Concetti Chiave
- On Halloween, children in the USA and UK carve pumpkins called Jack-o’-lanterns and wear costumes of witches, skeletons, and monsters.
- During Halloween, children go door-to-door saying "Trick or treat?" and may play pranks if no treats are given.
- Christmas involves decorating with trees and cribs, and children hang stockings for Santa Claus to fill with gifts on Christmas Eve.
- On Christmas Day, families attend church and enjoy a festive meal that typically includes turkey and Christmas pudding.
- Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus with church services, chocolate egg exchanges, and traditional games like 'egg rolling'.
Halloween traditions
Halloween (October 31st) is the night when Children all over the USA and the UK prepare the Halloween pumpkin (a big pumpkin with holes for eyes, nose and mouth, and a candle inside) called Jack-o’-lantern, and dress up as witches, skeletons, monsters, ghosts and other terrifying creatures. They go from house to house and say ‘Trick or treat?’. If they receive a throw rubbish in the gardens or put soap on the windows! Halloween is always great fun!
Christmas celebrations
A lot of children like December because there is Christmas: they prepare the crib or the Christmas tree with lights and coloured balls and receive presents, of course! On Christmas Eve, 24th December, they hang stockings at the foot of their bed: during the night Santa Claus comes and fills them with sweets, nuts, oranges, and small presents.
On Christmas Day boys and girls go to church and then have a special lunch, usually whit turkey and Christmas pudding. At the end of the meal everybody pulls the crackers, which usually contain a small present, a crown and a joke.
Easter festivities
Easter is an important festivity in the Christian year because it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. On Easter Sunday people in Britain and the USA exchange and eat chocolate eggs, go to church and have a large meal. Eggs are symbols of Easter because they are symbols of spring and new life.
‘Egg rolling’ is a very old traditional Easter game: players roll a coloured egg down a hill but they must not break it! They usually play his game in the local park. At home parents hide decorated eggs in the garden and then children try to find them.
Domande da interrogazione
- What is the significance of the Jack-o’-lantern in Halloween traditions?
- What are some traditional activities associated with Easter in Britain and the USA?
The Jack-o’-lantern, a big pumpkin with holes for eyes, nose, and mouth, and a candle inside, is a central symbol of Halloween. Children in the USA and the UK prepare these pumpkins as part of their Halloween celebrations, which also include dressing up as various spooky creatures and going from house to house for 'Trick or Treat'.
Easter traditions include exchanging and eating chocolate eggs, attending church, and having a large meal. A popular game is 'egg rolling', where players roll a colored egg down a hill without breaking it. Additionally, parents hide decorated eggs in the garden for children to find.
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