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1、万圣节October31stisHalloweenHalloweenisoneoftheworld’soldestholidays,celebratedinseveralcountriesaroundtheglobeincludingtheUSA,Canada,England,Ireland,Scotland,Mexico,LatinAmerica,andSpain.万圣节是世界上最老的节日之一,在10月31日这天,有许多国家,如:美国,加拿大,英格兰,爱尔兰,苏格兰,墨西哥,拉丁美洲,西班牙等,都会庆祝万圣节的
2、来临。Halloween’soriginsdatebacktotheancientCelticfestivalofSamhain(pronouncedsow-in).TheCelticpeopleslivedover2,000yearsagoIntheareathatisnowIreland,theUnitedKingdom,andNorthernFrance.在2000多年前的爱尔兰地区及法国北部,住着一群凯尔特人,而万圣节就是起源于古塞尔特人的一个叫做Samhain的节庆。FortheCelticpeople
3、s,theNewYearwascelebratedonNovember1stofeveryyear.ThisdatemarkedtheendofSummerandthebeginningofWinter.FortheCelticpeoples,theNewYearwascelebratedonNovember1stofeveryyear.ThisdatemarkedtheendofSummerandthebeginningofWinter.Thistimeofyearwasoftenassociatedwithh
4、umandeath.凯尔特人选在每年11月1日庆祝新年,正值夏天结束,冬天刚开始的时节多半让人联想到黑暗的死亡。TheCeltsbelievedthatonthenightbeforethenewyear,theboundarybetweentheworldsofthelivingandthedeadbecameblurredasthedeadsearchedfortheafterlife.Thus,onthenightofOctober31st,theycelebratedSamhain,whenitwasbe
5、lievedthattheghostsofthedeadreturnedtoEarthtocausemischiefandtrouble.凯尔特人相信在新年的前一晚,阴间和阳间的大门不再门禁森严,此时阴间的鬼魂会趁机跑出来,为阳间的人们带来厄运。所以,在十月三十一日晚上,凯尔特人会庆祝Samhain这个节日,以趋魔避邪。Tocommemoratetheevent,peoplebuilthugesacredbonfireswhereanimalsandcropsweresacrificedtotheGodsforp
6、rotection,andtohelpscareghostsaway.TheCeltsalsoworecostumestodisguisethemselves,inanattempttoconfusethespiritsroamingtheEarth.凯尔特人借着神圣的营火,燃烧献祭的动物和尸体,以赶走可怕的鬼魂并祈求神的保护。同时,凯尔特人也会假扮成鬼的样子,企图混淆跑到阳间的鬼魂。TheImpactofChristianityBytheA.D.800’s,theinfluenceofChristianityh
7、adspreadintoCelticlands.PopeBonifaceIVdesignatedNovember1stAllSaintsDay,atimetohonorSaintsandMartyrs.ItwasknownasAllHallowmas.Thus,October31stbecameknownasAllHallowsEve,andeventuallywasshortenedtothecurrentdaytitle,Halloween.西元八百年時,基督教傳入塞爾特人居住的區域。當時的教宗明訂十一月一日
8、為萬聖節AllSaintsDay,又稱AllHallowmas,來紀念所有的聖人和騎士。因此,十月三十一日就成了萬聖節前夕,英文稱之AllHallowsEve,而後來人們便簡稱十月三十一日為Halloween。Evenlater,inA.D.1000,theChristianchurchmadeNovember2ndAllSoul’sDay,adaytohonorthed