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1、Let’scelebratedifferentfestivalsFestivalsinwesterncountriesmakeapumpkinlanternwearspecialcostumeswithmasksdressupasaghostOctober31stplaytrickortreatHALLOWEENOnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman,whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingywithhismoney.Sohewassenttohell
2、.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil(Satan),sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern.TheoriginoftheHALLOWEENHalloweencelebrationswouldstartinOctoberineveryelementaryschool.ChildrenwouldmakeHalloweendecorations,allkindsoforange-paperj
3、ack-o-lanternsThecustomoftheHalloweenTrickorTreatingisalsoatraditionofHalloweenwithearlystarts.TrickorTreatingcamefromAllSoulsDayparadesinearlyEngland.ThepoorcitizensofEnglandwouldlineuponthesidesofthestreetastherichermembersofthecommunityparadedbyandthrewthe
4、mpastriescalledsoulcakes.Thestarvingcitizenswouldacceptthesecakesinexchangeforprayingforthericherclasssdeadfamilymembers.ThecustomoftheHalloweenAnothertraditionofHalloweenisdressingupincostumes.ThisisanothertraditionthatstartedinearlyEnglandwherecitizens,know
5、ingthatHallowsEvewasatimeforthespiritsoftheirancestorstocomebackandtauntthem,woulddressupinmasksandcostumestokeepthespiritsfromrecognizingthem.ThecustomoftheHalloweenChristmashaveaChristmastreehavealotofpresentssingChristmassongsDec.25thChristmasDay-December25
6、-whichcelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist,thefounderoftheChristianreligion,isthebiggestandbest-lovedholidayintheUnitedStates.TheoriginoftheChristmasDayAccordingtotheBible,theholybookofChristians,Goddecidedtoallowhisonlyson,JesusChrist,tobeborntoahumanmotherandlive
7、onearthsothatpeoplecouldunderstandGodbetterandlearntoloveGodandeachothermore."Christmas"-meaning"celebrationofChrist"-honorsthetimewhenJesuswasborntoayoungJewishwomanMary.TheoriginoftheChristmasDayMarywasengagedtobemarriedtoJoseph,acarpenter,butbeforetheycamet
8、ogether,shewasfoundtobewithchild.BecauseJoseph,herhusband,wasarighteousmananddidnotwanttoexposehertopublicdisgrace,hehadinmindtodivorceherquietly.Butafterhehadconsideredthis,anange
