Halloween

Halloween was once called All Hallows Eve. All Hallows Day, November 1, is a Catholic holiday honoring the saints. But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (sow-en), the Celtic New year. •holiday – 휴일•saints - 성자

One story says that, on that day, the spirits of all those who had died come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended during this time, allowing the

spirit world to intermingle with the living. •spirits – 정신•possess – 소유하다

Naturally, the still-living did not want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes in order to confuse the spirits.

•costumes - 의상

Jack-o-lanterns

A scary face carved from a pumpkin to scare away spirits

Halloween charactersVampires

•The living dead that suck blood to stay alive•Can fly and turn into bats•Dracula is the most famous

Frankenstein•A monster raised from the dead with electricity by a doctor with the same name

Ghosts•Invisible spirits of the dead

Witches•Can use magic, spells•Usually dress in black with a pointy hat and can fly on a broomstick

Halloween characters

Other characters

•skeleton•bats•zombies•werewolf•mummy

Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween

Hollywood Monsters•Swamp thing

•Blob•Freddy•Jason