HalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear.Itmeans"holyevening,"anditcomeseveryOctober31,theeveningbeforeAllSaints'Day.However,itisnotreallyachurchholiday,itisaholidayforchildrenmainly.
Everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins.Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputaburningcandleinside.Itlooksasiftherewereapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin!Theselightsarecalledjack-o'-lanterns,whichmeans"Jackofthelantern".
ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween.Somechildrenpainttheirfacestolooklikemonsters.Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse.Everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,"Trickortreat!Moneyoreat!"Thegrown-upsputtreat-moneyorcandyintheirbags.
Notonlychildren,butmostgrown-upsalsoloveHalloweenandHalloweenpartiesbecauseonthisday,theycandisguisethemselvesaspersonagesorghostastheirimaginationswillleadthem.Thisbringthemthesatisfactionofbeingyoung.
Halloweenisaspookyandscarynight.PeopledressupintheHallween.Somepeoplebuypumpkinandcarveitintoajack-o-lantern.Ajack-o-lanternisapumpkinwithaface.Thisishowyoumakeajack-o-lantern:youbuyapumpkin,takeithome,carvethepumpkinandgiveitaspooky,happy,scaryface.
Awartywitchcanflyonherfastandspeedingbroominthesky.Shecanbewearingblackpantsandablackrobe.Ifyouseeone,shemigntbecarryingablackcattogivebadluck.
Aspooky,scary,andwhiteghostcangothroughwallsandcouldcontrolpeople.Youmightseeoneinthegraveyard.Becarefulbecauseitwillfrightenyou.Youmightbecomeoneofthem!
Theblackcatcangivebadluckwhenitcrossesyourpath.Theblackcatisjustacatthatitisblackandcangivebadluck.Ablackcatcanbeinabackyardinthehouse,onthestreets,oronawitch'sbroom.