Composition on the theme "Halloween" with translation. A story about Halloween in English - origins and traditions Description of Halloween in English with translation

Despite the fact that Halloween is not considered a holiday in our country, more and more lovers of the English language and culture are eager to learn a lot about its customs and traditions. In addition to bright orange pumpkin lanterns, cobwebs and figurines of witches against the background of the full moon, scary stories give a special atmosphere to Halloween, which sound even more mysterious and colorful in English.

a ghost

Once there lived a good English family in a small village. But they never celebrated Halloween. One Halloween night they sat round the table and prepared to have a special food. And suddenly they heard a low voice - yyyyeeehhhhaaa! They looked - it was a ghost! They didn't believe their eyes but it was there. With screams they ran away to their neighbors and when they went back they saw, that ghosts ate every sweet thing from the table and on the chairs there sat three happy boys with white sheets in their hands.

The ghost story is suitable for a story in elementary grades - it is simple and funny

Ghost

In one small village lived an English family who did not like to traditionally celebrate Halloween. One day, on the eve of All Saints' Day, a delicious dinner was prepared and everyone gathered at the table, when they suddenly heard a frightening exclamation in the yard - uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum! Seized with wild horror, they saw a ghost outside the window, which was slowly approaching their house. In fear, everyone ran out the back door and rushed to the neighbors. Recovering after some time, the family decided to return to their home. Entering the living room, people found that literally all the goodies prepared for dinner were eaten ... While three happy boys were sitting at the table with white sheets in their hands!

The Monkey's Paw

One man called Morris owns a monkey's paw that has magical powers. He tells his friend White and his family, the wife and son, about his powers. It grants its owners any three wishes they ask for; Morris warns Mr. White that although it grants the wishes, only disaster comes with them. Nevertheless, the family buys the monkey paw from him, and the sergeant leaves.

The son holds the paw and asks for some money. The next day, after the son goes to work, an employee of his company comes and informs White and his wife about the demise of their son in an accident, and gives them the monetary compensation - the same amount they wished for.

Mrs. White wishes that their son comes back home, alive. A knock at the door is heard, and the knocks get violent slowly as somebody wants to come in and get hold of the paw. Mr. White understands where it is going. He makes a final wish. The wife opens the door, and there is nobody.

The story of the monkey paw is rather instructive. This can be used in a classroom in high school

monkey paw

One man named Morris possessed a monkey paw with magical powers. One day he told his friend, Mr. White, his wife and son about it. The man explained that the paw is able to fulfill any three wishes of its owner, but always with some sad consequences. Nevertheless, the inspired Whites hurried to buy an unusual little thing, ignoring the warning of a friend.

The son was the first to take a paw in his hands and wished him money. The next day, his parents received a message that their son was no longer alive as a result of an accident, and they would receive monetary compensation in the amount that the guy had guessed ...

The heartbroken Mrs. White was about to take her paw and ask that it all be a misunderstanding, and her son would live, but at that time she heard a strange knock on the door. Over time, it became slower, quieter, and someone tried to enter the house. The woman was frightened that the unknown wanted to steal the magic paw, and quickly wished that the uninvited guest would disappear. Opening the door, she found no one, but suddenly realized with horror that she had spent her last wish ...

hide and seek

Two young brothers were at home alone in the apartment while their parents visited their neighbors next door for a while. To keep themselves occupied the boys decided to play a game of hide and seek. The older boy turned his head to the wall and began to count.

"Ready or not I'm coming," cried the older brother and off he went looking for his brother. The apartment was eerily silent. He heard a scraping sound coming from the wardrobe. The boy went anyway and called out, "Come out I've found you!" but there was only silence.

Opening the door, the boy began to rise up and put his hand out into the mass of clothing to feel for his little brother when a small, white, icy cold hand came out, grabbed his wrist, and tried to pull him into the closet . As he is trying to pull himself free, he hears a noise behind him, looks over his shoulder, and sees his brother behind him. "Couldn't you find me?" asks the boy.

The hide-and-seek motif has been used in more than one horror film

Peekaboo

The two brothers were alone at home while their parents were visiting neighbors. To have fun, the boys decided to play hide and seek. The elder immediately turned to the wall and began to count. “It’s time, it’s not time, I’m going to look!” he exclaimed after he counted to ten and went in search of his little brother. The apartment was eerily quiet. Suddenly, he heard some creaking from the side of the dressing room and immediately went there. "Come out, I found you!" the boy shouted, but there was no answer.

After waiting for a while, he opened the door and began sorting through his clothes to find his brother hiding in it. Suddenly, a small cold hand stuck out of the folds, grabbed the boy tightly by the wrist and began to pull him with force deep into the dressing room. Trying to free himself, the frightened boy heard a noise behind him, and turning around, he saw his younger brother, who slowly asked: “Could you find me?”.

