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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材99 CustomsofHalloween Halloweenisanannualcelebration.Howdidthispeculiarcustomoriginate? Theword"Halloween"comesfromAllHallowsEve.November1,"AllHallowsDay"(or"AllSaintsDay"),isaCatholicdayofobservanceinhonorofsaints. ItwasbelievedthatduringtheperiodfromOct.3
2、1throughtoNov.1,theboundariesbetweenourworldandtheworldofthedeadwereweakened,allowingspiritsoftherecentlydeadtocrossoverandhunttheliving.Inordertomakethemselvesandtheirhomeslessappealingtothesespirits,theancientCeltsputoutfireintheirhomestomakethemcoldandundesirable,andbuilthuges
3、caredbonfires,wherethepeoplegatheredtoburncropsandanimalsassacrificestoGods.Duringthecelebration,theCeltsworecostumes,typicallyconsistingofanimalheadsandskins,andattemptedtotelleachother'sfortune.Whenthecelebrationwasover,theyrelittheirhearthfiresfromthesacredbonfirestohelpprotec
4、tthemduringthecomingwinter.Theyalsodressedupinoddcostumesandparadethroughtheirvillagestoscareoffanyrecentlydepartedsoulswhomightbesearchingforbodiestoinhabit. Howdidthecustomof"trick-or-treat"comeintobeing?OnNov.2,earlyChristianswouldwalkfromvillagetovillagebeggingfor"soulcakes"
5、,madeoutofsquarepiecesofbreadwithcurrants.Themoresoulcakesthebeggarsreceived,themoreprayerstheywouldpromisetosayonbehalfofthedeadrelativesofthedonors.Theprayers,itwasbelieved,couldaccelerateasoul'spassagetoheaven.Thepractice,oncereferredtoas"going-a-souling"waseventuallytakenupby
6、childrenwhowouldvisitthehousesintheirneighborhoodandbegivenapples,bunsormoney.DuringthePioneerdaysoftheAmericanWest,thehousewiveswouldgivethechildrencandytokeepfrombeingtricked.Thechildrenwouldshout"TrickorTreat!" TheJack-o'-lanterncustomcomesfromIrishfolklore.Jack,anotoriousdru
7、nkard,trickedSatanintoclimbingatree.Jackthencarvedanimageofacrossinthetreetrunk,trappingthedevilupthetree.Jackmadeadealwiththedevilthat,ifhewouldnevertempthimwithalcoholagain,hewouldlethimdownthetree.AfterJackdied,hewasdeniedentrancetoHellbecausehehadtrickedthedevil.Instead,thede
8、vilgavehimahollowed-outturnips,withanemb
