what is halloween [Laughter] [Music] if you're new to the united states canada or maybe a few other countries you may be asking yourself what exactly is halloween [Music] well here's the answer [Applause] halloween is a traditional celebration that first began in europe many hundreds of years ago perhaps even thousands of years ago at that time some people believed that ghosts of dead people visited living people nowadays it is a special day in several countries around the world but it is perhaps most popular in the united states and canada why it is always on the same
date every year october 31st [Music] although it is a special day it is not a holiday people must still go to school and to work on this day unless it is on a saturday or sunday around this time people like to tell scary stories and watch horror movies in the evening on october 31st children wear costumes costumes are clothes that make people look like animals monsters or other interesting people they might be very funny or they might be quite scary the costumes often include a face mask or some makeup painted on the person's face so
for example on halloween you might see a dinosaur or an elephant a witch with a tall black hat a ghost or maybe even a famous person like a movie star young children often go from house to house and ask for candy by saying trick or treat [Music] trick or treat many older kids and adults also put on costumes and then they go to halloween parties even animals are included in the fawn as many pets are also dressed up in costumes it is not at all unusual to see a cat or a dog dressed like a
pumpkin or maybe even a hot dog jack-o'-lanterns are very common during this time they are pumpkins with lights inside and faces cut into them a lot of people like to put them in their windows or just outside their doors so that other people can see them in mexico a similar traditional celebration is called the day of the dead and during this special time many mexican families and friends come together for three days to pray for and remember people who have died most people both young and old have a lot of fun on halloween happy halloween
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