HALLOWEEN 2026

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2026!

 

FIVE FACTS ABOUT HALLOWEEN + HISTORY OF CEMENTERIES

 

Video "The fascinating history of cementeries":

HERE IS HALLOWEEN ONCE AGAIN! (+IDIOMS WITH 'BONES')

 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Link to all previous Halloween posts here.

VOCABULARY RELATED TO 'DEATH'

 

HALLOWEEN, GHOST IDIOMS, SCARY ADJECTIVES & SYNONYMS

 

EXCHANGE 2023-24 / Tuesday 31st Oct., HALLOWEEN EVENING AT KÖNIGSTEIN (Teacher's visit)

Teachers alone visited the nearby town of Königstein. In its castle a Halloween party was being held, and children with their parents were gathering to have a scary-good time...

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2020!

 This weekend would see the Halloween celebrations. But as many other celebrations this year, it'll have to be differently: carefully, following the advice of social distancing, hygiene and responsibility.

Put a mask on your pumpkin! Enjoy carefully!

- Link to other previous Halloweens @ ClickOnEnglish

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2019!

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Enjoy the long scary weekend of Halloween! 

Vocabulary & activities in English on Halloween on previous post in this blog CLICK HERE

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2018!

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It's Halloween again...! Enjoy the day and the long weekend that comes with it this year!!!

31st OCTOBER: SOME HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES

It's 31st October again, that means it's Halloween again!

In Halloween children and some adults usually disguise themselves in costumes.

Houses are decorated with Jack-O-Lanterns, lots of spiders, cobwebs, witches and ghosts.

On Halloween evening in the USA, groups of children are seen walking round the neighbourhood dressed up in costumes, visiting houses to get sweets.

Typical Halloween festive activities are:

- Trick or treat (going round houses to receive sweets).

- Going to costume parties.

- Decorating places. Carving pumpkins to make Jack-O-Lanterns.

- Lighting bonfires.

- Apple bobbing: The game is played by filling a tub or a large basin with water and putting apples in the water. Because apples are less dense than water, they will float at the surface. Players then try to catch one with their teeth. Use of arms is not allowed, and often are tied behind the back to prevent cheating.

- Visiting haunted houses.

- Telling scary stories.

- Watching terror films.

All the info about Halloween in ClickOnEnglish: HERE

HALLOWEEN 2017 @ "RAFAEL DIESTE"

It's Halloween once again, and as usual Bibliodieste, the library of our school, together with the English Department have organized some talks in English for 1st-ESO students to learn about the origins and traditions of the typical American Halloween celebrations.

This year's language asistant, Ben Davidson, from New Jersey, told our students how he has usually celebrated this American festivity, after checking on basic Halloween concepts and vocabulary.

Things we've learnt from his talk:

- It's celebrated on October 31st. It's not a holiday in the USA.

- Children disguise themselves, but not only with scary or terror features, some also disguise with pretty or funny costumes. There's no Carnival celebrations in the USA, so this is their way of celebrating something similar.

- In towns and villages, kids usually go round the neighbourhood homes with the "Trick or treat" game.

- When you get older and go to university, youngsters usually celebrate it in costume parties.

Galician version of this post @ ArquivosDoTrasno.

And our school has been completely decorated for the occasion once again: