{"id":7290,"date":"2017-10-27T10:18:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T08:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=7290"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:27:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:27:09","slug":"the-lost-meaning-of-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/10\/the-lost-meaning-of-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Meaning of Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Halloween may not exactly be a major holiday, like Christmas and New Year.\u00a0Nonetheless, it is still one of the most enjoyable events for a lot of us. But other than the fun of trick-or-treating and wearing ‘spooktacular<\/em>‘ costumes, what is\u00a0 the real meaning of Halloween? Is it a celebration of evil?<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/the-lost-meaning-of-halloween-2595381<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Have you experienced trick-or-treating, attending parties, or wearing costumes during Halloween?<\/p>\n

2. Why do you think Halloween is connected with satanism or deviltry?<\/p>\n

3. What is the essence of Halloween for you?<\/p>\n

4. Have you had any ghost or eerie experience? If not, do you believe in ghosts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B2 – Upper Intermediate Halloween may not exactly be a major holiday, like Christmas and New Year.\u00a0Nonetheless, it is still one of the most enjoyable events for a lot of us. But other than the fun of trick-or-treating and wearing ‘spooktacular‘ costumes, what is\u00a0 the real meaning of Halloween? Is it a celebration of evil? 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