1. Halloween

2. When is it celebrated? 31 st October On the Eve of a Catholic Festival ‘All Saints’ Autumn time Leaves begin to change colour

3. What is Halloween? One night in the year when ghosts, witches and fairies are active

4. Why do we celebrate it? At the end of summer, the Celts thought the barrier between our world and the world of ghosts and spirits became thin. This meant weird creatures with strange powers could wander about on Earth. The Celts had a big party to scare away the ghosts and spirits. Later, with the Christian religion, the day became known as All Hallows' Eve - the day before All Saints' Day on 1 November.

5. Did you know? Neither the word Halloween or the date are mentioned in any Anglo-Saxon text which suggests it did not exist thousands of years ago We sometimes build bonfires to frighten the spirits away

6. Halloween customs What do we do on Halloween? 5 minutes to write down your answer…

7. Halloween Customs Lighting the witches was an important custom People would carry candles from eleven until midnight Apple bobbing Trick-or-treat Pumpkin lanterns Dressing up – to avoid being recognised by ghosts

8. Pumpkins

10. Superstitions of Halloween On Halloween, journeys must be finished before sunset A piece of bread and salt was carried in pockets to keep people safe Take a candle and look into a mirror whilst brushing your hair or eating an apple and your husband will appear over your shoulder

11. American’s Halloween In America Halloween is very popular Irish immigrants who went to the US raised the popularity during the 19 th Century Pumpkin carving and trick or treating became very common in TV shows, books and movies

12. What costumes? Witches Skeletons Aliens Fairies Ghosts

13. What do you do on Halloween?