Slide 1: Halloween
Slide 2: Halloween, or Hallowe'en, is celebrated on the night of October 31st.
Slide 3: Halloween originated from the 2000 year old Celtic festival of Samhain.
Slide 4: Activities include trick-or-treats, ghost tours, parades, bonfires,....
Slide 5: .... costume parties, visiting "haunted houses“, and carving jack-o-lanterns.
Slide 6: Irish and Scottish immigrants carried these traditions to North America in the 19th century.
Slide 7: Other countries embraced the festival in the late 20th century.
Slide 8: Halloween is widely celebrated in Ireland and the United States,....
Slide 9: ... Canada, UK, and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.
Slide 10: Halloween symbols include witches, pumpkins, bats, scarecrows, etc.
Slide 11: Halloween music is normally scary and eerie, and lots of fun!
Slide 12: Thank You
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