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HALLOWEEN

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31st, the last day of October, when according to Christian tradition, the spirits of the dead return
to where they lived,  and witches and demons become active.   To celebrate, children and adults dress in scary costumes (ghosts, witches, etc.)
and children go from  house  to  house  saying   "Trick or Treat"   which means :   "Give us a snack (sweets or candy) or we'll play a trick on you." 
Halloween is traditionally celebrated in Ireland, and was introduced by Irish immigrants to other countries, essentially the UK and the USA.

 

 
   bat

   Small mouse-like animal that flies at night
   carve

   To cut with a large knife in order to form something, for example a scary face in a pumpkin
   bobbing for apples    A traditional Halloween game : apples are put in a barrel of water and people try to remove them
   using only their mouths.
   costume    Scary clothing or disguises worn at Halloween
   costume party    A party or gathering where everyone dresses in scary costumes
   ghost    Spirit of a dead person.
   At Halloween, ghosts are usually dressed in white sheets.
   ghoul    (in stories) a spirit that robs graves and eats the bodies
   goblin    Small ugly creature that plays tricks on people.
   haunted    Inhabited or visited by ghosts, usually a house or a castle.
   jack-o-lantern    Scary faces are carved out of pumpkins and a candles are placed inside.
   These are called "jack-o-lanterns" and are made at Halloween to scare away evil spirits.
   mask    Covering for the face worn as a disguise.
   pumpkin    Large round orange-coloured vegetable used at Halloween to make lanterns.
   scarecrow    Figure resembling a person which is used to scare people at Halloween.
   (Scarecrows are normally used in fields to frighten away birds (crows).
   scary    Frightening
   skeleton    The bones of the body
   skull    The bones of the head
   spider    Small crab-like insect with 8 legs.
   warlock    A sorcerer or wizard ; a man with magic, usually evil, powers.
   witch    A ugly woman, wearing a black cloak and pointed hat, thought to have evil powers.

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