Question

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or-treating . Many of them carve jack-o’-lanterns out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities.
Halloween developed from New Year festivals and festivals of the dead. Christian church established a festival on November 1 called All Saints’ Day so that people could continue to celebrate their festivals. The Mass said on All Saints’ Day was called Allhallowmass. The day before All Saints’ Day was known as All Hallows’ Eve or All Hallow e’en.
The main Halloween activity for children is trick-or-treating. Children dress in costumes and masks and go from door to door saying “trick or treat” . The neighbors give children such treats as candy, fruit and pennies so that children do not play tricks on them.
Jack-o’-lanterns are hallowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side. Most jack-o’-lanterns contain a candle inside. An Irish legend says that jack-o’-lanterns are named after the man called Jack. He could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and he could not enter hell because he had played jokes on devil. As a result, Jack has to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.
Fortunetelling is an important part of Halloween. For example, a coin, a ring, and a thimble were baked into a cake. It was believed that the person who found the coin would become wealthy. The one who found the ring would marry soon. And the person who found the thimble would never get married. Today people practice cardreading or palmistry .

Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What are the most popular activities on Halloween?
2. What is the origin of Halloween?
3. What is trick-or-treating?
4. What is jack-o’-lantern?

Answer 1

1. The main Halloween activity for children is trick-or-treating. Children dress in costumes and masks and go from door to door saying “trick or treat” . The neighbors give children such treats as candy, fruit and pennies so that children do not play tricks on them.
(Основная деятельность Хэллоуин для детей трюк или лечения. Дети одеваются в костюмы и маски и ходят от двери к двери, говоря “кошелек или жизнь” . Соседи дают детям такие угощения, как конфеты, фрукты и копейки, так что дети не играют на них.)
2. Halloween developed from New Year festivals and festivals of the dead. Christian church established a festival on November 1 called All Saints’ Day so that people could continue to celebrate their festivals. The Mass said on All Saints’ Day was called Allhallowmass. The day before All Saints’ Day was known as All Hallows’ Eve or All Hallow e'en.
(Хэллоуин развивался с новогодних фестивалей и фестивалей умерших. Христианская церковь основала праздник 1 ноября, который называется День всех святых, чтобы люди могли продолжать отмечать свои праздники. Месса сказала, что во все дни Святых называлась Всех Святых. Накануне Дня Всех Святых был известен как канун Дня Всех Святых или Всех Святых-а.(как-то так))
3.Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31.
(Хэллоуин-это праздник, который проходит 31 октября.)
4. Jack-o’-lanterns are hallowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side. Most jack-o’-lanterns contain a candle. An Irish legend says that jack-o’-lanterns are named after the man called Jack. He could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and he could not enter hell because he had played jokes on devil. As a result, Jack has to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.
(Джек-о-фонарики святые-из тыквы с лицом резные в одну сторону. Большинство jack-o ' - фонарики содержат свечи.ирландская легенда гласит, что jack-o’-фонарики названы в честь человека по имени Джек. Он не мог войти в рай, потому что он был нищим, и он не мог войти в ад, потому что он играл шуток на дьявола. В результате, Джек должен ходить по земле со своим фонарем до Судного дня.)