Monday 20 October 2008

HALLOWEEN

1_.When is it celebrated?



-On 31th of October at night.



2_.History of Halloween:

- Halloween has got Celtic origin. They celebrated the end of harvest season. It was a kind of New Year Celebration. The Irelands took this tradition to the United States.


3_.Trik or treating:


-Treak or Trak is that children knocking on people's houses and if it does not give you candy, you spend a sick joke.

4_.The Jack o' Lantern Legend:


-Jack O' Lanterns is a custom that dates back to ancient Ireland, although the first Jack O' Lanterns were made of turnips, beets or even hollowed out potatoes, not pumpkins. Empty the pumpkins and put a candle in the middle, I made a few eyes and mouth and lit the candle.

Monday 13 October 2008

Bristol



Bristol is a city in South West England, 105 miles (169 km) west of London, and 44 miles (71 km) east of Cardiff.
With an approximate population of 410,950, it is England's sixth, and the United Kingdom's ninth most populous city, one of England's core cities and the most populous city in South West England.