Halloween reading and gap fill

Where does Halloween come from?

Read the text and complete the gaps

PUMPKINS TRADITIONS YEARS HALLOWEEN

OCTOBER FOOD PEOPLE COUNTRIES

We celebrate Halloween every year on ______________ 31^st. But where does this holiday come from?

The holiday originally comes from a people called the Celts. The Celts lived in Europe more than 2000 _______ ago. On November 1^st they celebrated the end of summer. They thought ghosts visited the living on October 31^st. They dressed up like ghosts so the spirits would not harm them.

Today, many ______________ still remember the dead on November 1^st. It is called All Saints day. Another name for it is All Hallow’s Day. The day before, October 31^st, is called All Hallow’s Eve, or _________________ for short.

Halloween is an old tradition in Ireland and Scotland. In those countries, _____________ dressed up and carried lanterns made of turnips. When people moved from Ireland and Scotland to the United States, they started using ________________. This is where the jack-o’-lantern comes from.

They also had a tradition of giving __________ to the spirits. Later, they gave the food to poor people. This is where trick-or-treating comes from.

Halloween has changed a lot since its origins. New people have brought new _________________, and changed the old ones. What do you think Halloween would be like in another two thousand years?

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