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GIMNAZJUM Read the text about traditions in Ireland and match the headings to the correct paragraphs. ANTI -FAIRY MEASURES BLIND -FOLDED CABBAGE PICKING COLCANNON COSTUMES JACK -O-LANTERN SHAVING THE FRIAR SNAP APPLE THE BARNBRACK THE TRICK OR TREAT

The celebration of Halloween began in Ireland in about 1000 AD so its no wonder that there are so many Irish Halloween traditions that continue around the world every year. Back then Halloween was pagan festival called “” meaning “end of summer”. The Celts believed that on the eve of Halloween dead spirits would visit the mortal world. They lit to keep evil spirits away and dressed in disguises. Although our Halloween is less about dead spirits and more about having fun and dressing up there are some traditional aspects of an Irish Halloween that we have keep going. Here’s list of some ancient and some more recent traditions from Ireland that have stuck over the years: 1. ______Samhain was seen as the end of summer but also the beginning of another year. It was also the one day of the year when spirits could walk the earth. The community would gather together and light huge ______to ward off bad fortune for the coming year and any evil spirits. 2. ______There are two schools of thought on why the Irish carried ______. One is that the tradition is an ancient Celtic tradition. In order to carry home an ember from the communal bonfire the people would hollow out a turnip so they could walk home with the fire still burning. 3. ______The community would gather around the bonfire and may would be dressed up in elaborate animal skins and heads. The idea was that the evil spirits would be scared off by the fires. Then if the spirits happened to be wandering the earth and bumped into one of the Celts they might they were spirits themselves, because of their disguises, and let them go free. This is where our tradition of dressing up comes from. 4. ______originated centuries ago. In Ireland the poor would go from door to door at rich peoples homes and ask for food, kindling or money. They would then use what they collected for their celebrations on Halloween. 5. ______This is the traditional dinner to have on Halloween night before you head out for an evening of fun and mischief. It is a simple dish made with boiled potatoes, curly kale (a type of cabbage) and raw onions. Traditionally coins were wrapped in pieces of cleans paper and slipped into children’s ______for them to find and keep. Sometimes people also hide a ring in the ______. Whoever finds the ring will be married within the year. 6. ______This is a traditional Irish which essentially a sweet bread with fruit through it as well as some other treats. Shop-bought ______s still contain and ring but if you make it at home and add your own treats it’s even more fun. Each member of the family gets a slice and each prize has different meaning. 7. ______There are many games that are played on Halloween night and ______or bobbing for apples is one of them. An apple is suspended from a string and the children are blindfolded and their arms tied behind their backs. The first child to get a decent bit of the apple gets a prize. Bobbing for apples is when some apples are dropped into a basin of water and the children have to go in head first and try to get a bite. 8. ______This old game was particularly popular in County Meath. A pile of ash was put down in the shape of a cone with a piece of wood sticking out of the top. Then each player takes turns trying to digger the largest amount of ash without the pile collapsing. 9. ______local girls would go out into the field and pull up the first cabbage they stumbled upon. If the cabbage had a lot of clay attached to the roots their future lover would have money. If the girl ate the cabbage the nature of their future husband would be revealed, bitter or sweet. 10. ______As we all know fairies and goblin collect souls as the trawl the earth on Halloween night….what you didn’t know! The story goes that if you threw dust from under your feet at the fairy they would release any souls they kept captive. However over the years this legend was changed. Farm animals would be anointed with holy water to keep them safe through the night. If animals showed ill health on Halloween they would be spat at to try to ward off the evil spirits. 1

Write an e-mail to your friend from Germany describing how you celebrated / are going to celebrate Halloween this year. (min. 60 words). Write about: • preparations • costumes • celebration

1 adapted from http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/-top-ten-irish-traditions-for-halloween-see-photos-105754748-237724251.html SZKOŁY PONADGIMNAZJALNE Read the text and choose the correct word to fill in the gaps.

2 While rooted in the past, Halloween as we know it today dates 1._____ to the early 20th century. The holiday was relatively obscure in late 19th century America. It was 2. ______to the country by Irish and Scottish immigrants, combining the features of the Celtic and Christian holidays, and celebrated 3. _____ feasting, divinations, and mischief making. Jack-o'-Lanterns People had 4. ______carving gourds or pumpkins and using them as lanterns long before this practice was associated with Halloween. We don't know exactly when and why lanterns became associated with Halloween in particular, 5. ______we do know it was in North America. But by the start of the 20th century, the connection was firmly established. Hit the Road, Jack The name "Jack-o'-lantern" has changed in meaning several times. It was first recorded as a nickname for a night watchman, dating back to 1663. It began to 6. _____ used for pumpkin lanterns sometime in the 19th century. It's possible that the name simply went from the night watchman (a man holding a lantern) to the lantern itself. On the other hand, 7. _____ Irish legend tells of a miserly man named Jack who, while alive, tricked the Devil into agreeing not to take him into Hell. Upon his death, St. Peter wouldn't let Jack into Heaven, because he had been too stingy and sinful. The Devil wouldn't let him 8. _____ Hell because of the deal they'd made. Jack was condemned to wander between Heaven and Hell with his lantern, looking for a place to rest and never finding one. Mischief Night In late 18th century America, Halloween was a night for mischief and pranks. Boys 9. _____ make "tick- tacks," cutting notches in the ends of a wooden spool and winding string around it. The spool would be placed right up against a window, with a nail serving as an axle. When the string was pulled, it made a loud and rapid "tick-tack" noise. Other noisy and startling practices involved throwing corn and decaying vegetables at houses. While this was considered innocent fun, some pranksters began to go too far, especially with the move from country life to city life. News stories tell of students being expelled from schools, gangs of youths roaming through town covering people 10. ______flour, buildings being blown up, and so on. Trick or Treat! The general practice of going door-to-door for treats is clearly similar to a 11. _____ older practice, "souling," in which the poor would go from house to house begging for alms or food. However, the specific practice of "trick-or-treating" dates to around the 1930s. It is possible— though by no means certain—that it evolved as an antidote for the increasingly rowdy and costly Halloween pranks. It provided a healthier activity for 12. _____ young and gave them an incentive not to play tricks. We could easily make something up about the origins of Halloween costumes . We could say that people originally dressed as and witches to scare people, and that the practice eventually spread to include costumes of all sorts. But the fact is that we don't actually know where Halloween costumes came from, only that the practice, like trick-or-treating, appears to have begun in early 20th century America.

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Writing Napisz list do kolegi z Anglii o obchodach Halloween w Polsce. W liście umieść następujące informacje: • przygotowania • świętowanie • kontrowersje religijne • Halloween w Twojej rodzinie List powinien zawierać się w limicie 80-130 wyrazów.

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EclipseCrossword.com MATURA TASK 3 You were asked to prepare a Halloween game for your host family children. You have three options to choose: • choose one game and justify your choice • explain why you haven’t chosen other games Apple snap

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Answer the questions: • Do you think Catholics in Poland should celebrate Halloween? • Which of the Halloween traditions are similar to some Polish ones? MATURA TASK 2 Describe the picture and answer the questions:

1. Why, do you think, is the woman smiling? 2. Do you celebrate Halloween? Why? / Why not? 3. Describe a Halloween party that you or someone you know took part in.

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