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1、HalloweenOnOctober31st,dozensofchildrendressedincostumes（节日服装）knockontheirneighbors'doorsandyell"TrickorTreat"whenthedooropens.Piratesandprincesses,ghostsandpopularheroesofthedayallholdbagsopentocatchthecandyorothergoodiesthattheneighborsdropin.Astheygiveeachchildatreattheneighborsexclaimoverth

2、ecostumesandtrytoguesswhoisunderthemasks.　　Sincethe800'sNovember1stisareligiousholidayknownasAllSaints'Day（万圣节）.TheMassthatwassaidonthisdaywascalledAllHallowmas.TheeveningbeforebecameknownasAllHakkiwe'en,orHalloween.LikesomeotherAmericancelebrations,itsoriginslieinbothpre-ChristianandChristianc

3、ustoms.　　October31stwastheeveoftheCeltic（凯尔特人的）newyear.TheCeltsweretheancestorsofthepresent-dayIrish,WelshandScottishpeople.Onthisdayghostswalkedandmingledwiththeliving,orsotheCeltsthought.Thetownspeoplebakedfoodallthatdayandwhennightfelltheydressedupandtriedtoresemblethesoulsofthedead.Hopingth

4、attheghostswouldleavepeacefullybeforemidnightofthenewyear.　　Muchlater,whenChristianityspreadthroughoutIrelandandOctober31wasnolongerthelastdayoftheyear,Halloweenbecameacelebrationmostlyforchildren."Ghosts"wentfromdoortodooraskingfortreats,orelseatrickwouldbeplayedontheownersofthehouse.Whenmilli

5、onsofIrishpeopleimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesinthe1840sthetraditioncamewiththem.　　Today'schooldancesandneighborhoodpartiescalled"blockparties"arepopularamongyoungandoldalike.MoreandmoreadultscelebrateHalloween.Theydressuplikehistoricalorpoliticalfiguresandgotomasqueradeparties（化妆舞会）.Inlargercitie

6、s,costumedchildrenandtheirparentsgatheratshoppingmallsearlyintheevening.Storesandbusinessesgivepartieswithgamesandtreatsforthechildren.Teenagersenjoycostumedancesattheirschoolsandthemoreoutrageousthecostumethebetter!　　Certainpranks（恶作剧）suchassoapingcarwindowsandtippingovergarbagecansareexpected

7、.ButpartyingandpranksarenottheonlythingsthatHalloweenersenjoydoing.Somecollectmoneytobuyfoodandmedicineforneedychildrenaroundtheworld.　　SymbolsofHalloween　　Halloweenoriginatedasacelebrationconnectedwithevilspirits.Witchesflyingonb