Halloween article summary
The article describes the history of Halloween from the beginning with the Celts until present time. It describe how the Celts celebrated Halloween in the beginning and how it have changed over the years.
When it describes Halloween today it says it is mostly for children and that they are walking around house to house and do “trick or treat”. Trick or treat is when children walk from house to house and ask the residents of the houses to give them sweeties and if they don’t give them treats they make a “trick” to them such as knock over the trash bin or something similar.
When it describes Halloween today it says it is mostly for children and that they are walking around house to house and do “trick or treat”. Trick or treat is when children walk from house to house and ask the residents of the houses to give them sweeties and if they don’t give them treats they make a “trick” to them such as knock over the trash bin or something similar.
costume(s): n. clothes, make-up, masks and other
things such as jewelry worn so as to look like or give
the illusion o being like another person, rom another
time period, or o being like something else such as a
ghost or monster
“Trick or Treat”: phrase. an expression used by chil-
dren at Halloween: “Give us a treat, or we’ll play a
joke on you!”
pirate(s): n. a robber on the sea
goody(ies): n. sweet ood that children like to eat
treat: n. a reward, usually a sweet ood
exclaim over: v. phrase. to admire openly
hallow: v. to make sacred or holy; to make highly
respected
ancestor(s): n. amily member who came beore, such
as grandparent, great-grand parent and so on.
mingle: v. to mix with; to join with
dress up: v. to wear a costume
bonfre: n. a large public re, around which people
may gather or a party or celebration
harvest: adj. reerring to the time o year when crops
are ripe and ready to gather
outrageous: adj. shocking; elaborate or wild in design
prank(s): n. a trick or mischievous act
soap(ing): v. to cover with soap
reveler(s): n. people who are celebrating
ghost story(-ies): n. phrase. a scary or rightening story
about ghosts, goblins or evil spirits
bob(bing): v. to move up and down briefy and
repeatedly
originate(d): v. to begin or start a practice or tradition
witch(es): n. a woman that is believed to have super-
natural powers; some are believed to be good, but most are considered to be evil and use black magic
goblin(s): n. an evil or tricky spirit
skeleton(s): n. the bone ramework o a body
evolve(d): v. to develop over a long period o time
silhouette(s): n. the shadow-like shape o something seen
rom the side; an outline o something or someone, lled
in with black
ake: adj. articial; alse
elaborate: adj. complicated in design
spooky: adj. scary, rightening
graveyard: n. a place (cemetery) where people bury (put
under the ground) their dead, or place their dead in
tombs above ground
squash: n. a round or long vegetable belonging to the
gourd amily
carve(-ing): to cut a design careully with a knie
jack-o-lantern: n. phrase. a pumpkin which has been
carved with a scary or unny ace
legend: n. a story passed rom one generation to another
stingy: adj. unwilling to share
doom(ed): v. to judge against; condemn or send to a
terrible ate or punishment
wander: v. to walk without a goal
turnip(s): n. a large root eaten as a vegetable
things such as jewelry worn so as to look like or give
the illusion o being like another person, rom another
time period, or o being like something else such as a
ghost or monster
“Trick or Treat”: phrase. an expression used by chil-
dren at Halloween: “Give us a treat, or we’ll play a
joke on you!”
pirate(s): n. a robber on the sea
goody(ies): n. sweet ood that children like to eat
treat: n. a reward, usually a sweet ood
exclaim over: v. phrase. to admire openly
hallow: v. to make sacred or holy; to make highly
respected
ancestor(s): n. amily member who came beore, such
as grandparent, great-grand parent and so on.
mingle: v. to mix with; to join with
dress up: v. to wear a costume
bonfre: n. a large public re, around which people
may gather or a party or celebration
harvest: adj. reerring to the time o year when crops
are ripe and ready to gather
outrageous: adj. shocking; elaborate or wild in design
prank(s): n. a trick or mischievous act
soap(ing): v. to cover with soap
reveler(s): n. people who are celebrating
ghost story(-ies): n. phrase. a scary or rightening story
about ghosts, goblins or evil spirits
bob(bing): v. to move up and down briefy and
repeatedly
originate(d): v. to begin or start a practice or tradition
witch(es): n. a woman that is believed to have super-
natural powers; some are believed to be good, but most are considered to be evil and use black magic
goblin(s): n. an evil or tricky spirit
skeleton(s): n. the bone ramework o a body
evolve(d): v. to develop over a long period o time
silhouette(s): n. the shadow-like shape o something seen
rom the side; an outline o something or someone, lled
in with black
ake: adj. articial; alse
elaborate: adj. complicated in design
spooky: adj. scary, rightening
graveyard: n. a place (cemetery) where people bury (put
under the ground) their dead, or place their dead in
tombs above ground
squash: n. a round or long vegetable belonging to the
gourd amily
carve(-ing): to cut a design careully with a knie
jack-o-lantern: n. phrase. a pumpkin which has been
carved with a scary or unny ace
legend: n. a story passed rom one generation to another
stingy: adj. unwilling to share
doom(ed): v. to judge against; condemn or send to a
terrible ate or punishment
wander: v. to walk without a goal
turnip(s): n. a large root eaten as a vegetable
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