HALLOWEEN
In Britain, one of the best days of the year is 31 October.
They celebrate Halloween, a feast for the dead.
In this day the forces of the dead return to earth. People believe that it was necessary to fight against the forces to survive.
They had bonfires, apples, nuts, pumpkins, costumes.......
Words about Halloween:
witch: bruja.
owl: buho.
spider: araña.
ghost:fantasma.
skeleton: esqueleto.
bat: murciélago.
pumpkin: calabaza
trick: truco.
treat:trato.
sweets: caramelos.
Trick or treating:
It's a celebration for children, they go in costume from house to house asking for treats such as candy or money with the question: trick or treat?
In this custom the child performs some sort of trick: sings a song, tell a ghost history......to earn the treats.
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