The hitchhiker that never was

A girl in a pretty white dress and embroidered sweater flags down an old man for a ride. He gives her a ride to her great-grandmother’s house and they have a lovely conversation, talking about the old days, and the elderly man shares some great stories with her. He drops her off at her geema's house and he goes home. The following day when he gets into his car to pick up some milk and the paper, he realizes the sweater is still in his car. He swings by the young girl's geema's house to drop off the sweater, and her geema answers the door. He explains why he's there.

"I'm sorry Sir. I think you have the wrong address. My great-granddaughter died many, many years ago, wearing her favorite white dress, after a night out dancing."

The traveling companion who never was - a story not for small children

The Traveler Who Wasn't There

A young girl in a snow-white dress and a bright sweater stopped an elderly man on the road and asked her to give her a lift to her great-grandmother's house. The old man gladly took a companion. On the way, a sincere conversation began between them with memories of the old days and funny stories. Having taken the girl to the address, the man went home.

Getting into his car the next day, he saw that the stranger had forgotten her sweater in the front seat and decided to take it to her. Knocking on the door of the house, near which he dropped the girl off the day before, the man explained the situation and asked to give his yesterday's fellow traveler a sweater, to which he heard the old woman's stunning answer:

“I'm sorry sir, but you probably have the wrong address. My great granddaughter has been dead for many years. She died on her way home after a night of dancing. She was wearing her favorite white dress.

The ghostly maid

Once upon a time, a man and a boy who had lost their wife and mother moved into a new house. They were told by the locals in the village that the house was haunted, but neither the man nor the boy believed in ghosts, and they moved into the house quite happily. The child went downstairs and asked the maid of the home for a glass of water and some fruit, and she happily obliged. She also told the boy that there could be ghosts.

Later that day, the little boy struck up a conversation with his father. "Daddy, I've been thinking. I could believe in ghosts. The maid told me there might be ghosts in the house.”

"Son, we don't have a maid."

Stories like the ghost maid make your blood run cold

ghost maid

Once upon a time, a man who lost his wife moved with his son to a new house. Local residents whispered and warned that the house was haunted by ghosts, but the widower, who decided to start a new life, did not pay attention to this, and he and his son boldly entered inside.

After a while the boy became thirsty and went downstairs. Seeing a girl in uniform, he asked her for a glass of water and a couple of fruits. She gladly treated him and quietly said that there might be ghosts in this house.

After some time, the boy spoke to his father about ghosts, passing on the words of the maid to him. To which he replied in horror: “Son, we don’t have a maid” ...

Any story told on Halloween is fraught with a mystery. Sometimes the ending is funny, sometimes unpredictable. But all these “horror stories”, together with bright and slightly terrifying paraphernalia, allow us to feel the atmosphere of a holiday unknown to us, introduce us to its customs and traditions.

Halloween is a holiday that takes place on the last October day, 31st. The word “Halloween” means “hallowed evening". The tradition of celebrating this day began in the 5th century when the Irish Celts marked this day as a day of transition from one year to the next one. It was the time when “the season of the sun” was over, and “the season of darkness and cold” began.

Nowadays Halloween is a very famous American and European holiday with its own traditions of celebration, especially among young people.

The main tradition is the tradition of dressing costumes of ghosts, demons and other horrible creations. Dressed children go from door to door saying "trick or treat", it "s the most popular Halloween activity. The neighbors should give them little coins, sweets, fruits and after that children don" t play tricks on them.

The main symbol of this holiday is Jack-o"-lantern - a pumpkin with the grotesque face carved into one side. Then you should put a candle inside. Nobody knows why this pumpkin was named so, but by the most official version, Jack -o "-lantern was a man, who couldn't enter heaven because he was a real miser, but at the same time he couldn't enter hell because before he had played jokes on devil. So since that time Jack has to walk on the earth holding his lantern and waiting for the Judgment Day.

People believed that the Earth was full of ghosts and witches, and they met once a year on October 31 to worship the devil. Today people don't believe in these stories but still every Halloween they like to tell stories about them.

Translation:

Halloween is a holiday that takes place on the last day of October, the 31st. The word “Halloween” means “holy evening”. The tradition of celebrating this day dates back to the 5th century, when the Irish Celts celebrated this day as the day of transition from one year to the next. This was the time when the “season of the sun” ended, and the “season of darkness and cold” began.

Today, Halloween is a very famous American and European holiday with its own traditions of celebration, especially among young people.

The main tradition is the tradition of dressing up as ghosts, demons and other terrible creatures. Dressed up kids go door to door saying "trick or treat" is the most popular Halloween entertainment. Neighbors should give them small coins, sweets, fruits, and after that the children will not play bad jokes with them.

