The origin of the Halloween:Halloween is celebrated in October 31th. Halloween’s traditional

activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costumes ´parties and carving jack-o-lanterns.Halloween has its origins in the ancientCeltic festival known as Samhain. The activity is popular in a lot of

countries. The Halloween items are:

Trick-or-treating: doces ou travessuras.

Bonfires: fogueiras.Carving: esculpindo.

Pumpkins:The most recognizable symbol of Halloween is a pumpkin carved into

a jack-o-lantern. It was the start of the sundown on November 1st. On this magical night, glowing jack-o-lanterns were carved and put

at home for deceased loved ones and for the protection against malevolentspirits.

When the European arrived in America, they found the nativepumpkin, easier to carve jack-o-lanterns.

Recognizable: reconhecidoSundown: pôr-do-solGlowing: brilhando

Malevolent: malévolos

Black Cats: Black cats have taken a bad impression of long of the years. Greek mythologytaught that a woman named Galenthias was turned into a cat. During the 12th

and 13th century, witches in Europe were often found with black cats, and Were said to turn themselves into cats at times.

Themselves: A si mesmoFound: Encontrado

Trick or treats: One of the origins of the “trick or treat” on Halloween is related to oldurban Thanksgiving traditions of costumes. This tradition was popular inurban areas like New York and Boston, and consisted of children beggingfor coins or treats, and pulling pranks when they didn't get anything.

Pulling pranks: Pregando peças.

Witches:Witches have a long history with Halloween. The legends say that they gettogether twice a year when the seasons change. One of the days is October31. The witches would gather on these nights, to celebrate a party hostedby the devil. Superstitions told of witches casting spells on unsuspectingpeople, transform themselves into different forms and causing othermagical.