1. Hallowe
en

2. Origin
• Halloween can be traced back to the ancient
religion of the Celtics in Ireland.
• They used to have Samhain which was a
festival to celebrate the end of the Celtic year.
• They built fires on the hills to welcome the
souls of the dead back to their homes.

3. When? Where?
How?31 October.
• Halloween is celebrated on st
• It is celebrated all over the world – Great
Britain, United States, Mexico, Canada.
• Some people decorate their homes, dress up
in a costume, go to parties and children play
trick-or-treat.

4. Traditions
• Pumpkins
• Jack-o'-lanterns
• Trick-or-treat?
• Costumes
• Monsters & Ghosts
• Apple bobbing
• Superstitions
• Scary stories & films

5. Pumpkins & Jack-
o’-Lanterns
Pumpkins are the symbol of Halloween.
We remove the inside of the pumpkin and cut out the
eyes, nose and mouth to make jack-o'-lanterns.
They were originally created to scare off evil spirits!
People make them scary...
Others make them funny...

6. This is one we
made...

7. Trick-Or-
Treat?
• Children like to dress up on Halloween.
• They go from house to house
knocking on people‘s doors and
asking them “Trick or Treat?”
• Normally, people give them a treat such as
sweets or money so a
trick is not played on the
owner of the house.

8. Costumes
• It's not only children that like to dress up!
• A lot of people have Halloween parties and
the guests normally wear costumes.
Vampire & VAMPIRES
PUMPKIN DEATH
MUMMY

9. Apple
bobbing
• Apple bobbing is a popular activity on
Halloween.
• They use apples to remind us that it is the
time of harvest.
• Apples are put in a big bowl of water and you
have to try and pick one up with your teeth.

11. Halloween
• If superstitions
a candle goes out by itself, a ghost has
entered the room.
• You can see your future if you stare into a flame.
• If you see a spider, people believe it is the spirit
of a dead loved one watching you.
• If you want to meet a witch, you must
wear your clothes inside out and walk
backwards.