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from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick More Halloween Fun Halloween has many customs that
go along with it.Your family may have holiday traditions including carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating or attending parties.
Jack-o’-lanterns
Jack-o’- lanterns are carved pumpkins with a candle or other light placed inside. For many years, they’ve been used to decorate and light up Halloween night. Long ago in Great Britain, people
carved lanterns in vegetables such as turnips. But carving jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween is probably a North American custom that came about in the mid- to late-1800s. “Jack-o’- lantern” probably originally meant a night watchman.
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Ready Resources The Mini Page provides ideas for websites,
books or other resources that will help you learn more about this week’s topics.
On the Web: •
www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/ features/
halloween_sounds.html
At the library: • “Knock on Wood: Poems About Superstitions” by Janet S. Wong
TM Costumes
Are you planning to wear a costume for Halloween? This custom may have begun with the Druids, who wore masks and disguises in the hope that ghosts wouldn’t recognize them.
Owls Because of their
loud, screeching sound and the fact that they come out at night, owls were believed by some people to be witches in disguise.
Barn owl photo courtesy U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Safe trick-or-treating Halloween is lots of fun for kids,
but it’s also important to be safe. The Mini Page provides some Halloween safety tips for kids and parents. • Choose your costume wisely.
Choose a costume that doesn’t need a mask so that you can see clearly. Face paint and makeup can be used to give you a ghoulish grin! Also choose light colors and make
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sure you can easily walk in your costume without tripping. • Cross the street only at corners. Drivers can’t see kids who dart out between parked cars in the middle of a block.Wait until you reach the corner or a crosswalk to cross. • Carry a flashlight, and add reflective tape to your costume so that drivers can see you. • Stay with friends or adults.
Don’t trick-or-treat by yourself. Don’t approach houses where no lights are on; this is a signal that the homeowners are not giving out treats. Don’t go inside the homes of strangers, even if you’re invited.
from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick Halloween TRY ’N FIND
Words that remind us of superstitions are hidden in the block below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: BAT, BELIEF, BLACK, CAT, COSTUME, CUSTOM, DRUID, FUN, HALLOWEEN, JACK-O’-LANTERN, LADDER, LUCK, MAGIC, MIRROR, OWL, PARTY, SAFE, SALT, SUPERSTITION, TOAD, TRICK-OR- TREAT, WALK, WITCH.
HEY, PARDNER! HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!
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J © 2010 Universal Uclick Happy Halloween! A superstition (soo-per-STISH-un)
is an age-old belief that something good or bad might happen if we say or do a certain thing. Have you ever
heard kids say, “Step on a crack, break your mother’s back”? This is an example of a superstition. Superstitions go
back to the time when people couldn’t explain some of the things around them. Today, most of us don’t take superstitions seriously, but it’s fun to find out how some of them started—especially since Halloween is a very superstitious time of year.
How Halloween started The Halloween custom goes back
2,000 years. It is probably based on a ceremony that was held around the first of November. The ceremony was led by Druids, who were Celtic priests in Great Britain, Ireland and parts of France. During the event, they honored the souls of the dead who returned to Earth that night. As a part of the celebration, people burned bonfires and wore costumes.
Bats Hundreds
of years ago, people linked bats with witches because they both came out at night and disappeared during the day. People were also puzzled by the fact that bats could fly at night and not bump into things. We also think of bats when we think
about vampires. “Dracula,” which was written in 1897, features a vampire who can turn into a bat.
Witches It used to be thought that witches
were people who worked magic and cast spells on others. They were thought to be evil because they were friendly with the devil. Halloween was their favorite night.
Toads Toads have been linked with
witches. People believed they were poisonous because they thought other animals that ate toads got sick. People also thought they could cause warts, small bumps on the skin, which is not true.
Black cats Ancient people thought that black
cats were witches in disguise.You may still hear people today say that if a black cat crosses your path, bad luck is on the way.
However,
in some parts of the world, black cats are thought to bring good luck. Have you seen a black cat lately?
October 24, 2010 from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick Are You Superstitious?
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