万圣节英文版介绍

万圣节英文版介绍【万圣节介绍】Halloweenisaholidayobserved1ontheeveningofOctober31inmostareasofNorthAmericaandinsomeareasofWesternEurope.Theword“Halloween”comesfrom“AllHallows'Eve.”November1,“AllHallows'Day”（or“AllSaints'Day”）,isaCatholic（天主教的）festivalobservedinhonour2ofallsaints.AllSouls'Day,observedonNovember2tohelppurify3thespiritsofthedead,isalsocloselylinkedtoHalloween.MostHalloweencustomsarebasedonfolkbeliefsconcerningsupernatural（超自然的）forcesandspiritsofthedead.Halloweendecorations（装饰）aretypicallyimagesofsupernaturalbeingssuchaswitches,werewolves（狼人）,vampires,goblins（小妖怪）,andghosts.Imagesthoughttosymbolizebadomens4—suchasblackcats,bats,owlsandspiders—arealsocommonlyusedasHalloweendecorations.Peopleoncebelievedthatghostsroamed5theearthonHalloween.TheyalsothoughtthatallwitchesmetonOctober31toworship6theDevil.Today,mostpeopledonotbelieveinghostsorwitches,butthesesupernaturalbeingsremainsymbolsofHalloween.OneofthetraditionspopularonthenightofHalloweenistrick-or-treat,themainHalloweenactivityformostchildrenintheUnitedStates.Britainimported7thecustomfromAmericaintheearly1980s.OnHalloweenmanychildrenwearghostcostumes8andmasksorwitches'hatsandgofromdoortodoortoasktheirneighborsforcandybysaying“TrickorTreat!”Thesayingimpliesthatifthepeopleinthehousegivethechildrena“treat”thenthechildrenwillnotplayatrickonthem.Theneighbors,toavoidhavingtricksplayedonthem,givethechildrensuchtreatsascandy,fruit,andpennies.ThemostcelebratedHalloweendecorationisthejack-o'-lanterm（把南瓜挖空并雕成人面开形的杰克灯）,traditionallyapumpkin（南瓜）thathasbeenhollowedoutandcarved9toresembleagrotesque（奇形怪状的）face.Mostjack-o'-lanternscontainacandleorsomeotherlight,whichmakesthefacevisiblefromfaraway.PeopleinEnglandandIrelandoncecarvedoutbeets（甜菜根）,potatoes,andturnips（芜菁）touseaslanternsonHalloween.AfterthiscustomreachedAmericapumpkinsbegantobeused.DressingincostumeisalsooneofthemostpopularHalloweencustoms,especiallyamongchildren.Traditionalcostumesusuallyrepresentwitches,ghosts,andothersupernaturalbeings.However,costumesinspiredbycontemporary（当代的）popularculture,suchaspoliticiansormoviecharacters,havebecomeincreasinglycommoninrecentyears.Adultsoftenfavorcostumeswithsatirical10orhumorousovertones（含蓄之意）。【万圣节故事：杰克的灯笼】关于万圣节有这样一个故事。是说有一个叫杰克的.爱尔兰人，因为他对钱特别吝啬，就不允许他进入天堂，而被打入地狱。但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地狱，罚他提着灯笼永远在人世里行走。在十月三十一日爱尔兰的孩子们用土豆和罗卜制作“杰克的灯笼”，他们把中间挖掉、表面上打洞并在里边点上蜡烛。为村里庆祝督伊德神的万圣节，孩子们提着这种灯笼挨家挨户乞讨食物。这种灯笼的爱尔兰名字是“拿灯笼的杰克”或者“杰克的灯笼"，缩写为Jack-o'-lantern现在拼写为jack-o-lantern.现在你在大多数书里读到的万圣节只是孩子们开心的夜晚。在小学校里，万圣节是每年十月份开始庆祝的。孩子们会制作万圣节的装饰品：各种各样桔黄色的南瓜灯。你可以用黑色的纸做一个可怕的造形——一个骑在扫帚把上戴着尖尖帽子的女巫飞过天空，或者是黑蝙蝠飞过月亮。这些都代表恶运。当然黑猫代表运气更差。有时候会出现黑猫骑在女巫扫帚后面飞向天空的造形。在万圣节的晚上，我们都穿着爸爸妈妈的旧衣服和旧鞋子，戴上面具，打算外出。比我们小的孩子必须和他们的母亲一块出去，我们大一点的就一起哄到邻居家，按他们的门铃并大声喊道：“恶作剧还是招待!”意思是给我们吃的，要不我们就捉弄你。里边的人们应该出来评价我们的化装。“噢!这是鬼，那是女巫，这是个老太婆。”有时候他们会跟我们一起玩，假装被鬼或者女巫吓着了。但是他们通常会带一些糖果或者苹果放进我们的“恶作剧还是招待”的口袋里。可是