People in Britain have been celebrating this festival at the end of October for more than two thousand years.They celebrate at the end of the summer, the beginning of the Celtic New Year on October the 31st , the night of All Hallows Eve .The celebration is thought to drive away evil spirits and witches.
Nowadays , is a time for parties and games.
Children dress up in halloween costumes, as witches, ghosts, vampires and other evil creatures.Then they knock on peoples´ doors and say Trick or Treat?. People give them fruit or sweets (treat). If people don´t give them anything children play a trick, like knocking their door and running away, throwing eggs at people´s doors, destroying gardens and tying cans to cars. Many houses have pumpkin lanterns in their windows to frighten witches away. Typical games are " ducking or bobbing for apples" and "buns on a string"
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