Halloween

Halloween is almost over but we all have had a great time celebrating it in school!

How many of you have wondered what Halloween is? The name is actually a shortened version of "All Hallows' Even," the eve of All Hallows' Day. "Hallow" is an Old English word for "holy person," and All Hallows' Day is simply another name for All Saints' Day, the day Catholics commemorate all the saints. At some point, people began referring to All Hallows' Even as "Hallowe'en" and then simply "Halloween." 

Students know Halloween quite well but some of them had no idea about how this tradition is celebrated all over the world. So as to make them aware of this fact, we have watched some videos and have discussed about how this festivity has changed over the years and we have all given our opinion about it. 

Firstly, we have found out where this tradition comes from and we all have learnt some facts we didn’t know. Also, we have seen how people put on costumes and how this is celebrated in New York City. Students could easily spot the differences between how this tradition is celebrated in the USA and how we celebrate it in Barcelona. 

Moreover, most of them wondered what Trick or Treat meant. Therefore, we watched a video of a real performance! Isn’t it great? Would you like to say hello and give some candies to random people who knocked on your door? 

 

Students of 2nd of ESO created pumkins so as to decorate the school! Great job!

Finally, students of 4th of ESO have learnt about an alarming story! Watch the video and reflect on it, we all got speechless! Students of 4th of ESO have also taken part in a literary contest. All of the students drew up a story about the scariest moment they had lived. One of the stories got a prize!