The main symbol of this holiday is Jack's lamp - a pumpkin with a grotesque face carved on the side. Then you need to put a candle inside. No one knows why these pumpkins are called that, but according to the most official version, Jack O'Lantern was a man who could not go to heaven because he was a big greedy man, but at the same time he could not enter hell, because before he joked with the devil. Since then, Jack must roam the earth with his lantern in anticipation of Judgment Day.

People believed that the Earth was full of ghosts and witches, and once a year on October 31, they met to bow to the devil. Today, people do not believe in these stories, but still every Halloween they love to tell stories about them.

Phrases:

Hallowed evening - holy evening

the Irish Celts - Irish Celts

transition - transition

"trick or treat" - zd. literally "evil joke or treat"

to play trick on - play a cruel joke on

Jack-o "-lantern - building. Literally Jack's lantern

pumpkin - pumpkin

to carve - carve, carve

miser - miser, greedy

the Judgment Day

ghost - ghost

witch - witch

You can learn even more words and interesting information about this holiday from.

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Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or-treating. Many of them carve jack-o"-lantens out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities.

The Mass said on All Saints" Day was called Allhallowmass. The day before All Saints" Day was known all hallows" Eve or All Hallow e "en.

The main Halloween activity for children is trick-or-treating. Children dress in costumes and masks and go from door to door saying "trick or treat". The neighbors give children such treats as candy, fruit and pennies so that children do not play tricks on them.

He could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and he could not enter hell because he had played jokes on devil. As a result, Jack has to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.

Fortunetelling is an important part of Halloween. For example, a coin, a ring, and a thimble were baked into a cake. It was believed that the person who found the coin would become wealthy. The one who found the ring would marry soon. And the person who found the thimble would never get married. Today people practice cardreading or palmistry.

People once believed that there were many ghosts and witches on the Earth and that they met on October 31 to worship the devil. Today, people do not believe in ghosts and witches but they like to tell stories about them on Halloween.

Text translation: Halloween - Halloween

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31st. In the United States, children dress up in fancy dress and masks and go from house to house begging for sweets. Many of them carve pumpkin lanterns. Divination and stories about witches and ghosts are popular pastimes.

The mass celebrated on All Saints' Day was called the AllHallowas. The day before All Saints' Day was called All Saints' Eve or "All Halloween".

The main entertainment for children on Halloween is begging for sweets. Children dress up in masquerade costumes and masks, go from house to house and say: "Treat me, otherwise we'll play a joke." Neighbors give the children treats such as candy, fruit, and change so that the children don't play tricks on them.

He couldn't go to heaven because he was a miser, and he couldn't go to hell because he played mean tricks on the devil. As a result, Jack is forced to roam the land with his lantern until Doomsday.

Divination is an important part of Halloween. For example, a coin, a ring and a thimble are baked into a pie. It was believed that whoever finds the ring will soon get married or get married. Whoever finds the coin will get rich. And the one who finds the thimble will never get married or get married. Today, people use fortune-telling on cards and divination by hand.

People once believed that the earth was full of witches and that they met on October 31st to worship the devil. Today, people do not believe in ghosts and witches, but they love to tell stories about them on Halloween.

References:
1. 100 topics of oral English (V. Kaverina, V. Boyko, N. Zhidkih) 2002
2. English for schoolchildren and applicants to universities. Oral exam. Topics. Reading texts. Exam questions. (Tsvetkova I.V., Klepalchenko I.A., Myltseva N.A.)
3. English, 120 Topics. English language, 120 conversation topics. (Sergeev S.P.)

Halloween developed from new year festivals and festivals of the dead. Christian church established a festival on November 1 called All Saints" Day so that people could continue to celebrate their festivals. The Mass said on All Saints" Day was called Allhallowmass. The day before All Saints" Day was known all hallows" Eve or All Hallow e "en.

Jack-o"-lanterns are hallowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side. Most jack-o"-lanterns contain a candle inside. An Irish legend says that jack-o"-lanterns are named after the man called Jack. He could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and he could not enter hell because he had played jokes on devil. As a result, Jack has to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.

halloween

Halloween evolved from New Year's Eve and festivities in honor of the dead. The Christian Church established a holiday on November 1, called All Saints' Day, so that people could continue to celebrate their holidays. The mass celebrated on All Saints' Day was called the AllHallowas. The day before All Saints' Day was called All Saints' Eve or "All Halloween".

The main entertainment for children on Halloween is begging for sweets. Children dress up in masquerade costumes and masks, go from house to house and say: "Treat me, otherwise we'll play a joke." Neighbors give children such treats, sweets, fruits and small change so that the children do not play a cruel joke on them.

