AUTUMN CELEBRATIONS Guy Fawkes Night November 31 October Hallowe’en is an old Celtic festival Witches, monsters, vampires and ghosts are in the streets ( In fact they are children in masks and costumes.) They visit houses and they say : ‘ Trick or Treat ?’ People give them fruit, nuts, money or sweets The jack o’ lantern is a Hallowe’en tradition, too Guy Fawkes is a celebrated English Witches, monsters, vampires and In 1605 Fawkes ( a Catholic) and a group of friends decided to blow up the ( Protestant) Houses of Parliament Today, children make an effigy ( a Guy) and say : ‘A penny for the Guy !’ People in the street give them money At night they burn The effigy on a big fire and have fireworks WHERE ? Hallowe’en is an important festival in Ireland, Scotland and Wales ( the Celtic countries) and in the USA Guy Fawkes Night is not Guy Fawkes Night is an important festival in England, but Hallowe’en is not Autumn Celebrations worksheet Hallowe’en Guy Fawkes month day origin Countries where celebrated What the children ? Historical: yes no Celtic: no - yes Historical: yes no Fawkes was: Catholic Protestant Date: What did he ? - - - What they say ? What people give them ? What they make on that occasion ? Children are dressed up (they have costumes) - - Yes - no - Yes no