Halloween is a tradition that has been around for a long time. Its origins can be traced to the Celts and even a long-lost Christmas tradition. Halloween is thought to date back more than 2,000 years to Samhain, a Celtic New Year’s Day that fell on November 1. Demons, fairies, and spirits of the dead were thought to walk the Earth the night before when the separation was thin between the worlds of the living and the dead. They lighted bonfires and wore costumes to ward off ghosts.
Currently it is focused on funny or scary costumes and on trick-or-treating.
To honour this special day (as well as have a reason to celebrate), Hands on Crafts Club turned the building A hall and the teachers’ room into the perfect haunted, yet cute, nook to give a boost to everyone’s morale and offering a much-deserved treat. The space was embellished with Halloween spooky decorations and some Halloween bites. A special thanks to Elia’s and Adriana’s mother for the delicious cakes and Lara’s mother for the pancake maker, “sr.” Jorge (AEPL clerk), teachers, Carla Machado, Rui Picas, Rui Santos and the AEPL English teachers’ representative, Isabel Friande and Manuela Lourenço, the Hands on Crafts coordinator and the driving force of the activity.
Overall, it was a different and happier morning for all and an opportunity to break the monotony of day-to-day routine. Maria Clara, Mara, Lara and Sara Carvalho
Maria Clara, Mara, Lara and Sara Carvalho
(On behalf of
the Hands on Crafts Club)
9th Grade, Class E
