30.On October 31 every year,children in the US will see "witches(女巫)" and "ghosts" walking on the street.Is this the end of the world?No,but it is Halloween!
Halloween is exciting and popular with the people in the US and Canada because of many colorful activities held to celebrate it.One traditional and favorite game is trick-or-treat.
During the night of Halloween,children who wear scary clothes walk around the town.They knock on nearby houses and shout, "trick or treat!" This means "You can give us some candies,or we'll play a trick on you!" Most people love giving sweets to children.So there are seldom tricks.Some schools also hold Halloween parties.Sometimes,teachers are happy to dress up and join in the party.Grown-ups may visit haunted houses.It can be very scary sometimes.
But they just love following the saying "The scarier,the better." What exciting night of scares!
An (1) Festival—Halloween |
The date of Halloween |
October 31 |
The (2) why people love it |
Many colorful activities held to celebrate it |
Children |
(3) scary clothes,walking around the town and shouting "trick or treat!" |
Teachers |
Dressing up and joining in the party (4) |
Grown-ups |
Visiting (5) houses |