O Halloween celebra-se a 31 de outubro. Não sendo uma tradição portuguesa, tem-se tornado cada vez mais visível por toda a parte.
Na escola é costume assinalar-se esta data, pois faz parte dos conteúdos a abordar no âmbito da língua inglesa. Na Biblioteca encontra-se disponível informação sobre as origens do Halloween, no espaço SMS, no qual podes também encontrar uma seleção de livros relacionados com a temática e alguns passatempos. Algumas turmas do 2º e 3º ciclo prepararam pequenas leituras sobre o tema, que irão partilhar na Biblioteca, ao longo desta semana.
Halloween is a very old and traditional
celebration. Many centuries before Christ, the Celts occupied England and
Ireland. They thought that winter was the time of evil spirits, because of the
long winter nights. October 31st was the last day before winter, so
they made big fires and dressed ugly costumes to scare the evil spirits.
Centuries later, the Irish introduced
something new to this day. Groups of people dressing their costumes went from
house to house asking for food for their Halloween festivities.
When they arrived at a house they said,
"Sweet or trick!" The people in the house gave them some food or else
they were victims of some trick.
Today, Halloween is a tradition only for
children. They still wear ugly costumes. Ghosts, witches, black cats,
jack-o'-lanterns, monsters are typical costumes of this celebration. Children
go to houses and say, "Trick or treat!", and people give them candy.
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