Cette semaine, les élèves de la section internationale de CM2 de l'école Anatole de Monzie à Nantes nous présentent leurs chroniques spéciales Halloween ! Et en anglais s'il-vous-plaît !
Ils interviendront régulièrement à l'antenne pour nous apprendre un peu d'anglais sur des thématiques spécifiques.
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Anna : Hello ! We are Anna, Baptiste & Nathan !
Baptiste : Aujourd’hui, nous allons vous apprendre d’où vient la tradition d’Halloween.
Anna : Today, we are going to tell you about the history of Halloween.
Baptiste : Avant cela, un peu de vocabulaire pour bien comprendre :
- the evil spirits : les mauvais esprits
- to roam the streets : rôder dans les rues
- to hurt / to harm : faire du mal
- a ghost : un fantôme
- candles : des bougies
- a pumpkin : une citrouille
- trick or treat ! : des bonbons ou un sort
Anna : Since when do we celebrate Halloween ?
Nathan : Halloween was first celebrated by the Celts, over 2 000 years ago. It was not exactly Halloween, they called it Samhain.
The Celts believed that, on October 31st, the spirits would come to earth and roam the streets.
Baptiste : The Europeans - 1 000 years ago - also believed that the spirits of the dead would visit the earth on Halloween.
Anna : Why are people wearing costumes ?
Nathan : People worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. So on that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures.
Baptiste : They thought if they dressed like that, the spirits would think they were also dead and not harm them.
Anna : How did the tradition of Halloween arrive in America ?
Nathan : The tradition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Europeans. People began putting candles inside pumpkins and using them as lanterns.
Baptiste : That is why you see Jack 'o lanterns today.
Anna : And today, how do we celebrate Halloween in America ?
Nathan : These days Halloween is a fun day for children. Children still dress up in costumes. But instead of worrying about evil spirits, they go from house to house.
Baptiste : They knock on doors and say "trick or treat."
Nathan : The owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick or treater.
Anna : Thank you for listening to our story !
