| 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 |