1. Halloween

2. The the origin of Halloween Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a holiday celebrated on October 31. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several countries of the Western world, most commonly in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia.

3. Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic( 凯尔特人 )festival known as Samhain( 萨温节 ).The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic( 盖尔族的, 盖尔语的 ) culture, and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year". Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans( 异教徒, 非基督教徒, 没有宗教信仰的 人 ) to take stock of ( 估计, 观察 )supplies and slaughter livestock( 家畜 ) for winter stores.

4. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the alive and the deceased( 死亡 ) dissolved( 消失 ), and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires( 营火 ), into which bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic( 模仿 ) the evil spirits or placate( 安抚, 平息 ) them.

5. Trick-or-treat, Ghost tours, Costume parties, Visiting haunted attractions, Carving Jack- o'-lanterns and so on

6. Tradition Food & Costume Halloween costumes are traditionally those of monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils. Costumes are also based on themes other than traditional horror, such as those of characters from television shows, movies and other pop culture icons.

10. FOODS Because the holiday comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest, candy apples (also known as toffee or taffy apples) are a common Halloween treat made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup, and sometimes rolling them in nuts. Candy apples were commonly given to children. candy apple

11. Terrifying foods

13. Jack-o'-lantern

14. A jack-o'-lantern (sometimes also spelled Jack O'Lantern) is typically a carved pumpkin.

15. How to make a Jack-o'-lantern n STEP ONE: Cut off the top of the pumpkin. STEP TWO:Scoop out the inside of the pumpkin.

16. STEP THREE:Carve the pumpkin with knife STEP FOUR: Put an candle in the pumpkin

17. See how other people make a Jack- o'-lantern

18. Trick or Treat Trick-or-treating, is for children on or around Halloween in which they proceed from house to house in costumes, asking for treats such as confectionery with the question, "Trick or treat?" The "trick" part of "trick or treat" is an idle threat to play a trick on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.

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