Halloween is a strange holiday. It started several centuries ago in Europe. It began as "Hallow Evening" which (mean) "holy night". At that time November 1st was (call) "All Saints' Day(万圣日)" and people honored all the saints who did not have their own special day. People believed all the spirits of dead people were active the night of October 3lst. So people would play all sorts of tricks on each other.
Black is one of the (tradition) Halloween colors, probably because Halloween activities and traditions took place at night. Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween, orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. (make) lanterns out of pumpkins is a Halloween custom. Halloween is great fun for children. They dress up . ghosts and witches(女巫). Small (child) go trick or treating. They wear costumes, knock on doors, and shout "Trick or Treat!". People always choose (give) them candy as a treat. Adults sometimes "trick or treat" their friends, too. Usually the treat" is a glass of wine or some small gifts,