Halloween lanterns are hollow inside pumpkins with a face carved on one side. Most lanterns have a candle inside. Irish legend says that Halloween lanterns (in English jack-o "-lanterns) are named after a man named Jack. He could not go to heaven because he was a miser, and could not go to hell, because playing tricks on the devil, and as a result, Jack is forced to roam the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.

Halloween holiday has become familiar in our country not so long ago. A story about Halloween in English can be started with what you associate it with, what history it has.

Halloween symbols

You can use the following vocabulary.

Pumpkin - pumpkin.
Symbol - a symbol.
Ghosts - ghosts.
Witches - witches.
Vampires are vampires.
Evil spirits - evil spirits.
Festival is a holiday.
Holiday - a holiday.
Creatures - creatures.
To take place - pass.
To be dedicated to - to be dedicated.
To be created by - to be created.
Celts - Celts.
Superstitious - superstitious.
To be celebration - celebrated, celebrated.
To be afraid of - to be afraid.
To wear masks - wear masks.
To recognize - recognize.

Examples

Let's see what we can say with these words when composing an essay about Halloween in English.

Pumpkin is a symbol of Halloween. Pumpkin is the symbol of Halloween.

It is dedicated to witches, vampires and ghosts. – It is dedicated to vampires, witches and ghosts.

This is a festival of evil spirits. “This is the feast of evil spirits.

Halloween was created by the Celts. Halloween was created by the Celts.

Once superstitious people believed that evil spirits met on this day. - Once upon a time, superstitious people thought that evil spirits met on this day.

This holiday is celebrated in many countries in the world. This holiday is celebrated in many countries around the world.

People were afraid of evil witches, they were wearing masks so the witches wouldn't be able to recognize them. “People were afraid of the evil witches and wore masks so that the witches could not recognize them.

Please note: if we say holiday, festival, the article is used, but with the name of the holiday itself - Halloween, it is not needed.

Trick or Treat game

Traditions

Let's see how people celebrate this day and what they do.

To wear costumes and masks - wear costumes and masks.
To dress as - dress like.
To cry "Trick or Treat" - shout "trick or treat."
To carve jack-o-lantern - carve a pumpkin lantern (Jack's lantern).
To visit neighbors - visit neighbors.
To go from house to house - walk from house to house.
To give candies - give candies.
To accompany children - accompany children.
It is time for run - this is a time of fun.
To take pictures - take pictures.

Examples

New English words on the theme of Halloween should be immediately memorized with the help of the text, we will make examples.

Usually on this day people wear costumes and masks and play "Trick or Treat". – Usually on this day people put on costumes and masks and play Trick or Treat.

When children go from house to house they can have carved jack-o-lantern. When children go from house to house they may have a Jack-O-Lantern.

Children can go to visit their neighbors. Children can visit their neighbors.

After the children cried "Trick or Treat" they were given candies. - After the children shouted "Trick or Treat" they got candy.

My friend likes to dress as a vampire, I prefer dressing as a fairy. – My friend likes to dress like a vampire, but I prefer a fairy costume.

Children don't go by themselves, they are often accompanied by adults. – Children do not walk by themselves, they are often accompanied by adults.

It is time for fun – a lot of people take pictures with children dressed as witches, vampires or other creatures. - This is a fun time - many people take pictures with children dressed as witches, vampires or other creatures.

Please note: to make the active voice passive, you need to use the verb to be (in the required form) and the third form of the verb. For example, we celebrate this holiday (we celebrate this holiday) - this holiday is celebrated (this holiday is celebrated).

Halloween holiday

Halloween story

Now let's make a short story about the holiday of the Celts with already known expressions.

Halloween is celebrated on the 31st of October. It is an old holiday, which was created by the Celts. Once people were very superstitious and believed that on this day all evil spirits meet together. People were afraid to be recognized by these spirits and were wearing masks. Nowadays it is the day of fun. Children are wearing the costumes of witches, vampires, fairies, ghosts and other creatures. They go from house to house and visit their neighbors. They cry "Trick or Treat" and receive candies. As a rule children are accompanied by the adults. The traditional symbol of this festival is Jack-o-lantern or carved pumpkin.

Halloween is celebrated on October 31st. This is an old holiday that was created by the Celts. Once upon a time, people were very superstitious and believed that all evil spirits met on this day. People were afraid that these spirits might recognize them and put on masks. Today it is a holiday of fun. Children dress up as witches, vampires, fairies, ghosts and other creatures. They go from house to house or visit their neighbors. They yell "Trick or Treat" and receive candy. As a rule, children are accompanied by adults. The traditional symbol of this holiday is the Jack-O-Lantern or carved pumpkin.