In the USA, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is known informally as Turkey Day. Traditionally, it is a holiday to give thanks for the food collected at the end of the harvest season.
Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on 5 November in The United Kingdom and some of its former colonies. It is also known as Bonfire Night.
In the evening of 5 November Guy Fawkes and a number of Catholic conspirators attempted to destroy the Houses of Parliament in London. The plot was failed.
They commemorate the capture of Guy Fawkes with bonfires and fireworks, and by burning an effigy of Guy.
Halloween is celebrated on the night of October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints' Day. Children dress up in scary costumes like ghosts, witches, goblins, zombies, skeletons, as well as fictional figures like Dracula and Frankestein's monsters. Black and orange are the traditional colors of Halloween. The Jack-o'-lantern is one of Halloween symbols.
Learn some Halloween vocabulary with this spooky song.
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