Halloween Around the World
B1. Complete the text about Halloween and festivals of the dead around the world.
Halloween is a big in the United States, the UK and Ireland, but many other countries have their own at this time of year.
In Ireland, where Halloween began, many families still eat barmbrack, a sweet fruit bread. A small is hidden inside each loaf, and people say that whoever finds it will get married soon.
In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead on 1 and 2 November. It is a happy festival, not a scary one. Families build colourful at home to relatives who have died. They them with photos, candles, orange flowers called marigolds and the dead person's favourite food. Shops sell sweets in the shape of , and many people paint their faces to look like skeletons.
In the Philippines, 1 November is All Saints' Day. Millions of people travel back to their home towns to visit the of their family members. They clean them, bring flowers and candles, and some families even stay at the all night, eating and telling stories.
In China, people remember their during the Hungry Ghost Festival in late summer. They paper money as , so the spirits will have enough to spend in the afterlife.
In Japan, Halloween has become popular since the early 2000s, mainly as a chance to dress up. Adults as well as children wear to parties, and shops sell special Halloween sweets and snacks.
In Ireland, where Halloween began, many families still eat barmbrack, a sweet fruit bread. A small is hidden inside each loaf, and people say that whoever finds it will get married soon.
In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead on 1 and 2 November. It is a happy festival, not a scary one. Families build colourful at home to relatives who have died. They them with photos, candles, orange flowers called marigolds and the dead person's favourite food. Shops sell sweets in the shape of , and many people paint their faces to look like skeletons.
In the Philippines, 1 November is All Saints' Day. Millions of people travel back to their home towns to visit the of their family members. They clean them, bring flowers and candles, and some families even stay at the all night, eating and telling stories.
In China, people remember their during the Hungry Ghost Festival in late summer. They paper money as , so the spirits will have enough to spend in the afterlife.
In Japan, Halloween has become popular since the early 2000s, mainly as a chance to dress up. Adults as well as children wear to parties, and shops sell special Halloween sweets and snacks.