HALLOWEEN

its name?
Listen! Halloween means "holy evening" or "All Hallows Evening". Its the evening before All Saints Day, November 1, according to the western Christian church calendar.

Witch 1:
October 31 was also the eve of the Celtic new year, a time when ghosts or evil spirits walked the earth and mingled mischievously with the living.
Costumes and jack-o-lanterns were thought to protect people from any harm these spirits might cause. And now, look there!

Witch 2:
Oh, I see somebody is flying here.

Из входной двери выбегают 3 ведьмы на метлах. Вбегают на сцену и читают стих.
Witch 1:
A witch wears a tall black hat,
A witch has a big black cat.
She sits on a broomstick as she goes by
And "O-oo-oo-ooh" is her cry.

Witch 2:
A witch wears a tall black hair,
A witch flies through the air.
She sits on a broomstick as she goes by
And "O-oo-oo-ooh" is her cry.

Witch 3:
A witch has a book of spells,
Her secrets she never tells.
She sits on a broomstick as she goes by
And "O-oo-oo-ooh" is her cry.

Исполняется танец ведьм, уходят со сцены. На сцену выходит главная ведьма.
The Main Witch:
Hello, dear witches, wizards, ghosts, corpses and other friends of mine. Weve gathered here to celebrate the most important holiday for us - Halloween! Oh, I see Jack-o-Lantern is coming here. Will you tell us your story, Jack!

Входит Jack, в руках тыква.
Jack:
My name is Jack-o-Lantern and here is my lantern made from a pumpkin. As you see Ive cut out slifs for 2 eyes, a nose and a mouth and put a lit candle inside. I used to play practical jokes on the devil and Ive been punished for it. I am