| A | B | 
| annually | ADV- every year; yearly | 
| custom | NOUN- something people do because it is traditional in their society; a tradition | 
| spread | VERB- to distribute something over a wide area; to cover a wide area | 
| pray | VERB- to speak with a god or gods to ask for help or to give thanks | 
| ancient | ADJ - very old; belonging to the past | 
| nowadays | ADVERB - in the present; these days; currently | 
| majority | N- most of the people or things in a group | 
| symbol | N- a picture, person, or object that represents an idea or organization | 
| frightening | ADJ- scary; making you feel afraid or nervous | 
| celebration | NOUN - a party or special occasion | 
| prayer | N- words that you say to god to ask for help or give thanks | 
| origin | the beginning or the source of something | 
| modern | new, current; belonging to the present time | 
| spirit | soul; the non-physical part of a person's body, which many people believe continues to exist after the person dies | 
| pass away | to die (polite) | 
| evil | extremely bad, harmful and wrong | 
| huge | very large | 
| bonfire | a big outdoor fire | 
| soul | spirit; the non-physical part of a person's body, which many people believe continues to exist after the person dies | 
| exchange | give something to someone who gives something to you; change one thing for another thing | 
| distribute | give something to each person in a group | 
| trick-or-treat | put on a costume and go from house to house collecting candy | 
| immigrant | a person who enters another country to live there | 
| widely | in a lot of places or by a lot of people | 
| commercial | related to business | 
| decoration | something pretty that you use to make something more attractive | 
| historian | a person who studies history | 
| costume | clothes you wear to make you look like someone or something else | 
| carve | to cut something into a shape | 
| lantern | a type of lamp | 
| typical | common, normal, usual | 
| remain | stay | 
| religious | related to a belief in god; spiritual | 
| beg | to ask for something, especially food or money |