IT’S HALLOWEEN It’s Halloween, it’s Halloween! The moon is full and bright. And we shall see, what can’t be seen On any other, night! Skeletons, spiders and ghouls Greening goblins fighting duels Ghosts riding from their tombs, Witches on their magic brooms. In masks we haunt along the streets And knock on doors for trick or treat. Tonight we are the king and queen, For tonight it’s Halloween!

Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or- treating. Many of them carve jack-o'- lantens out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities.

Christian church established a festival on November 1 called All Saints' Day so that people could continue to celebrate their festivals Halloween developed from new year festivals and festivals of the dead.

Many of its symbols are universal; they are familiar to people in many parts of the world. Black cats, bats, and spiders are also commonly featured in Halloween decorations The main attribute of Halloween is Jack-O`Lantern (Фонарь Джека) or hollowed-out pumpkin. It is cut up to look like a frightening face and a candle is placed inside.

On that day children wear unusual costumes and masks. They dress up as witches, ghosts, ghouls, bats, evil spirits, skeletons and frighten people. They say “Trick or Treat”. If they get a treat, they go away. But if they don’t, they play tricks.

“Boo!”