

Halloween always falls on 31 October. It’s a holiday for children. On that day, children always wear fancy clothes and masks. And then, they go from house to house to say “Trick or Treat”, so that people will treat them with candies. If they don’t receive any candies, they’ll play a trick on people. But sometimes if the people are going out, when the children come, they’ll put the candies in a carved pumpkin lanterns. Children will take the candies themselves. All of the children enjoy this holiday very much.

萬聖節總是在10月31日.這是一個屬於孩子們的節日.在那天,孩子們總是穿奇裝異服而且帶上面具.然後,他們會挨家挨户地説“不招待就使壞”,所以人們都會用糖果招待他們.如果他們不接受糖果,他們就會對人們惡作劇.但有時,如果人們外出了,而孩子們來了,他們會把糖果放在雕刻好的南瓜燈籠裏.孩子們會自己拿糖果.所有的孩子都很享受這個節日.

萬聖節英語作文 篇13

One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.

Well, Irish children made Jacks lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla. The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern," abbreviated as " Jack-o-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern."

The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just childrens fun night. Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school.

關於萬聖節有這樣一個故事.是説有一個叫傑克的愛爾蘭人,因為他對錢特別的'吝嗇,就不允許他進入天堂,而被打入地獄.但是在那裏他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦,所以被踢出地獄,罰他提着燈籠永遠在人世裏行走.

在十月三十一日愛爾蘭的孩子們用土豆和蘿蔔製作“傑克的燈籠”,他們把中間挖掉、表面上打洞並在裏邊點上蠟燭.為村裏慶祝督伊德神的萬聖節,孩子們提着這種燈籠挨家挨户乞討食物.這種燈籠的愛爾蘭名字是“拿燈籠的傑克”或者“傑克的燈籠”,縮寫為Jack-o-lantern .

現在你在大多數書裏讀到的萬聖節只是孩子們開心的夜晚.在小學校裏,萬聖節是每年十月份開始慶祝的.孩子們會製作萬聖節的裝飾品:各種各樣桔紅色的南瓜燈.

In the Western countries, have "Halloween" on October 31 every year,the dictionary makes an explanation for "The eve of All SaintsDay " , Chinese translates work: "Night of All Saints Day". All Saints Day is the Western countries tradition festival. This one night is one night "being haunted " most among 1 year, therefore also calling "spirit festival".

Before more than two thousand years, European Roman Catholic Church fixes November 1 for "Japan of land under heaven believer" (ALL HALLOWS DAY). "HALLOW" is intention of believer.

Legend Celt (CELTS) who lives in fields such as Ireland , Scotland has moved this festival forward since B.C. for 500 years, being October 31 one day. They think that should gradually are the day being over formally in summer, is just a New Year beginning, a day that grim winter starts.

People believes that the soul of a deceased person of old friend meeting returns to the former home field look for the people on living person , borrows this regeneration in this day at that time, this is person unique hope being able to gain regeneration in postmortal and.

The alive people seizes but a life coming the soul fearing to die then , people puts out away fire , candela thereupon right away in this day , lets rigid soul have no way to look for living person , self soul of dressing the dead up as all sorts of evil-doers is frightened off. Afterwards, they meeting candela ignites kindling again , start new life for 1 year.

萬聖節英語作文 篇14

Halloween is also called Zhusheng Festival. It is a traditional festival in the West on November 1 every year, and October 31 on the eve of Halloween is the most lively time of the festival. In Chinese, Halloween is often mistakenly translated into Halloween.

Halloween was very simple, and most of it was in church. But across Europe, Halloween is seen as an opportunity to play, tell ghost stories and scare each other. So people no longer use this festival to praise autumn, but let it become a festival of gods, witches and ghosts.

萬聖節英語作文 篇15

Halloween is on the last day of October, it is very popular in the western country. On that day, people will dress in the horrible style, especially for the kids, they will knock from door to door.

If people don’t give them the candy, the children will play tricks on them. But in China, more and more young people like to follow this trend, they will play the roles and find some fun. As for me, I’d like to join some ACTivities on the Halloween.

