Happy Halloween

Halloween is a shortened form of All Hallow's Eve.

Hallowed means holy. Eve is the day before a holy day. Halloween was an ancient British Celtic festival. At Halloween the souls of the dead returned. People lit bonfires to frighten evils spirits. Now bonfires are only burnt on November 5th. On Halloween children play trick-or treat. They hope to get money and if they don't get money, they play a trick on the people, who don't give them sweets.