What is Halloween?

Halloween (or Hallowe’en ... but also known as Samhain, Summer’s End, All Hallow’s Eve, Witches Night, Lamswool, and Snap-Apple), is a holiday that's celebrated annually on the night of October 31. It originated in Ireland, and is celebrated in quite a few countries including Ireland itself, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden among others. It's celebrated in a variety of ways and activities including trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, "haunted house" tours, carving pumpkins (Jack-o'-lanterns) and reading / watching scary stories / movies.

October 31 is Halloween.
It's not an official holiday. It's just for fun.
We say "Happy Halloween !"

Children and young people wear scary costumes.
They can dress as a witch, a zombie or even a

vampire.

Children go trick-or-treating.
People give them candy.

Look at this girl, She's a fortune-teller.

And now, we have a ghost.
Ghosts are not real. But there are some people who believe in them.