My friends always have some funny costumes, so I will borrow one from them. Then we dress together, when night comes, we will come to join the party. We sing and dance. It is such a fun night. Before the midnight, we will get together and take some drinks. We talk about the happy hour. I like these ACTivities.

萬聖節英語作文 篇16

In the 31 October each year is traditionally the "Halloween" - Halloween. But this day the atmosphere was much like its name sounds like people on the "creepy." When Halloween comes, the children will not wait to wear the colorful costume, wearing strange masks, carrying a lantern "Jack Lamp" channeling family households, the adults ask for holiday gifts. The most well-known symbol of Halloween is what these two - fantastic "Jack Light" and "do not you eat to make trouble" prank.

"Jack Light" looks very cute, practice is also very simple. Hollowed out the pumpkin, then carve out eyes and smiling mouth, and then plug in the melon with a candle, lit it, people far away can see the smiling faces of this charmingly naive. This is the kids favorite plaything.

However, the highlight of Halloween is on the table, you not only good food to be prepared to entertain those who come to trouble the "little devil", but also in this special holiday dress for your table some. Do not let your guests look down upon you!

Year, the most "haunted" That night, all kinds of ghosts and goblins, pirates, alien visitors, and witches who have deployed. Before the Christian era, the Celtics held a ceremony in the summer did not appreciate the grace of God and the sun. Soothsayer then ignited and witchcraft is said to ward off demons wandering around strange. Later, the Romans used to celebrate the nuts and Apple Harvest Festival and Celtic fusion of October 31. In the Middle Ages, people wear animal shaped dress, wearing scary Halloween masks is to drive in the ghost in the night. Although it has been replaced by the Celtic and Roman Christianity religious activities, the early practices or preserved. Now, the childreen with all kinds of jokes on the psychological wear costumes and masks for Halloween party, the ball often hung around the walls papered with witches, black cats, ghosts and skeletons, the window and the doorway is a hanging growl Liezui or terrifying pumpkin lanterns. Children often try to bite the hanging apple.

萬聖節英語作文 篇17

Friday night, my classmates and I went to the bond for halloween.

Stand in the gate of the bond, there is a huge, scary ghost to meet us, as if entered to the devil in hell.

Some of the students in the school have become a ghost, but I do not like them, Im dressed as a witch.

Inside the most fun is Sigui reincarnation, I play with my classmates, first of all with his left hand touch hold of the outer part of the ear, with the right hand twist her nose, bent down, place turn three times, the teacher put potato chips into the nose, with his tongue to eat potato chips. My potato chips have landed, but my classmates are eating. Shes a real cow!

Halloween is coming to an end. I really want to stay there.

萬聖節英語作文 篇18

It is hit by in the children eye , Halloween is a festival being full of the mysterious color. The veil of night comes , colourful putting on makeup of the children field put on just too impatient to wait is accustomed to , puts on the exceedingly strange mask, mention previous "Jack light " running go out to play.

And then "Jack light " appearance is very lovable , method of work is that Spanish gourd is hollowed out, outside engrave be all smiles the eye and big mouths, having ed a candle , it is ignited in melon, people just can see this charmingly naive smiling face in very distant place.

The portable child "Jack light " punishing the ready queen , disguising self as all sorts of evil-doers group, runs before the neighbour door of a house , intimidates as the field is shouting: "Ask a practical joke to still be to being entertained " ", given money to still being eaten".

萬聖節英語作文 篇19

when we think of halloween, we think of "trick or treat", pumpkins, jack o lanterns, vampires and haunted houses. but do you know the origin of halloween? why does it fall on 31 october? what kind of festival is it? why is it so creepy?

halloween dates back to a celtic festival called samhain. november 1 is the new year of the celts, who lived in europe more than a thousand years ago. this is the day which marked the end of summer and harvest. the celts believed that on the night of october 31, ghosts of the dead would return to earth. the celts celebrated samhain by dressing up in costumes with animal heads and having bonfires. many celts settled in britain and ireland, where the festival became popular. those who moved to america took the tradition with them.

nowadays, most people celebrate halloween but only for fun. they are not worried about ghosts. kids in america will dress up as devils or angels and will go from house to house calling "trick or treat", playing mischievous tricks and getting sweets. americans spend more money on halloween than christmas! in xx, more than hk$45 billion was spent on halloween. and hk$15 billion of that was spent on candy alone!!!

kids in britain also dress up at halloween. they visit houses, sing songs or tell a joke to get sweets. many go to halloween parties and play games like "ducking for apples". you must pick up an apple in water but you can only use your mouth. try it!

