Pre-reading questions:
- Are you afraid of ghosts or monsters?
- Do you know Halloween is?
Most of the Halloween celebration this year is spent over the weekend. People join the Kawasaki parade with 2,600 people dressed up. This is not a traditional celebration in Japan but it has been followed since 20 years ago. People all over the world participate in a Halloween party every year with costumes and heavy make up. Places in Tokyo are also decorated with different halloween theme like pumpkins, ghosts and many more.
Vocabulary:
Halloween – ハロウィーン [noun] the night of October 31 when children dress up with costumes and go to houses to ask for candies
dress up – 着飾る [verb] to wear best clothes on
traditional – 伝統的な [adjective] something that is part of the culture for a long time
participate – 参加する [verb] to take part in an activity
pumpkin – かぼちゃ [noun] a large orange fruit used as food
True or False:
- Most of the Halloween celebration this year is spent over the weekdays.
- People joined the Kawasaki parade with 2,600 people dressed up.
- This is a traditional celebration in Japan.
- People all over the world participates in a Halloween party every year.
- Places in Tokyo are not decorated with different Halloween theme.