Mummy （ミイラ）

ハロウィンではおなじみのキャラクター、Mummy(ミイラ）。


小学校の　「英語室」　で、『Making Mummy Game（ミイラづくり）』　を子供たちとやった。


二人のコーチに、子供たちが男の子と女の子に分かれて、

トイレットペーパーを巻いて、どちらが先にミイラに出来るかを競い合うゲームだ。


急ぐあまりトイレットペーパーを引っ張り、きつく巻こうとすると紙が途中で切れるので結構要領を必要とする。


子供たちは大喜び。


仮装したボクも子供たちに大受けだったヨ。


ところで、

ハロウィンを、英語で説明するとこうなる。


Halloween is a fun and popular holiday in America.
Kids especially love it, but even adults enjoy it a lot.

Halloween is a combination of several different holidays from Rome, England,
and Ireland.

The various traditions associated with those older holidays gradually
became modern day Halloween.

Children dress in scary (or funny costumes) so that the spirits will think
they are ghosts, also, and leave them alone.

People carve scary faces or images into pumpkins to frighten evil spirits and
keep them away from their homes.

Also, an ancient practice in England was to leave food or wine outside your home,
for wandering spirits.
So, children go "trick-or-treating" now to immitate wandering spirits
looking for food or treats (candy).

Many adults have costume parties and dress up in costumes, eat,
and drink with friends.
They also decorate their homes with scary ornaments and lights.
Because of this, it's a holiday everyone can enjoy.