萬聖節英語作文 篇20

ghosts and goblins are more than halloween decorations or costumes for many americans who confessed they believe in the supernatural and returning from the grave.

thirty-seven percent of 2,100 adults questioned in a zogby interactive poll said they think ghosts are real, and 23 percent believe they have been visited by a deceased relative or friend.

even the 22 percent who said they have not had any ghostly experiences themselves know someone who has.

"more than a third of americans have this belief that ghosts do exist," said a spokesman for zogby, adding that the findings were surprising.

nearly half of those questioned said if they could be a ghost, they would choose to come back as themselves.

but belief in the supernatural is not required to enjoy halloween. eighty-seven percent of parents said their children would be dressing up for the holiday and 71 percent would be trick-or-treating.

but 41 percent of adults said they were not celebrating halloween, including 12 percent who cited religious reasons.

serial killers were deemed to be the scariest costumes, followed by the walking dead and zombies.

萬聖節英語作文 篇21

Halloween on October 31 in the West by people in a variety of ways to celebrate Halloween. At Halloween, children wear special clothing, Grab your mask. Many children play called "Not Welcome Here Shihuai on" the game. They knock on the door neighbor, shouted loudly: "Not Welcome Here Shihuai it." Neighbors are usually treated them with candy. If children are not candies, they might engage in neighbor prank. Some people also use a large orange pumpkin lights do, carve pumpkins on the eyes, nose and the shape of the canine to go into the light, the light from the eyes, nose and canine Department disclosed to.

萬聖節英語作文 篇22

TINY ghost-like dolls hang from trees, big plastic spiders sit on rooftops and bloody plastic hands reach out from gravestones…Are you ready for the scariest night of the year?

October 31 is Halloween, one of the most popular festivals in the US, Canada and Britain. The festival began as a day to remember the dead. But nowadays its all about the carnival atmosphere when people can enjoy dressing up and scaring each other.

Halloween is one of childrens favourite nights of the year. They dress up as monsters and go to their neighbourshouses. Knocking on the door they shout: "Trick or treat!" Of course, usually people give them "treats" － a like sweets and chocolates. But, if you dont, you can expect a prank such as having your car windows soaped or your garbage cans turned over.

Halloween is also a time for masquerade parties. Witches fly in on broomsticks, while ghosts and skeletons chat on the dance floor.

You can even dress up as a famous monster like Dracula! The motto is: "The scarier, the better." .”

Even making Halloween food should be like casting a spell or mixing a magic drink. In Britain, people drink "Witchs Mix", made with apple, orange, grape and berry juice. Children also enjoy "Halloween Worms," made from egg noodles. And how do you like the sound of "Eye-Balls"? Dont worry, theyre made with scoops of chocolate and vanilla ice cream, shaped like human eyes. Skeleton-shaped cookies are equally popular.

A well-known Halloween tradition is to make lanterns from pumpkins, called "Jack-o-lanterns". First, the inside of the pumpkin is removed. Then, a face is cut into the pumpkin, traditionally a smiling, devil face. Finally a candle is placed inside, and the lantern is put at the front of the house to keep evil spirits away.

Besides pumpkin cutting, "apple-bobbing" is another popular game. Several apples are put floating in water in a big bucket. Children have their hands tied behind their backs. They have to try to pick the apples out of the water using only their mouths. Of course, people get very wet and it is very funny to watch.

萬聖節英語作文 篇23

Halloween Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means "holy evening," and it comes every October 31, the even

ing before All Saints Day. However, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly.

Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside. It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! These lights are called jack-o-lanterns, which means "Jack of the lantern".

The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters. Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. Every time they come to a new house, they say,"Trick or treat! Money or eat!" The grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags.

Not only children, but most grown-ups also love Halloween and Halloween parties because on this day,they can disguise themselves as personages or ghost as their imaginations will lead them. This bring them the satisfaction of being young.