Halloween

                                 Ready for Halloween ? Off we go !   
         

HALLOWEEN JOKES :D



Where do baby ghosts go during the day ?

When is it bad luck to meet a black cat ?

Why don't skeletons like parties ?

What do ghosts serve for dessert ?

What was the witch's favourite subject in school ?



                                       Find the correct answers for each joke !


      Ice scream !             Spelling             When you are a mouse!


                    Day Scare Center         Because they have no body to dance with !


 Unscramble the letters and find typical Halloween characters :


WCIHTBTADALCRUAMRNSSOTEBCKALCTAJCKA O'LAERNNTSKLNEETO



  Answer Key for the Activities can be found in : 
 https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bzsx5kvngXB7VjljV3VhbkNwUnM

QR CODE ACTIVITIES ! (click on the link below)

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bzsx5kvngXB7ZVlLT0pNWmk0LU0


    TV Series on Halloween :

Charmed (All Halliwell's eve)

Bewitched (s04_Safe and sane Halloween)


Friends (s_8 The one with the Halloween party)



The Munsters


The Addams Family

HALLOWEEN HISTORY

How much do you know about this celebration ?
Watch the video below on the origins and traditions of Halloween:

http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween/videos/bet-you-didnt-know-halloween


Now let's check how much you can remember !

Fill in the blanks

1) Samhain (pronounced /ˈsaʊ.wɛn/, /ˈsaʊ.wɪn/) is a C______  F_________.

2) People believed the d______returned as g________ the n_________  before Samhain.

3) They would leave  __________ & ___________ on the doorsteps and would wear 

_________ when they left the houses.

Other Traditions 

4)Souling - On all soul's day the n________ would beg for p________ (=soul cakes) and in 

return they would p_____ for people's d_______  r_________

5)Guising - Y________ people would dress up in c__________  and accept f________, 

w_______, m_________ and other offerings for s__________, reciting p___________

or telling j________

6)In the 19th century I___________ and S___________ immigrants in America revived 

these old traditions. The result was t_____ or t_________

7)In the 1950's the custom became f_________-friendly and k____-centred.

8)Nowadays people spend a lot of m_________ in c________________ &  c___________ !





The Most Famous Fictional Witches of all times






** HAPPY  HALLOWEEN **
+Raquel Ribeiro Prado Gonzaga 

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