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Contents,The Origin of Halloween Activities in Halloween Trick or Treat The Traditions : Food &Costume,The origin of Halloween,Halloween, 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.,For the ancient Celtic peoples, the New Year was celebrated on November 1st of every year. This date marked the end of Autumn and the beginning of Winter. This time of year was often associated with human death. The Celtic believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred as the dead searched for the afterlife.,Trick-or-treat Ghost tours Costume parties Visiting haunted attractions Carving Jack-o'-lanterns and so on,Activities in Halloween,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.,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.,ALL KINDS OF COSTUME,EVEN AT WORK!,AT PARTIES,LOOK AT THESE ANIMALS,LOOK AT THESE ANIMALS,LOOK AT THESE ANIMALS,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,TERRIFYING FOODS,TERRIFYING FOODS,TERRIFYING FOODS,MORE,Jack-o'-lantern,ack-oJ-lantern,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 .,How to make a Jack-o'-lanternn,STEP ONE: Cut off the top of the pumpkin. STEP TWO:Scoop out the inside of the pumpkin. STEP THREE:Carve the pumpkin with knife STEP FOUR: Put an candle in the pumpkin,See how other people make a Jack-o'-lantern,Thank you for your listening and Happy Halloween!,