Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

Halloween was first celebrated many centuries ago in Ireland and Scotland by Celtic priests called Druids. They observed the end of autumn and the beginning of (26) _________. The Druids thought that Halloween was the night when the witches came out. As they were afraid (27) _________ witches, they put food and small gifts near the doors of their houses for the witches.

It is considered that Halloween was (28 ) _________ to America by the immigrants from Ireland and Scotland. In the 19th century they celebrated Halloween according to their old (29) _________  (the integral part of the festival was a lantern made of a pumpkin with holes in the forms of eyes, and nose and a mouth). Nowadays people hold parades on Halloween. On the 31st of October they (30) _________ as witches, demons, ghosts and the like, with large 'pumpkins' in their hands, take part in the festival that lasts till early morning.

26. A. spring

B. summer

C. autumn

D. winter

27. A. for

B. of

C. with

D. about

28. A. brought

B. given

C. returned

D. carried

29. A. traditions

B. beliefs

C. cultures

D. methods

30. A. wear

B. show

C. dress

D. cover