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.