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Halloween Halloween is celebrated on the 31 of October in the

Halloween

Halloween is celebrated on the 31 of
October in the United

States,
Canada, Ireland and England.
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It has roots in the Celtic festival of Sambain and the Christian holiday All Saint’s Day

It has roots in the Celtic 
festival of Sambain  
and the Christian
holiday All

Saint’s Day
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The name Sambain comes from Old Irish and means "summer's end“.

The name Sambain comes from Old Irish 
and means "summer's end“.
It

celebrates the end of the "lighter half“
of the year and beginning of the "darker half",
and is sometimes  regarded as the "Celtic New Year“.
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The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and

The ancient Celts believed that
the border between this world and

the Other World
became thin on Samhain, allowing spirits
(both harmless and harmful) to pass through.
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The word Halloween comes from All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night

The word Halloween  comes from
All-Hallows-Even ("evening"),
that is, the night before

All Hallows Day.
And the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English
(ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints).
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The main symbol of Halloween is a lantern* made of a

The main symbol of Halloween
is a lantern* made of a

pumpkin.
In traditional Celtic Halloween festivals,
it was not a pumpkin, but a turnip**.
Large turnips were hollowed out, carved***
with faces, and placed in windows to ward off**** evil spirits

*a lantern – фонарь
**a turnip – репа
***to carve – вырезать
**** to ward off – держать на расстоянии

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Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go

Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration
for children on Halloween.
Children go

in costume from
house to house, asking for treats
such as candy or sometimes
money, with the question -
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Halloween costumes are traditionally modeled after monsters such as ghosts, skeletons,

Halloween costumes are traditionally
modeled after monsters such
as ghosts, skeletons,

witches,
and devils. Over time, the costume
selection extended to include
popular characters from fiction,
сelebrities.
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* *Nifty – модный, щёгольской; стильный

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*Nifty – модный, щёгольской; стильный