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- 4. However, on their doorsteps, other people would leave the spirits food.
- 6. The holiday came from a Celtic festival called Samhain.
- 9. were first carved out of turnips, actually.
- 10. Pumpkins became popular in America because they were easy to find.
- 12. The word "Halloween" comes from “All Hallows’ Eve."
- 14. People believed spirits walked the streets during Halloween night.
- 15. Because of this belief, people lit bonfires to keep spirits away.
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- 1. People wore costumes to look like ghosts or animals..
- 2. Halloween is also the night before All Saints’ Day, a Christian holy day.
- 3. The Halloween trick-or-treating tradition began in England.
- 5. Halloween originated over two centuries ago; it is celebrated every October 31.
- 7. Immigrants from Ireland brought their Halloween traditions here.
- 8. Children go door-to-door in their neighborhoods to collect candy.
- 11. Samhain marked the end of the harvest season and winter’s beginning.
- 13. Around the world, Halloween is celebrated.