Usa le seguenti parole per completare il brano inerente ad HALLOWEEN: CHURCH, SOULS, OLDEST, DEAD, THEME, CULTURE, EVIL, EVENING.
Halloween is the one of the __________ holidays still celebrated today. It's one of the most popular holidays, second only to Christmas. Some people view Halloween as a time for fun, putting on costumes, trick-or-treating, and having __________ parties. Others view it as a time of superstitions, ghosts, goblins and evil spirits that should be avoided at all costs. Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the __________. Another name of Halloween is All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago. All Hallows Eve is the __________ before All Saints Day, which was created by Christians to convert pagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. The Catholic __________ honored saints on this day. Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic __________ in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Samhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead. Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning of a new one. The Celts believed the __________ of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacify the __________ and ensure next years crops would be plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating.
