HALLOWEEN
Halloween is celebrated by people from the United States on October 31. Many people, but mostly children dress up in costumes such as pumpkins, vampires, witches, super heroes, police officers, and monsters.
It
was one of my favourite holidays when I was little because my dad would
take me trick or treating around my neighborhood. When I got home I would have a
ton of candy, that I couldn’t wait to eat. I always had to wait until my dad
got through checking all my candy to make sure it was safe. My mom would always
hide away our candy away from me and my brother.We would have enough candy to
last us for months.
The
colors of Halloween are orange and black.
At
many elementary and middle schools, kids have halloween parties while dressed up
in their costume. I like watching the small children all dressed up,they are so
cute while they walk hold their parents hand trick or treating.
In
high school we have a contest on the best, and most creative costumes. Kids get
so creative, many try to be different than always trying to have the original
costumes.
There
are many places where people can buy their costumes, some just make their own.
Even though trick or treating is for smaller kids, teenagers around 15-18 still
do it. The only difference is we are usually lazy to wear costumes, we wear
whatever is comfortable because it’s a lot of walking.
Most
teachers don’t
give homework the night of Halloween. Many kids our age celebrate
Halloween by watching scary movies with their friends. During this time of the
year there are a lot of
scary movies coming out because of Halloween. There are places that
people go to become frightened, called Haunted Houses.
And
That’s all about Halloween.
La
tradició de les Jack-o’-lanterns probablement té el seu origen en el
folklore irlandès.
La
llegenda explica que Jack era un home forÇa gamberro que va enganyar el diable.
Quan Jack va morir no va ppoder entrar al cel a causa de les seves gamberrades,
però tampoc no va poder anar a l’infern
perquè havia enganyat el diable. D’aquesta manera, es va veure
condemnat a vagar per la
foscor, però abans el dimoni li va donar un brasa per
a il·luminar el seu camí. Jack va posar la brasa dins d’un nap perquè
es mantingués més temps encesa.
En
un principi, a irlanda s’utilitzaven naps com a jack-o’- lanterns, però
quans els irlandesos van emigrar a Àmerica es van
adonar que una carbassa anava millor per posar-hi a dins la brasa. Així,
s’ha mantingut la tradició fins avui.
