Слайд 1This Is
Halloween
Created by Olga Prikhodko
School 18, Sumy, Ukraine
Слайд 2The month is amber,
Gold and brown.
Blue ghosts of smoke
Float
through the town.
Great V’s of geese
Honk overhead,
And maples turn
A fiery
red.
Frost bites the lawn,
The stars are slits
In a black cat’s eye
Before she spits.
At last, small witches,
Goblins, hags,
And pirates armed
With paper bags.
Their costumes hinged
On safety pins,
Go haunt a night
Of pumpkin grins.
Слайд 4Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31. It
has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the
Christian holiday All Saints' Day, but is today largely a secular
celebration.
Слайд 5The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world
and the Otherworld became thin on this day, allowing spirits
(both harmless and harmful) to pass through. The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home while harmful spirits were warded off.
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No sun, no light,
Not even a spark,
The whole world
Is completely dark.
The clock strikes twelve,
You hear it chime,
Not
one single person
Is awake at this time.
No other color
Than black is to see.
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You notice a monster,
During the day it’s a tree.
Though
there’s no wind,
You can smell the crisp air.
The shapes
you see,
Are the creeps of your nightmare.
No sun, no lamp,
Not a single light.
So dark, so black,
In the middle of the night.
Слайд 8Halloween costumes are traditionally those of monsters such as ghosts,
skeletons, witches, and devils. They are said to be used
to scare off demons. Costumes are also based on themes other than traditional horror, such as those of characters from television shows, movies, and other pop culture icons.
Слайд 9Long ago people believed in ghosts. They thought that the
dead came back to their homes on Halloween and walked
around all night.
Слайд 11There's a house upon the hilltop
We will not go inside
For
that is where the witches live,
Where ghosts and goblins hide.
Tonight
they have their party,
All the lights are burning bright,
But oh we will not go inside
The haunted house tonight.
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The demons there are whirling
And the spirits swirl about.
They sing
their songs to Halloween.
"Come join the fun," they shout.
But we
do not want to go there
So we run with all our might
And oh we will not go inside
The haunted house tonight.
Слайд 13Witches flying past on broomsticks,
Black cats leaping here and there,
White-robed
spooks on every corner,
Mournful moaning in the air,
Goblins peering out
of windows,
Spirit-things that rap and run-
But don't be scared-it's just October,
Having one last hour of fun!
Слайд 14Ding, dang, dong!
Crackle
a little song!
Use your bones
As xylophones
One went crack, what’s wrong?
Слайд 15It was a black and gloomy night
And not a star
was in sight
The moon shone brightly in the sky
When suddenly
I heard a cry.
I ran past the gravestones, covered in moss.
This graveyard was haunted,
The shriek meant a loss.
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I needed to save whoever screamed.
Since there’s a ghost
that
eats brains, so it seemed.
I kept on running
Till I’d
seen the case.
My scared friend Patrick had tripped on his lace.
Слайд 18"Will you walk into my parlor?"
said the spider to the
fly;
“It is the prettiest little parlor that you ever did
spy.
The way into my parlor is up a winding stair,
And I have many curious things
to show when you are there."
"Oh no, no!" said the little fly,
"to ask me is in vain;
For who goes up your winding stair
can never come down again."
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Witches have had a long history with Halloween. Legends tell
of witches gathering on this night, arriving on broomsticks, to
celebrate a party hosted by the devil. Superstitions tell of witches casting spells on unsuspecting people, transform themselves into different forms and causing other
magical mischief.
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The sky is dark,
The stars are blue,
The witches are
making
Their witches’ brew.
Слайд 22The Witches Caldron
"Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of
bat, and tongue of dog"
"Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg,
and owlet's wing"
"For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and babble"
"Double, double, toil and trouble,
Fire burn, and caldron bubble"
William Shakespeare
Слайд 23The black cat has long been associated with witches. Many
superstitions have evolved about cats. It was believed that witches
could change into cats. Some people also believed that cats were the spirits of the dead.
Слайд 24One of the best known superstitions is that if a
black cat was to cross your path you would have
to turn around and go back because many people believe if you continued bad luck would strike you.
Слайд 26Celtic priests called Druids celebrated Halloween many centuries ago in
Ireland and Scotland. The Druids thought that Halloween was the
night when the witches came out. As they were afraid of the witches they put on different clothes and painted their faces to deceive the evil spirits. They also placed food and small gifts near the doors of their houses for the witches.
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The old Celtic custom was to light great bonfires on
Halloween, and after these had burned out to make a
circle of the ashes of each fire. Within this circle, and near the circumference, each member of the various families that had helped to make a fire would place a pebble. If, on the next day, any stone was displaced, or had been damaged, it was considered to be an indication that the one to whom the stone belonged would die within twelve months.
Слайд 28Jack-o-lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out
turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain
holiday. Some of them have scary and some have funny faces.
Слайд 30According to folklore, the jack-o-lantern got his name from a
man named Jack who used to play practical jokes on
the devil and was punished for it.
Слайд 32Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children
go in costume from house to house, asking for treats
such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick" refers to a (mostly idle) "threat" to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. Sometimes children perform some sort of trick, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, to earn their treats.
Слайд 33In masks and gowns
we haunt the street
And knock on
doors
for trick or treat.
Tonight we are the king
and
queen,
For all tonight is …
Слайд 36 Menu
Halloween Witches
Brew
Chocolate Spiders
Gingerbread Ghosts
Scary Faced Pizzas
Halloween Mix
Coco Lanterns
Vampire Punch
Witches Fingers
Night
Crawlers
Candied Apples
Pumpkin Chips
Слайд 37 Fortunetelling
Apples were once thought
to be a link between men and the Gods and
were often used to tell the future. By putting an apple under your pillow you could dream a wish and eat the apple in the morning. Later people began to use apples in games.
Слайд 38A burning a candle inside a jack-o-lantern on Halloween keeps
evil spirits and demons at bay.
If a candle suddenly goes
out by itself on Halloween, as though by breath or wind, it is believed that a ghost has come to call. Always burn new candles on Halloween to ensure the best of luck.
It is not a good idea to burn Halloween candles at any other time of the year. It may bring bad luck or strange things will happen to you, over which you will have no control.
Superstitions
Слайд 39Gazing into a flame of a candle on Halloween night
will enable you to peer into the future.
Girls who carry
a lamp to a spring of water on this night can see their future husband in the reflection.
It is believed that if a person lights a new orange colored candle at midnight on Halloween and lets it burn until sunrise, he or she will be the recipient of good luck.
Superstitions
Слайд 40If you hear footsteps trailing close behind you on Halloween
night, do not to turn around to see who it
is, for it may be Death himself! To look Death in the eye, according to ancient folklore, is a sure way to hasten your own demise.
If a bat flies around a house three times, it is considered to be a death omen.
A person born on Halloween can both see and talk to spirits.
Superstitions
Слайд 41If you see a spider on Halloween, it could be
the spirit of a dead loved one who is watching
you.
Put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards on Halloween night to meet a witch.
You should walk around your home three times backwards and counterclockwise before sunset on Halloween to ward off evil spirits.
Superstitions
Слайд 44Resources:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk-F2OdK_lo
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