万圣节试看中外“鬼”风俗

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1、万圣节试看中外“鬼”风俗　　面对中、西方文化的比拼，比如西方情人节VS东方七夕节、西方感恩节VS中国重阳节，孰是孰非，网上热谈高温不退。　　　　大家在狂欢、恶搞的同时，不妨也再来个比较：西方万圣节VS中国鬼节。从这两个节日的传说来看，都是与鬼有关的。随着时间流逝，万圣节的意义逐渐起了变化，变得积极快乐起来。而中国阴历7月15日也被认为是鬼门关大开，阴间的鬼魂回到阳间来控望亲人，但却增加了几分沉重，在这一天，中国民间有在河中放船灯的习俗。　　Aspine-tinglingstatistic：China’sghostpopulationwillboo

2、mtomorrow.　　Butthereisnoneedtobefrightened.ThisisonlybecauseHalloweenisbecomingmoreandmorepopular，withhordesofrevellersdressingupasghosts，goblinsandwitches.　　Thisyearthefestivalisbeinggivenamoderntwist，asmanyyoungChinesesende-Halloweencardsandhaveonlineparties.　　Thereisevenat

3、ug-of-warincyberspacebetweensupportersofWesternghostsinblackcloaks，andfansofChineseoneswhostickouttheirlongtongues.Thelattergroupiscallingforarevivaloflocalghostsasforeignonesbegintotakeover.　　“Thereisa‘ghostfestival’inChinathatismorethantwothousandyearsold，”oneclaimedatthepo

4、pularonlineforum“These‘expatghosts’arenotgoingtobethewinnerswhotakeall.”　　Nomatterwhichsidetheyareon，Chinesenetizenshavenevershownsuchinterestinghosts.　　MajorwebsitesinChinasuchas，andareallofferinge-greetingsforHalloweenontheirhomepages.Apopulare-cardatfeaturingacuteblack-clo

5、aked，green-facedghosthasbeensentmorethan20，000times.　　HalloweeninChinaisa“crazynight”foryoungpeoplenow，accordingtoSheilaShi，awebsiteeditorinBeijing.　　Therevellersprobablydon’tknowtheoriginsofHalloween，whichgobacktoancientCeltictraditionsinIreland.AccordingtoCelticmythology，No

6、vember1markedtheendofsummer，anditwasthenthattheboundariesbetweenthenaturalandthesupernaturalwerebelievedtodisappear，andspiritsofthedeadmovedfreelyamongthehumanworld.　　It’sinterestingtoseecertainparallelswiththeChineseghostfestival，alsoknownastheHungryGhostFestivalinsouthernCh

7、inaandSoutheastAsia.ItfallsonJuly15ofthelunarcalendar，ormid-AugustoftheGregoriancalendar.　　Onthatday，Chineselegendsays，thegatetohellisopenedatmidnight，andghostsswarmintotheworldofhumanbeingsinsearchoffoodandmoney.　　Theseghosts，whohavebeenstarvingforawholeyear，willenterhouseho

8、ldsiftheycannotfindenoughdelicaciesinthestreet.Therefore，peopleinsou