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Halloween 🕸️🦇🧛♂️🧟♀️🕷️🐈⬛
(also Hallowe’en)
[countable, uncountable]
is the night of the 31st of October when, according to a belief, dead people appeared from their graves, and which is now celebrated in the USA, Canada, the UK and some European countries by children who dress up as ghosts, witches, skeletons, etc.
One of the symbols of this pagan holiday
(which the Christian Church does not approve of)
is Jack-o’-lantern 🎃,
a pumpkin with a face cut into it and a candle put inside to shine through the holes (ours is still waiting for its hour).
Personally, we don't celebrate the holiday (don't simply consider it one),
but this year the children are decorating the place
and I'm gonna prepare some treats.
The aim is to inform my students (children and teens)
about a special occasion
that is a part of the cultural heritage of
the English-speaking world and, also, to provide them with an additional opportunity to have fun. In my opinion, autumn in our region is a dull season.
I hope this clarifies my position.
All my students are recommended to read and listen to sth in English on a regular basis. My suggestion this Halloween week is Chad Garcia's Penpal (available for free on the Internet).
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30 октября 2024