Halloween is coming….

 

SPOILER ALERT!! The 5 year old classes of Infant Education are making Skeletons out of cotton swabs.
 

This week in Educación Infantil we are preparing to celebrate Halloween!  Although Halloween originated from Ireland, it is currently celebrated around the world. The children love this holiday because of all the fun and spooky aspects. They are learning all about Halloween through crafts, stories, flashcards, games, and songs.

Singing and dancing is a huge part of Nursery School Education. For this particular project, the teachers are using a song called “The Skeleton Dance” from supersimplesongs.com (https://supersimpleonline.com/song/skeleton-dance/). Through this song, the children are learning the names of various bones in the human body.

 
We will continue to celebrate Halloween until October 31st, the day of Halloween. On this day, the teachers and children will dress up in costumes to enjoy the spirit of Halloween. Trick or Treat!!

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HALLOWE’EN

October 31st is Hallowe’en and you can expect to meet witches and ghosts that night. Hallowe’en is an old word for “All Hallows Even”. “Even” meant “evening”, the “s” and “all” were dropped. “Hallows” and “Even” formed a compound word while the apostrophe took the place of the “v”.
“Hallows Evening”, that night before “All Hallows” or “All Saints’ Day”. Originally this celebration was tied to the Celtic calendar. They celebrated their New Year on 1st November. The Catholic Church adopted the 1st November as “All Saints’ Day”.
On that night of the year, hundreds of years ago, people believed that bad spirits, ghosts and witches were free. They were afraid and stayed at home on Hallowe’en but now in Britain, Canada, the USA and other countries it’s a time for fun. It's traditional for people to dress up at Halloween. In the past, it was thought that the costume would confuse any evil spirits so they wouldn't play any pranks on you.
People wanted those bad spirits to go away, that was the reason why people made fires outside and used autumn fruits or vegetables to make special lamps. To make a “jack o’lantern” (people though that Jack was a night-watchman who had one of those lamps) people use pumpkins. First, they take out the middle of the pumpkin, then they cut holes for the eyes, nose and mouth. Finally, they put a candle inside so the light is easy to see.
Students often put up decorations in the classrooms, they learn about traditional games like “Trick-or-treating” which is a Hallowe’en custom for children. Following traditional celebrations, they also go to a Hallowe’en party.