"Halloween" and "Dead's day"

These are the differences between Halloween and Dead's Day:
The Halloween is an American tradition where one likes sweets and will not be granted if there is a mischief. Also people use costumes beings fantastic. In Mexico, children come to "calaverear" to ask too sweet, but first they have to pray at the altar or ofrenda that are deployed and are not required to be disguised. I think that the Dead's Day is more traditional and more real.

The Halloween

1.- What day of the month is Halloween?
October 31st
2.- Why is halloween celebrated?
Because it's an American tradition that has a lot of meaning and that to identify to the American people. The Mexicans celebrate the Halloween too, but here there is other tradition called "Dead's Day".
3.- Can you explain the history of Halloween?
Yes, the history of Halloween goes back since 3000 years, when the Celtics celebrated the day of the "Lord of the Dead" or the "Samhain" because they believe that the deads returns at the world for eat and to scare at the people. Later, the Romans changed the celebration because they used this day for the "day of harvest". After, the Christian church intervened to change the name and the day of the celebration and was called "All Hallow Day" and was celebrated on November 1st. The origin of the costumes was when the robbers used other dress for that the people don´t think that they was the robbers. This is the history of Halloween.
4.- How is Halloween celebrated in your country?
In Mexico, is celebrated the Dead's Day and the people have the tradition of to go to the cementeries and offering a "ofrenda" for to receive dead family . The ofrenda is colocated in the homes and they set bread, fruits and traditionals candys. The mexicans are very traditionals.
5.- Do you believe in ghosts?
Yes, I think in spirits and ghosts because are souls in penalty who live in solitude and that they have a mission on earth.
6.- What makes you afraid of ghosts?
Well, I'm afraid of alive people, not dead people.
7.- What are some of the symbols of Halloween?
Witches, pumpkins, bats, ghosts, skulls, spirits, black cats, superstition things, irreals worlds.
8.- What kind of costume are you going to wear to the Halloween party?
Like me the vampires that for my costume is going to be dark: a Vampireza
9.- Is your pumpkin still out ?
Well, I never asked calaverita.
10.- Are you still eating Halloween candy ?
Sweets are my weakness, taht for I eat candies all time.

Activity

1. The celebration of Samhain used to take two days.
False
2. Celtic tribes celebrated the end of summer on October 31st.
True
3. First jack-o-lanterns were carved from turnips.
True
4. Jack-o-lanterns were supposed to scare away evil spirits.
False
5. Samhain was the festival of satan.
False
6. Halloween was celebrated in America long before 1800's.
False
7. Irish settlers brought Halloween to America.
True
8. The souls of the dead were believed to be closest to this world on October 31st.
True
9.Burning twigs were used inside a pumpkin as a source of light.
True
10. Samhain meant "Summer's End".
True

Halloween's questionary

The questionary that I did was:
1.- Were is the Samhain celebration from?
It is from the Celtic civilization.
2.- Wath is the Samhain?
It's the name of the festival and mean "Summer's End"
3.- Satan was a creation of:
The Christian church.
4.- The people set jack-o-lenterns in a windows for:
To receive relatives familiars and as protection against malevolent spirits.
5.- The Europeans discovered the pumpkin on:
America.
6.- Moreover, Halloween is:
A celebration of the harvest.
7.- Halloween is a best moment for:
Be on contact with the dead to say good bye or ask for assistance.
8.- When is celebrate the Halloween?
Is celebrated since the sundown on October 31st.
9.- The Samhain have been to celebrated since:
3,000 years ago
10.- The jack-o-lenterns were carved on:
The pumpkins and turnips.

Comments

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The puzzle about his family is interesting and his questionary was important. His work is good.

Kejikus: His work is about the Galapagos Islands and it will be interesting because this is a game. The homework is wonderful.

Victor Arrieta: his work is about the Salem Wiches and is exciting that somebody is interesting in this problem that to expresa a danger for the world.

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Manuel: his topic is about the animals that live on the Ocean and I think that this topic is thge passion of Manuel because his topic is very interesting.

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Well, this is all and I think that my work is interesting because like me very much.
Bye , see you next class!!!!!!!!!!!

Cleopatra's Palace

Hello!!!!
This is my report of my favorite topic for the English class in the Mediateca.
My topic is about Cleopatra's Palace and I've made a Web Page that shows her life, her family, her love with César (Roman Imperor) and with Marc Antony (a Roman soldier). The Cleopatra's life was wonderful but dramatic too. This topic was my favorite because I love Egypt and it is my passion. Its palaces, piramids and monuments were fantastic and this culture is exciting for me.
My Web page will be read the next Thursday and I will send the address so that my friends can see it.
Bye!!!!!!!!!

Cleopatra's Palace

Hello teacher Marsella!!!!!!
This is my report of my favorite topic: Cleopatra's Palace.
In the page of Discovery Channel I read about the program for start an article of investigation for make a web page about the Cleopatra's Palace.
This is one of the most interestig topics for my person and I know that I will go to obtain make this web page.
In this page I have to talk of the Cleopatra's life and I have to recopiled information for make my work of investigation.

Well this is my plan for can to work and y will be to send you information about my topic.
Bye teacher. Have a nice day.

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Answers

QUESTIONS.

1. What is the text about?
The text talk about of the interesting and wonderful world of Harry Potter. The Harry Potter books are the best in the world because the people have got on to them.

2. Do we know how many books were sold at midnight the day it was published?
No, we know how many books were sold in US: 12 million.

3. Who is Amanda Craig?
She is an author and a book critic.

4. How is "fantasy" described?
That's a type of fiction featuring imaginary worlds and magical events.

5. Which two things explain the popularity of the book?
One is that in every book JK Rowling is sort of writing a detective story or a thriller, and there’s where adults have got on to the whole series, and the other more interesting thing is she’s actually made the magical world seem real, seem something you could just walk into off Tottenham Court Road, and by doing that she’s also correspondingly made reality more magical.

6. Why JK Rowling books make wonderful films?
Because she’s probably most respected for encouraging so many millions of young people to read fiction. She’s made them interested in it; she’s ‘turned them on to’ reading. And so now, reading is ‘cooler’ – it’s much more fashionable than it was. She’s stopped reading from being ‘killed off’ by computer games and she’s ‘paved the way’, she’s prepared the way, for another great children’s writer! Try to catch his name.

7. Why is JKR more respected?
Because she encourag so many millions of young people to read fiction.
8. Who is Phillip Pullman?
He is a great children writer.