HALLOWEEN


Meaning of HALLOWEEN in English

( also All Hallows Eve )

the night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts could be seen. Now, in Britain and America, it is a time when children have parties, dress up as witches , make lanterns out of pumpkins (= large round vegetables) from which the inside has been removed, and play trick or treat .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.