On Halloween, American children in elementary school take their costumes and
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to school. Typical Halloween costumes are the witch, ghost, skeleton, monster, vampire or
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. Young people have fun making their own costumes but some prefer to buy them. In the afternoon the children put on their costumes and have a Halloween party. Schools are decorated with
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, ghosts, witches and bats. It is a popular tradition to make a
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out of pumpkins. People put them in front of the window of their homes. There are funny Halloween games such as bobbing for
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. Favourite foods are candied apples, nuts and pumpkin pie. American and British children and teenagers go `trick-or-treating` on Halloween night. They go from house to house in their costumes and ring
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. When the door opens they shout `Trick or treat?` people usually give them sweets or
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. If not, the children play a trick. They write on windows with
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or spray shaving cream on cars and people.