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1、介绍万圣节的英文资料 Halloween(orHallowe'en)isanannualholidayobservedonOctober31,whichmonlyincludesactivitiessuchastrick-or-treating,attendingcostumeparties,carvingjack-o'-lanterns,bonfires,applebobbing,visitinghauntedattractions,playingpranks,tellingscarystories,andwatching
2、horrorfilmsareveryhappy. Halloween(orHallowe'en)isanannualholidayobservedonOctober31,whichmonlyincludesactivitiessuchastrick-or-treating,attendingcostumeparties,carvingjack-o'-lanterns,bonfires,applebobbing,visitinghauntedattractions,playingpranks,tellingscarystori
3、es,andwatchinghorrorfilms. History HistorianNicholasRogers,exploringtheoriginsofHalloween,notesthatwhile"somefolkloristshavedetecteditsoriginsintheRomanfeastofPomona,thegoddessoffruitsandseeds,orinthefestivalofthedeadcalledParentalia,itismoretypicallylinkedtotheCe
4、lticfestivalofSamhain,whoseoriginalspellingwasSamuin(pronouncedsow-anorsow-in)".ThenameisderivedfromOldIrishandmeansroughly"summer'send".Snap-AppleNight(1832)byDanielMaclise.DepictsapplebobbinganddivinationgamesataHalloweenpartyinBlarney,Ireland.Thename'Halloween'an
5、dmanyofitspresent-daytraditionsderivefromtheOldEnglishera. ThewordHalloweenisfirstattestedinthe16thcenturyandrepresentsaScottishvariantofthefullerAll-Hallows-Even("evening"),thatis,thenightbeforeAllHallowsDay.[4]AlthoughthephraseAllHallowsisfoundinOldEnglish(ealrah
6、ālgenamæssedæg,mass-dayofallsaints),All-Hallows-Evenisitselfnotattesteduntil1556. 11月1日--万圣节AllSaints'Day 11月2日--墨西哥的鬼节DayofDeath 万圣节（AllSaints'Day,AllHallow'sDay或Hallowmas）是每年11月1日的欧美大节日。 Halloween是AllHallowsEve的缩写，万圣节前夜的意思，指10月31日的晚上。 Forthousandsofyearspeopl
7、ehavebeencelebratingdifferentholidaysandfestivalsattheendofOctober.TheCeltscelebrateditasSamhain（pronounced“sow-in”,with“sow”rhymingwithcow）。TheIrishEnglishdictionarypublishedbytheIrishTextsSocietydefinesthewordasfollows: “Samhain,AllHallowtide,thefeastofthedeadinP
8、aganandChristiantimes,signalizingthecloseofharvestandtheinitiationofthewinterseason,lastingtillMay,duringwhichtroops（esp.theFiann）werequar
