10/31/2023
Happy Halloween! 🎃
Here is Halloween vocabulary for you:
bat - a small flying mammal, with leathery wings. According to legend, vampires are said to be able to turn into bats.
black cat - black cats are said to bring good luck in parts of the UK and Ireland. According to folklore, black cats are said to have supernatural powers, and witches often keep them as pets, or familiars.
boo - a word which is sometimes used to frighten people, when playing tricks.
broom or broomstick - a type of brush with a long wooden handle, said to be used by witches to fly, according to legend.
coffin - a container for a dead body. Generally made of wood and lined with silk, with a hinged lid.
creepy - unsettling, or scary.
devil - an evil spirit.
frightening - scary.
ghost - undead spirit that haunts houses.
haunted - a place frequented by ghosts or other spirits of the dead.
Jack O' Lantern - a lantern carved from a pumpkin, with a candle inside.
monster - a fearful, horrid, imaginary creature.
mummy - a dead person, who was buried wrapped in bandages.
pumpkin - an orange vegetable, which is often carved and hollowed out to make Halloween lanterns.
scary - something which is frightening.
skeleton - the hard inner frame of person's or animal's body, formed from bones that join together.
spooky - mildly scary, though often in a fun way.
trick or treat - a popular Halloween custom in the UK and USA, where children dress up in costumes and visit people's houses in search of sweets (British English) or candy (US English).
vampire - an undead creature who sleeps in a coffin by day, and ventures out at night to bite people and drink their blood.
werewolf - a person who turns into a wolf whenever there is a full moon.
witch - a woman believed to have magical powers.
zombie - an undead, flesh eating creature.