Задание №39227 ЕГЭ по Английскому языку

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Halloween in Scotland

The origins of Halloween can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (summer’s end). The Celtic year was determined by the growing seasons A                      , and the beginning of the dark cold winter. The festival symbolized the boundary between the world of the living and the world of the dead.

It was believed by the Celts that on the night of 31st October, ghosts of the dead would walk again amongst them, B                      . All house fires were put out and new fires lit from them.

Whilst bonfires to scare away the undead are still lit in some areas of Scotland, more usually “neep lanterns” are made C                      . A candle is then placed inside to make the lantern. These lanterns are also supposed to ward off evil spirits. Nowadays, D                      , pumpkins are as common as turnips for lanterns.

A common Halloween tradition was for an engaged couple to each put a nut on the fire. If the nuts burned quietly, then the marriage would be happy, E                      . Similarly, if a girl put two nuts on the fire, F                      , and the nuts spat and hissed, then this was a bad omen for their future together.

1. thanks to the influence of American culture
2. and large bonfires were lit in each village in order to ward off any evil spirits
3. if the nuts spat and hissed, then the marriage would be stormy
4. one for her lover and one for herself
5. by scooping out a turnip and cutting through the skin to create eyes, mouth
6. which involves taking an apple floating in a basin of water without using your hands
7. and Samhain marked the end of summer and the harvest