History / Facts :
- Halloween decorations carry haunting message of forced labor - 23 December 2012

"The letter came in a box of Halloween decorations purchased at Kmart, but for a year Julie Keith never knew...
"If you occasionally buy this product, please kindly resend this letter to the World Human Right Organization. Thousands people here who are under the persecution of the Chinese Communist Party Government will thank and remember you forever."..."
(oregonlive.com)
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The transatlantic Halloween divide
"A curious subculture of extreme DIYers-turned-home theme park designers illustrates how the US revels in Halloween, a less-regarded festival on the other side of the Atlantic...
Welcome to the world of the "home haunters", Americans who dedicate months of every year to putting together the ultimate amateur Halloween display in their front garden. "
(BBC)
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Britain 'home to witches, fairies, and guardian angels' 
(telegraph.co.uk)

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The
History of Halloween - simplifiée (socialstudiesforkids.com)
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The
Story of the Jack-o-Lantern (socialstudiesforkids.com)
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Halloween
from Around the World (jackolanterns.net)
Australia - Austria - Belgium - Britain, England - Canada - Ireland
- Celtics -China - Czechoslovakia - Estonia - France -
Germany - Guatemala - Holland - Hong Kong - Italy - Japan - Mexico
- New Zealand - Nigeria -
North America - Poland - Portugal - Rome - Russia - Scotland - Sicily
- Spain - Vietnam - Wales

- The
History of Halloween : (historychannel.com)
Holiday Origins - Creepy Video Clips - The Great Pumpkin - Ghost Stories
- Around The World - Historic Haunts -
Recipes - Send a Halloween E-Card - Jack-O'Lantern Cut-outs...

- Halloween
- site-ressource : History - Traditions - Quiz - Films - Rhymes...
(web.tiscali.it)
Superstitions :
Cliparts / Flashcards / Pictures : 
- Images et gifs animés
(klepios.free)
- Special
Halloween avec des milliers d'images animées de petites
tailles (users.skynet.be)
Vocabulary : 
- Halloween and Samhain - A lesson

"It's Trick or Treat in the USA and Help The Hallowe'en Party in Ireland, but wherever you are, this week's lesson focuses on words and phrases associated with the day before the Celtic New Year - Samhain (sow-en)."
(irishcultureandcustoms.com)
- HAPPY
HALLOWEEN ! (Hervé Humbert)
"Passe la souris sur les mots et LIS EN BAS DE LA PAGE comment
ils s'écrivent en anglais."
Listening : 
- Halloween Tale,

"an interactive Flash story, allows children to participate
in the story experience. (alfy.com)
Children strengthen their listening comprehension skills and
learn to follow simple auditory instructions." (dès
la 6ème)
INTERACTIVE exercises : 
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Wicked Witch 'oo' Words (Angela Gomez) (primaryresources.co.uk) 
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Halloween
"Un nouveau parcours sur internet, avec des activités sur le vocabulaire et des liens vers des exercices de compréhension destinés à découvrir les origines de cette fête."
Créé par Hélène de Morel (Ac. Caen)
(memovoc.com)
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Halloween - Vocabulary, Exercises and Worksheets
(esolcourses.com)
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Halloween Customs : A text + a glossary + an interactive quiz
(english.glendale.edu)
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Interactive Book : Halloween - NEW LINK!!!
Created by Laurence HAQUET (Ac. Rouen). Visit her BLOG
(frenchfrogslittleenglishpond.blogspot.com)

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Winnie the Witch
"Winnie the Witch" is a story written by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul.
Click on the picture to see the OUP website then do the quiz.
Activity created by Renée Maufroid.

- Halloween
(British Council)
Halloween words / Halloween costumes / Quiz
- HAPPY
HALLOWEEN ! (Hervé Humbert)
"Passe la souris sur les mots et LIS EN BAS DE LA PAGE comment
ils s'écrivent en anglais."

- Identify
some of the classic figures of Halloween lore. Match
the words to the correct picture. (about.com)
- Spooky
words (British Council)
"On the right there are some spooky words.
On the left are the meanings of these words.
Can you match the items on the left and right?"


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