万圣女巫与大南瓜

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1、万圣女巫与大南瓜　　万圣节是西方传统节日。万圣节前夜，当夜幕降临，孩子们穿上五颜六色的化妆服，戴上千奇百怪的面具。有的披上漆黑长衫，骑着“魔帚”，扮作女巫；有的裹上白床单装鬼；有的戴上画有骷髅旗的帽子扮成海盗……　　Hallowe’enisapopularfestivalinmanycountriesallovertheworld，andeveryyearitseemstogetbigger.　　It’sgettingdarkearlierandit’sstartingtogetcold.Christmasisstillalongwayaway.Weneedsom

2、ethingtocheerusupandtakeourmindsofthefactthatwinterisnearlyhere.SeehowmuchyouknowaboutthetraditionalfestivalofHallowe’en.　　ThefestivalofHallowe’enhasitsrootsinCelticandRomantraditions.Over2，000yearsagotheCeltsinBritain，IrelandandpartsofFrancecelebratedSamhaintomarkthebeginningofwinter

3、.WhentheRomansinvaded，theymergedthiswithFeralia，theircelebrationofthepassingofthedead.AsChristianityspread，theChurchtriedtoreplacethesepaganfeastswithofficialChurchholydays.OneofthesewasNovember1.Itwascalled“AllHallows”，andOctober31wasknownas“AllHallows’Eve”，andthenHallowe’en.　　Inthep

4、asttherewasatraditioncalled“souling”.Poorpeoplewentaroundhousesaskingforfood.Inexchange，theypromisedtosayprayersforthedead.Peoplenolongergosouling，butthehabithasbeentransformedintoamodernHallowe’engameforchildreninAmerica，whodressupasghosts，witchesandmonstersandgoaroundpeople’shouses.

5、　　Hallowe’enwouldn’tbefunwithoutwitches.Witcheshavealwaysbeenpartofpopularfolklore.Shakespeare’splay“Macbeth”openswiththreewitches.Awitchwassomeone-usuallyawoman-whohadspecialpowersandhaddealingswiththedevil.TheAmericantown，Salem，isfamousforthe“witchcrafttrials”，whichtookplacetherein1

6、692.　　ThepumpkinhasbecomeasymbolofHallowe’en.Peopleemptyapumpkin，cutafaceintotheside，andputacandleinsidetomakealamp.It’sknownasaJackO’Lantern，fromastoryaboutamancalledJack，whomadeadealwiththedevil.　　Blackcats，frogs，miceandspidersarejustsomeoftheanimalsassociatedwithHallowe’en.Generall

7、y，themoreunpleasanttheanimal，thestrongertheHallowe’enconnection.Nocturnalanimalslikebatsareparticularfavourites，andif，asisthecasewithvampirebats，theylikedrinkingblood，theyarehighontheHallowe’enlist.