Roald Dahl wrote many of his stories in a shed at the bottom of his garden. Roald Dahl was a fighter pilot in the World War. Roald Dahl wrote for around four hours every single day. Roald Dhal never learned how to type. Roald Dahl  was born in Wales, but his parents were Norwegian.   

1. Roald Dahl was a pilot in World War 2.
​2.He wrote for around four hours every single day.
3.He was a spy in World War 2.
4.He invented over 250 new words.
5.Writing was not his strong point in school.

ROHAL DAHL wrote many of his stories in a little shed at the bottom of his garden. 

ROAHL DAHL was a spy in World War Two.

HE  NEVER learned how to type.

DAHL was born in WALES but his parents were NORWEGIAN.

MANY OF DAHL'S characters were based on people he'd met in real life.

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*When Roald Dahl died in 1990 he was buried with  some of his
 favourite things.
*He never learned how to type.
*He was a fighter pilot in World War two.
*Roald Dahl wrote for around four hours every single day.
*Dahl wrote many of his stories in a little shed at  the bottom of   his garden.

Roald Dahl was a fighter pilot in World war ll.  During a flight in a Gloster Gladiator in 1940 over Libya he crash landed in a desert and survived all because he'd been given the wrong directions.
   
Dahl wrote for four hours every single day, he loved doing it.

Dahl was born in Wales but his parents were Norwegian.

When Roald Dahl died in 1990, he was buried with his favorite things.

Dahl was a spy during World War ll.

By Caroline and Lauren.  

Ireland is considered the home of modern Halloween with its origins  stemming from ancient Celtic and Pagan rituals and a festival called Samhain that took place thousands of years ago. Ireland and Scotland celebrate Halloween with bonfires, games, and traditional foods like barmbrack, an Irish fruitcake that contains coins, buttons and rings for fortune telling.
                                      Día De Los Muertos:
Nov 1st -Nov 2nd, Mexico and parts of Latin America celebrate Día de los Muertos to honor those who have passed away. The holiday is celebrated with fruit, peanuts, turkey, soda, hot chocolate, water, stacks of tortillas and a special holiday bread called pan de muerto.
                               All Saints' Day And All Souls' Day
On November 1st, many Catholics around the world celebrate All Saints' Day, followed by All Souls' Day on November 2nd. It's an annual time to honor the lives of the saints who died for their beliefs, as well as the souls of dead family members.

                                             Fun Facts:
Halloween is one of the world's oldest holidays and is still celebrated today in a number of countries around the world.

Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on October 31st. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

1. The first Jack O' Lanterns were actually made out of turnips.
2. Halloween is the 2nd  highest grossing commercially  after Christmas.
3. The word "witch"​ comes from the Old English wicce, meaning "wise woman."
4. In America in 2015 more than 157 million people planned to celebrate Halloween.
5. Halloween is over 2,000 years old.

Nearly every child loves Halloween! 
* Halloween evolved from an ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain, but over the centuries transitioned from a pagan ritual to a day of parties, costumes, Jack-O-Lanterns and Trick-Or-Treating for kids and adults.
 
* At Halloween everyone loves to dress-up, scare people and go Trick-Or-Treating.
 
* The word Halloween dates to about 1745 and is of Christian Origin. The word Halloween means Halloween evening or Holy evening. It comes from a Scottish term of "All Hallows Eve" the evening before "All Hallows Day". 

* Today's costumes look a lot different to years ago. Today's costumes are not as scary as years ago. 

* Sometimes at Halloween people buy Pumkins, Pumkins are great fun to carve and to make funny faces on the them. 
                        I Love HALLOWEEN! 

WHY IS IT CALLED HALLOWEEN ?

*Halloween got its name from marking the end of harvest time and the begining of a new year.  

APPLE BOBBING 

*The Roman festival for pomonaitle- the goddess of fruit said the first person to catch a bobbing apple would be the first to marry in the new year.

WHY ARE WITCHES POPULAR IN THE MIDDLE AGES

*Witches were popular in the middle ages.

*The origin of Halloween and many of its customs can be traced to Samhain an ancient pagan Celtic festival.
*November first was once called All Hallows Day, October 31 was called All Hallows Eve.
​*It was common in the middle ages for women to be labled as witches.
*Have you ever bobbed for apples? The Roman festival for Poimana, the goddess of fruit and orchards was celebrated around November 1. 
*Before the modern pumpkin jack o lantern turnip lanterns were used. In ancient Ireland people would hollow out large turnips and carve them.

 Halloween is an annual celebration on October the 31st. Halloween was originally a Celtic and pagan celebration called Samhain, later named Halloween. Halloween is meant to be the night where the ghosts, monsters and dead come back to life on earth . People believe that to trick/prank people on Halloween it is good luck. Some people light back garden fires to keep any evil spirits or ghosts away. In Mexico a similar festival is celebrated called The Day Of The Dead which is where the Halloween rainbow skeletons are originally from. Some people believe that ringing a dorbell prevents bad luck (that's how trick or treating started ). Some say to meet a witch you have to put you clothes on inside out and walk backwards on the night of Halloween? My nan told me that years ago they used to carve spooky faces out of carrots and have a bucket full of water and apples and you would go head first in trying to eat the apples with no hands .