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1、HalloweenOriginsandTraditionsOriginsHalloweenbegantwothousandyearsagoinIreland,England,andNorthernFrancewiththeancientreligionoftheCelts(Paganism).TheycelebratedtheirNewYearonNovember1st.Thisdaymarkedthebeginningofthedark,coldwinter,atimeofyearthatwasoftenassociatedwithhumandeath.Samhain(sow-in)Ont
2、henightofOctober31,theycelebratedSamhain,whenitwasbelievedthattheghostsofthedeadreturnedtoearth.CostumesPeoplethoughtthattheywouldencounterghostsiftheylefttheirhomes…Sotheyworecostumes.Thisway,theghostscouldn’trecognizethem!TheChristianInfluenceAstheinfluenceofChristianityspreadintoCelticlands,inth
3、e7thcentury,PopeBonifaceIVintroducedAllSaints'Day,atimetohonorsaintsandmartyrs,toreplacethePaganfestivalofSamhain.ItwasobservedonMay13th.AchangeofdateIn834,PopeGregoryIIImovedAllSaint'sDayfromMay13thtoNov.1st.Oct.31stthusbecameAllHallows'Eve('hallow'means'saint').AllSoulsDayNovember2nd,calledAllSou
4、lsDay,isthedaysetapartintheRomanCatholicChurchforthecommemorationofthedead.Trick-or-treatingbeganwiththepoorinthe15thcentury…DuringtheAllSoulsDayfestivalinEngland,poorpeoplewouldbegfor“soulcakes,”madeoutofsquarepiecesofbreadwithcurrantsFamilieswouldgivesoulcakesinreturnforapromisetoprayforthefamily
5、’srelativesthenchildren…Thepractice,whichwasreferredtoas"goinga-souling"waseventuallytakenupbychildrenwhowouldvisitthehousesintheirneighborhoodandbegivenale,food,andmoney.Today:Childrenstillgofromhouse-to-house,butinsteadofale,food,andmoney,theygetcandy.WithIrishImmigration…In1848,millionsofIrishem
6、igrantspouredintoAmericaasaresultofthepotatofamine.TheybroughtwiththemtheirtraditionsofHalloween.HalloweencametoAmerica.TheycalledHalloweenOidcheShamhna(`NightofSamhain'),astheirancestorshad,andkeptthetraditionalobservances.TheJack-O-LanternTheIrishusedtocarryturnipswithcandlesinthemtolighttheirway
7、atnightandtoscareawayghosts..WhentheyarrivedinAmericatheyfound thatpumpkinswerebothplentifulandeasiertocarvethanturnips.Now,Jack-O-Lanternsareusedfordecoratingpeople’shomes.Peoplehaverecentlystartedcarvingl
