Halloween - Cloze

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pumpkin.gifIn times , who didn't believe in god, lived on earth. They thought that the of the came back to earth on the last day of October.

In old Rome there was a at this time of year. People harvested , nuts and apples and a huge was lit.

The Christian church only celebrated All Day on November 1st. As time went on Halloween became a celebration and some of the early remained.

Today people dress up in and go from house to house and say "Trick or " . They are given apples, cake and candy. are hollowed out and a face is cut into one side.

Since 1950, children have been money for the Nation's children fund.