Презентація до позакласного заходу присвяченого святкуванню "Halloween"

Happy. Halloween

1. The Day of the Dead, Mexico. Although not strictly a Halloween celebration, Mexico’s Day of the Dead occurs around the same time. It’s a public holiday where families pay their respects to deceased relatives and friends. It is characterized by elaborate costumes, feasts and decorations. The skull is the most prolific symbol of the holiday, and celebrants often don skeletal masks and makeup to mark the occasion. They gather in graveyards to eat, drink and remember their loved ones. It may sound rather morbid, but its an uplifting celebration that honors the dead and celebrates life.

2. Leaving Bread and Water Out, Austria. In Austria, celebrants traditionally leave out bread and water before going to bed on Halloween night. The reasoning behind the tradition is that it was believed bread and water would welcome the souls of the deceased back to Earth. Accompanying the food and water is usually a lantern that’s kept burning through the night. It’s certainly better for the teeth than bags full of candy!

3. Halloween Chairs, Czech Republic. Czech people also like to remember their dearly departed friends and family. When they gather around a bonfire, they set out chairs for the deceased, so they can join the fiery fun, too – at least in spirit. Prayers and memories are often shared during this celebration.

4. Festival of Hungry Ghosts, China. The Festival of Hungry Ghosts is not a Halloween celebration per se, and it occurs in August rather than October. However, the Ghost Festival is Asia’s nearest equivalent to Halloween. Similarly, the deceased are believed to visit the living on this day, and food and other offerings are set out during the yearly festival to welcome the dead back to Earth. Burning paper and other offerings is part of the tradition. The holiday traces its history back to Buddhist origins.

5. Hiding the Knives, Germany. All Saints Day, the Christian holiday now closely related to Halloween, takes place on November 1. In Germany, Catholic communities celebrate the festival from October 30 until November 8 and, during this time, families visit the graves of deceased loved ones to place flowers and say prayers. However, one of the more unusual traditions during this time is to hide all the knives in the kitchen, lest malevolent spirits attack the living with them.

6. Carving Turnips, UKAlthough pumpkin carving has become a popular Halloween tradition in much of the Western World, pumpkins are a New-World vegetable and are not native to Europe. Although you’re more likely to see carved pumpkin Jack-o-Lanterns in the UK these days, turnips have been traditionally used since the late 18th century. It’s also possible to see a similar tradition in Ireland, with beets or mangelwurzel being popular alternatives. Whatever gourd, squash or root vegetable is used, it’s a fun tradition that often produces elaborate carvings.

7. Alla Helgons Dag, Sweden. Halloween was imported to Sweden from the US in the 1990s, and many of the fun American traditions came with it. The Scandinavians need something to celebrate as the long winter months engulf them. It’s known as Alla Helgons Dag here, and is celebrated from October 31 to November 6. It is becoming increasingly common for Swedish children to don costumes, carve pumpkins and have parties. Sadly, a macabre school incident occurred on October 22, 2015, where a costumed killer stabbed two teachers and two students with a sword. People thought it was just a Halloween prank, and some kids even posed for pictures with the masked man before realizing it wasn’t an act.

8. Lighting Bonfires, UK and Ireland. Bonfires have long been associated with Halloween in both the UK and Ireland and, in the case of the former, the celebration often coincides with Guy Fawkes Night on November 5. However, the sacred fires lit to celebrate Halloween were once believed to ward away unfriendly spirits, and the tradition traces its roots back to the ancient Celtic harvest celebration of Samhain.

9. Odo Festival, Nigeria. Nigeria has a biannual tradition to honor the dead that takes place from December to August. The Odo Festival is celebrated in the northern Igbo villages, and it is a three-stage production. The first stage is welcoming festivities to bring the odo (dead) back. The second stage is the interim months where families co-exist and interact with their deceased relatives. The third stage is the emotional saying of goodbyes, as the ancestors are not due to visit again for two years. Costumes and music are integral to the Odo Festival.

10. Barmbrack, Ireland. Barmbrack is a type of sweet snack bread containing sultanas, raisins and other dried fruit. It has long served as a centerpiece of Irish Halloween celebrations. Tracing its origins as a type of fortune-telling game, the various ingredients used in barmbrack determined a person’s future. For example, a small coin might be placed inside the loaf, and whoever receives it in their serving should be married within the year.

Describe the pictures below using the words from the previous exercise:

“The delivery” is a Halloween short horror film. Look at the shots from the video and try to predict what the story is going to be about:

1. skeleton in the cupboard2. make one’s blood boil3. not a cat in hell’s chance4. scared stiff5. Jekyll and Hyde personality6. play devil’s advocate7. over my dead body8. dig one’s gravea) someone is so frightened that he can’t moveb) no chance at allc) do something that can cause problems in the futured) person who takes an opposite or controversial opinion in conversatione) someone is hiding an unpleasant secretf) forbid someone to do somethingg) have two sides of personality: good and badh) make someone very angry1. Match the idioms 1-8 with their meanings a – h:

2. Complete the questions with appropriate idiomatic expressions:skeleton in the cupboard make one’s blood boil not a cat in hell’s chance scared stiff Jekyll and Hyde personality play devil’s advocateover my dead body dig one’s grave1. In your opinion, each person has a ……………………………………….. or sometimes people don’t have embarrassing secrets?2. How many times have you been ………………………………………… when you were watching a horror film the last time?3. How do you feel when you don’t have …………………………………………….. to finish the work until deadline?4. Do you find it difficult to get on well with people with ………………………………………… when you don’t know what to expect from them?5. Do you sometimes …………………………………………… to make sure that your opponent is absolutely sure in his opinion.6. When was the last time when you ……………………………………………and had some bad consequences after that?7. What kind of things can you do ……………………………………………….. that means never?8. What behavior and doings of other people can annoy you and ……………………………………………… ?skeleton in the cupboardscared stiffa cat in hell’s chance. Jekyll and Hyde personalityplay devil’s advocatedug your graveover your dead bodymake your blood boil

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