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Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?
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joanna posted on 2015/08/12Ever wondered about the spooky origins of Halloween? This video dives into the fascinating history, from ancient Celtic traditions and Samhain to the evolution of trick-or-treating and the iconic Jack o'lantern! You'll gain cultural insights and practice simple sentence structures while learning all about this fun holiday.
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trick
US /trɪk/
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UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
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US /trit/
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UK /tri:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- To use medical methods to try to cure an illness
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you buy for others as a surprise present
- something that tastes good and that is not eaten often
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US /wɜrld /
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UK /wɜ:ld/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
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US /stɑrt/
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UK /stɑ:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- Beginning of something in place or time
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
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