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Halloween

Hi guys❗ Following on the last vocabulary post related to the topic 'Halloween'. This post is about Halloween customs and traditions.

Guys, how many activities related to this celebration do you know


In case you can't remember some of them, don't 😟. I'll remind you the most well-known, they are:

Go trick-or-treating /ˌtrɪk.ɔːˈtriː.tɪŋ/
    👧👦 go trick-or-treating on 🎃 📅.   ↔️  👧👦 wearing fancy dress visit 🏡s on 🎃 📅 and ask for 🍬🍭🍫🍪.
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Throw/Attend Halloween fancy-dress party /ˌhæl.əʊˈiːnˌfæn.siˈdres.pɑːr.t̬i/
    👨👩 throw/attend 🎃 📅 fancy-dress parties.   ↔️  👧👦 have/attend parties were they wear fancy dress.

Tell ghost/horror stories /ˈɡəʊstˌstɔː.ri/   /ˈhɒrəˌstɔː.ri/
    👨👩 tell 👻/horror stories on 🎃 📅.   ↔️  👧👦 tell stories about👻 or monsters or murder on 🎃 📅.

Carve a pumpkin into a jack-o'-lanter /ˈpʌmpkɪn/
    👨👩 carve pumkins into jack-o'-lanterns on 🎃 📅.   ↔️  👧👦 make a 💡 from a hollow pumpkin by cutting into the sides of it like the 👁👁 and the 👄 of a 👨/👩  and put a 🕯 inside it to shine throught the holes on 🎃 📅.


Let's practise
Do you like Halloween  How do you celebrate it❓  Do you have got children or little sisters/brothers/cousins who are going trick-or-treating❓  Did you use to go trick-or-treating when you were 👦 / 👧❓  Which groceries were your favourites❓   Are you attending a Halloween fancy-dress party❓  Which fancy dress / costume / disguise would you like to wear❓  Would you like to tell 👻 / horror stories❓  Which one❓   Have you ever carved pumpkins into 🎃❓

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