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1、萬聖節~群魔亂舞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，都会庆祝万圣节的來临。Halloween’soriginsdatebackto
2、theancientCelticfestivalofSamhain(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凯尔特人的一個叫做Samhain的节庆。FortheCelticpeoples,theNewYearwascelebratedonNovember1stofeveryyear.Thisdatemarkedthe
3、endofSummerandthebeginningofWinter.FortheCelticpeoples,theNewYearwascelebratedonNovember1stofeveryyear.ThisdatemarkedtheendofSummerandthebeginningofWinter.Thistimeofyearwasoftenassociatedwithhumandeath.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,
4、theboundarybetweentheworldsofthelivingandthedeadbecameblurredasthedeadsearchedfortheafterlife.Thus,onthenightofOctober31st,theycelebratedSamhain,whenitwasbelievedthattheghostsofthedeadreturnedtoEarthtocausemischiefandtrouble.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來，为阳间的人们帶來厄运。所以，在十月三十一日晚上，凯尔特
5、人会庆祝Samhain这个节日，以驱魔避邪。Tocommemoratetheevent,peoplebuilthugesacredbonfireswhereanimalsandcropsweresacrificedtotheGodsforprotection,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
6、扮成鬼的样子，企图混淆跑到阳间的鬼魂。TheImpactofChristianityBytheA.D.800’s,theinfluenceofChristianityhadspreadintoCelticlands.PopeBonifaceIVdesignatedNovember1stAllSaintsDay,atimetohonorSaintsandMartyrs.ItwasknownasAllHallowmas.Thus,October31stbecameknownasAllHallowsEve,andeventuallywasshortenedtothecurrentdayti
7、tle,Halloween.西元八百年時，基督教传入凯尔特人居住的区域。当时的教宗明订十一月一日为万圣节AllSaintsDay，又称AllHallowmas，来纪念所有的圣人和骑士。因此，十月三十一日就成了万圣节前夕，英文称之AllHallowsEve，而后來人们便简称十月三十一日为Halloween。Evenlater,inA.D.1000,theChristianchurchmadeNovember2ndAllSoul’sDay,adaytohono
