Halloween - SPOOKY FACTS

•Celebrated worldwide on 31st October for over 100+ years! The origins of Halloween go back 1000 years or so to the Celtic peoples of ancient Scotland & Ireland.

•At Halloween, people like to attend fancy-dress parties & gatherings with friends, family and colleagues.

•Popular activities include:

a) Carving pumpkins/turnips into a scary face and putting a candle inside them.

b) Playing ‘Trick-or-Treat!’ (Practical jokes (TRICK) or sweets/money (TREAT)).

c) Playing other games & telling ghost stories/watching scary films at night.

d) Attending organised bonfires & fun-fairs.

e) Making & eating toffee apples & Halloween candies, cakes & cookies.