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1、HalloweenHalloweenHalloweenisanannualholidaycelebratedonOctober31.在西方国家，每年的10月31日为“万圣节之夜”。pumpkinlanternmaskghostcostumecandychocolatesharpteeth(tooth)trickortreatHalloweenHalloweenisaholidaycelebratedonOctober31intheUSA,Canada,England,Ireland,Scotlan
2、d,Mexico,LatinAmerica,andSpain.HalloweendatesbacktotheancientCelticfestivalofSamhain(pronouncedsow-in).TheCelticpeopleslivedover2,000yearsagointheareathatisnowIreland,theUnited Kingdom,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塞尔特人的一个叫做
3、Samhain的节庆。FortheCelticpeoples,theNewYearwascelebratedonNovember1stofeveryyear.ThisdatemarkedtheendofSummerandthebeginningofWinter.FortheCelticpeoples,theNewYearwascelebratedonNovember1stofeveryyear.ThisdatemarkedtheendofSummerandthebeginningofWinter.
4、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,theboundarybetweentheworldsofthelivingandthedeadbecameblurredasthedeadsearchedfortheafterlife.Thus,onthenightof
5、October31st,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来，为阳间的人们带来厄运。所以，在十月三十一日晚上，凯尔特人会庆祝Samhain这个节日，以趋魔避邪。Tocommemoratetheevent,peoplebuilthugesacredbo
6、nfireswhereanimalsandcropsweresacrificedtotheGodsforprotection,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，凯尔特人也会假扮成鬼的样子，企图混淆跑到阳间的鬼魂。TheI
7、mpactofChristianityBytheA.D.800’s,theinfluenceofChristianityhadspreadintoCelticlands.PopeBonifaceIVdesignatedNovember1stAllSaintsDay,atimetohonorSaintsandMartyrs.ItwasknownasAllHallowmas.Thus,October31stbecameknownasAllHallowsEve,andeventuallywasshort
8、enedtothecurrentdaytitle,Halloween.公元八百年时，基督教传入塞尔特人居住的区域。当时的教宗明定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。CelebrationsofHalloweenPumpkinsarealsoasymbolofHalloween.AJack-o’-lan
