Halloween is a shortened form of All Hallows‘ Eve
Hallowed means holy
Eve is the day before a holy day
Halloween was an ancient British Celtic festival.
At Halloween the souls of the dead returned.
People lit bonfires to frighten evil spirits.
Now bonfires are only burnt on November 5th. Bonfire night.
Masks costumes ghosts
Witches on broomsticks with black cats, skeletons, bats and spiders and Halloween lanterns have all become part of Halloween.
Children play trick-or-treat.
They ask for a treat hoping to get sweets.
click here, to see a video about halloween!
Freitag, 29. Oktober 2010
Donnerstag, 21. Oktober 2010
Farrah
Last lesson Farrah, a student from the USA, visited our class.
Farrah is 22 years old and lives with her parents in Maryland, near Washington D.C. She doesn't have any brothers or sisters. Her hobbies are reading books, listening to music, meeting her friends and travelling. She will stay in Austria until May. She is spending some time in Austria because she wants to improve her German and she also wants to see some new places.
She also told us some things about the USA. For example, that in the USA everything is bigger. The schools in America have more pupils than the schools in Austria.
All in all I can say it was a very interesting lesson.
Farrah is 22 years old and lives with her parents in Maryland, near Washington D.C. She doesn't have any brothers or sisters. Her hobbies are reading books, listening to music, meeting her friends and travelling. She will stay in Austria until May. She is spending some time in Austria because she wants to improve her German and she also wants to see some new places.
She also told us some things about the USA. For example, that in the USA everything is bigger. The schools in America have more pupils than the schools in Austria.
All in all I can say it was a very interesting lesson.
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