C. READING: Read the passage below and do the tasks that follow.
HALLOWEEN DAY
Halloween is a festival held on the 31st of October every year. The most common colors of the
day are orange and black. Halloween comes from the ancient Celtic festival Samhain. The ancient Celts
believed that at the night of October 31st, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the living and
the deceased was not clear, and the dead became dangerous for the living by causing problems such as
sickness or damaged crops.
On Halloween day, the ancient Celts would place a skeleton by their window to represent the
dead. Believing that the head was the most powerful part of the body, containing the spirit and
knowledge, the Celts used the "head" of vegetable to decorate their houses. On this day people often wear
strange clothes as characters in horrible novels or movies to frighten others. People usually like to dress
as ghosts, skeletons, or witches. Now Halloween is an official holiday in almost all European countries.
Task 1. Answer the question.
1. What are the most common colors of the Halloween day?
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2. Where does Halloween come from?
Task 2. True or False.
3.
4.
The Celts decorated their houses by using the "body" of vegetables.
On Halloween day, people usually like to dress as ghost, skeletons or witches to frighten others.