Halloween October 31st

Halloween is a shortened form of All Hallow's Eve.

Halloween means holy - Eve is the day before a holy day.

Halloween was an ancient British Celtic festival.
At Halloween the souls of the dead returned. People lit bonfires to frighten evil spirits.

Now bonfires are only burnt on November 5th - Bonfire Night.

• masks
• costumes
• ghosts
• witches on broomsticks with black cats
• skeletons
• bats and spiders
• and Halloween lanterns

...have all become part of Halloween

Children play trick-or-treat. They ask for a treat hoping to get sweets.

I found a very funny video about Halloween on Youtube. I like it very much because the song is very nice. :)

To watch the video click here.

Farrah

Farrah is 22 years old and she lives in Maryland, which is about 30 minutes away from - the capital city of the US - Washington DC. She has no brothers and sisters and she likes it, because she gets everything she wants from her parents. Farrah's hobbies are reading, listening to music, watching TV, travelling and spending time with friends.
Farrah is going to stay in Austria till the end of May 2011. In Austria, she lives in Linz which she likes a lot. She also told us that she likes Austria a lot because of the old buildings, the beautiful cities and the mountains.