新编大学英语 1 Unit 4 背景知识之 Holloween

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1、TheintroductionodHalloweenHalloweenisoneofthescariesttimesoftheyear.Peopledressinamazingcostumes,kidsgotrick-or-treating,andJack-o'-lanternsareeverywhere.Letmeintroduceallaboutitinthisspecialfeature!HistoryofHalloweenHalloweenisanancienttradition

2、thatoriginatesfromIreland.Somepeoplethinkitisan"evilday"becauseofthescaryimagesassociatedwithit.HalloweencomesaroundeveryyearonOctober31st.But,wherediditcomefrom?Theword"Halloween"comesfromtheCatholicChurch."AllHallowsEve",November1,"AllHallowsDay"(o

3、r"AllSaintsDay")isthedaywhereCatholicspayrespecttothesaints.Butin500B.C.inIrelandthedaycameonOctober31st,theofficialendofsummer.Somepeoplebelievedthatthepeoplewhodiedduringtheyearwouldcomebacktoearthlookingforabodytopossess.TheCeltsthoughtthattherule

4、sofspaceandtimeweresuspendedonthatday.Toprotectthemselvesthevillagerswouldputouttheirfiresandtomaketheirhomeundesirabletospirits.Thentheywoulddressupasghouls,ghosts,goblinsandotherfrighteningcostumesandparadearoundtheneighborhoodtoscareawayspirits.It

5、issaidthatsomepeoplewouldactuallyburnpeoplethattheythoughthadalreadybeenpossessedtowarnawaythespirits.WhentheRomanstookovertheytookuptheCelticpractices,butburnedtheeffigyinstead.AstimewentbyandbeliefinspiritswentawayHalloweenbecamemoreofaceremonialda

6、y.So,Halloweenisnotanevilday.ItcamefromtheancientCeltisnewyearandfromEuropeanreligiouscustoms.HalloweenTraditionsWanttoknowaboutthetraditionsofHalloween?ManyAmericanpeolesaythisistheirfavoriteholidayoftheyearbecausetherearesomanytraditions.Trick-or-t

7、reating                            Jack-o'-lanternsWearingcostumes                         HalloweenpartiesBobbingforapples                         HorrormoviesPranks                                             HauntedhousesTrick-or-treatingOnHal

8、loweennightgroupsoflittlekidsputontheircostumesandgofromhousetohouseaskingforcandy.theyusuallyringthedoorbellandshout,"Trickortreat!Givemesomethingtoeat!"Whensomeoneanswers,itmeans"giveusatreatorwe'llplayatrickonyou."Inthepastthatmeantsomekindofp