HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
Read Halloween stories with English mixed in.
Two short Halloween texts are ready to read. No sign-up needed: choose your English amount and difficulty, and tap unfamiliar English sentences to see the Japanese.
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Halloween
The story of the pumpkin lantern
Learn where Halloween and pumpkin lanterns came from.
10月31日はハロウィンです。 People say it started as an old Celtic festival at the end of fall.
Read this story Halloween in JapanHow Japan celebrates Halloween
Explore Halloween in Japan and ways to enjoy it at home.
日本でハロウィンが身近な行事になったのは、ここ二、三十年ほどのことです。 It slowly spread through events at theme parks and shopping streets.
Read this storyHow many Halloween words can you read?
Meet words from the stories in short mixed-language examples. Use the surrounding Japanese to work out their meanings.
- jack-o'-lanternA pumpkin lantern with a carved face玄関にjack-o'-lanternを飾りました。
- trick or treat“Give us a treat, or we will play a trick!”ドアを開けると、子どもたちが"Trick or treat!"と声をそろえました。
- costumeA disguise or outfit今年はどんなcostumeにしますか?
- haunted houseA haunted house遊園地のhaunted houseは、思ったより怖かったです。
- witchA witchとんがり帽子のwitchは、毎年人気の仮装です。
- treatA sweet given as a treat近所の人が、子どもたちにtreatsを配っていました。
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