Origin of Halloween

万圣节的起源

节日相关英语单词 有说法称，公元前五百年，居住在爱尔兰、苏格兰等

地 的 凯 尔 特 人 把 这 节 日 往 前 移 了 一 天 ， 即 10 月 31 日 。

Halloween 万圣节 broom 扫把

人们相信，故人的亡魂会在这一天回到故居找寻生灵，

pumpkin 南瓜 bat 蝙蝠 借此再生，而且这是人在死后能获得再生的唯一希望。

witch 巫婆 ghost 鬼 而活着的人则惧怕死魂来夺生，于是人们就在这一天熄

skull 骷髅头 vampire 吸血鬼 掉炉火、烛光，让死魂无法找寻活人，又把自己打扮成

Jack-o'-lantern 南瓜灯 spooky 幽灵般的 妖魔鬼怪把死人之魂灵吓走。之后，他们又会把火种烛

costume party 化妆舞会 光重新燃起，开始新的一年的生活。

haunted house 鬼屋

Five hundred BC, living in Ireland, Scotland and other places

frighten 惊恐、害怕 of the Celtic people to move forward this day, that is, October

Trick-or-Treat 不给糖，就捣蛋 31st. It is believed that the spirits of the enemy in the day

returned to the former residence of find creatures, take this

regeneration, and this is man can obtain the regeneration the

only hope in after death. And the living fears the dead soul to

seize lives, so people will extinguish the fire, candlelight in the

day, so that the soul can not find the living dead, and the

himself dressed as ghosts and goblins to scare away the dead

TraditionsofHallowe souls. After that, they will be the fire of the candle lit again,

en starting a new year of life.

万圣节的传统习俗

许多关于 Halloween 的习俗，包括变装打扮，不给糖就捣蛋的游戏，打彩罐的游戏，刻南

瓜灯笼等习俗，都可以追溯到凯特尔人 Samhain 节。

盛装是最受欢迎的万圣节风俗之一，尤其是受孩子们的欢迎。按照传统习俗，人们会盛装

（穿戴一些特殊的服饰，面具或者装饰）来吓跑鬼魂。

欺骗或攻击是现代万圣节的风俗。孩子们穿着特殊的衣服走街串巷，讨取糖果和玩具之

类的赏赐。如果他们得不到任何的赏赐，就可能会对屋主大搞恶作剧或者胡闹了。

Many of the tradition sassociated with Halloween can be traced back to the

ancient festivals of Samhain, such as costuming,trick-or-treating,pinata,pumpkin

carving. Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs,

especially among children. According to tradition, people would dress up in

costumes (wear special clothing, masks or disguises) to frighten the spirits away.。

Trick or Treating is a modern Halloween custom where children go

from house to house dressed in costume, asking for treats like candy or toys. If they

don't get any treats, they might play a trick (mischief or

prank) on the owners of the house.