HALLOWEEN History of Halloween. -Scary movies.

Traditions in: ·The USA·Canada·UK·Spain

THE HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN

David GiménezSamuel de Pablo

The celtic origin It is also known as the name of Witch’s Night. It is a celtic festivity which is celebrated in

the night of 31st of October. The name Halloween was invented in the sixteenth century, because of the scottish expression ‘All Hallows Eve’.

The roman originWhen the romans conquered Spain, they took the celtics customs of Halloween. It was named as Harvest Festival, because the apples was so popular and then ate them in a game

Modern Festivity

In 1840, Halloween arrived to United States and Canada. The Irish foreigns told to the people of this countries how to carve pumpkins ( Jack-o-Lantern ). In 1921, there were a parade in Minnesota. This was the beginning of the Modern Halloween.

This festivity is the most important on the american and canadian calendar. In England is also an important festivity. People wear customes of goblins, ghosts, demons…

HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS IN THE USA

Halloween is the holiday when the most candy is sold; it is second only to Christmas in total sales. North Americans spend over $20 million on Halloween candies yearly.The halloween traditions in the United States, are:

• Jack-o-lantern • Trick or treating • Wearing of costumes • Witches and cats • The parade • Apple bobbing

The Jack-o-Lantern is a lantern made from a hollowed-out pumpkin or turnip in which holes are cut to represent facial features, typically made at Halloween.

JACK-O-LANTERN

Trick-or-treating is a customary practice for children on Halloween in many countries. Children in costumes travel from house to house in order to ask for treats such as candy with the phrase "Trick or treat!".

TRICK OR TREATING

Halloween costumes are costumes worn on or around Halloween, a festival which falls on October 31.

WEARING OF COSTUMES

New York's Village Halloween Parade is an annual holiday parade and street pageant presented on the night of every Halloween in New York City's Greenwich Village.

New York's Village Halloween Parade

Apple bobbing, also known as bobbing for apples, is a game often played on Halloween. The game is played by filling a tub or a large basin with water and putting apples in the water.

APPLE BOBBING

Halloween in Canada

Halloween traditions were brought to Canada by Irish and Scottish immigrants and we celebrated in Canada on October 31. To mark the single night in the year when, according to old Celtic beliefs, spirits and the dead can cross over into the world of the living.

What do people do?

Some people put a lot of effort into decorating their homes and yards.

Many children go out to play trick-or-treat wearing costumes.

There are special types of food: candies, toffee apples, roasted corn, popcorn and pumpkin pie or bread.

Haunted houses Lots of people go to a special funfair called

Playland in which during the nights from October 10th to November 1st. It becomes a terrifying theme park that features 7 haunted houses, including a brand new house, 13 rides and lots of amusement.

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Scary movies for hallowen

Presentation

Below we present to you a variety of scary movies.

The following movies have selected by us carefully.

We think they are the best movies to be enjoyed in this Halloween 2014.

THE TRAILERSMAMA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T1qn4UzUCU

THE SHINING http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S014oGZiSdI

THE EXORCIST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE5ew5Z6RMc

HALLOWEN: THE ORIGIN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAn8vis5uPg

FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINING: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSqND6zoGak

Are there any questions?

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