关于万圣节的资料

关于万圣节的资料英语

OnOctober31st,dozensofchildrendresdin

costumes(节日服装)knockontheirneighbors'doorsand

yell"TrickorTreat"sand

princess,ghostsandpopularheroesofthedayall

holdbagsopentocatchthecandyorothergoodiesthat

giveeachchildatreat

theneighborxclaimoverthecostumesandtrytoguess

whoisunderthemasks.

Sincethe800'sNovember1stisareligiousholiday

knownasAllSaints'Day(万圣节).TheMassthatwassaid

ningbefore

becameknownasAllHakkiwe'en,me

otherAmericancelebrations,itsoriginslieinboth

pre-ChristianandChristiancustoms.

October31stwastheeveoftheCeltic(凯尔特人

的)tsweretheancestorsofthe

prent-dayIrish,

dayghostswalkedandmingledwiththeliving,orso

nspeoplebakedfoodallthat

dayandwhennightfelltheydresdupandtriedto

thattheghosts

wouldleavepeacefullybeforemidnightofthenewyear.

Muchlater,whenChristianityspreadthroughout

IrelandandOctober31wasnolongerthelastdayof

theyear,Halloweenbecameacelebrationmostlyfor

children."Ghosts"wentfromdoortodooraskingfor

treats,orelatrickwouldbeplayedontheowners

llionsofIrishpeopleimmigrated

totheUnitedStatesinthe1840sthetraditioncame

withthem.

Today'schooldancesandneighborhoodparties

called"blockparties"arepopularamongyoungandold

dressuplikehistoricalorpoliticalfiguresandgo

tomasqueradeparties(化妆舞会).Inlargercities,

costumedchildrenandtheirparentsgatheratshopping

andbusinessgive

partieswithgamesandtreatsfortheenjoycostume

dancesattheirschoolsandthemoreoutrageousthe

costumethebetter!

Certainpranks(恶作剧)suchassoapingcarwindows

partyingandpranksarenottheonlythingsthat

llectmoneytobuy

foodandmedicineforneedychildrenaroundtheworld.

Halloweenoriginatedasacelebrationconnected

sflyingonbroomstickswith

blackcats,ghosts,goblins(小精灵)andskeletonshave

epopular

trick-or-treatcostumesanddecorationsforgreeting

soneofthetraditional

Halloweencolors,probablybecauHalloweenfestivals

eeksbefore

October31,Americansdecoratewindowsofhousand

schoolswithsilhouettes(轮廓)ofwitchesandblack

cats.

pumpkinisanorange-coloredsquash,andorangehas

g

pumpkinsintojack-o'lanternsisaHalloweencustom

dgrewupabouta

mannamedJackwhowassostingy(吝啬的)thathewasnot

allowedintoheavenwhenhedied,becauhewasa

mir(吝啬鬼).Hecouldn'tenterhelleitherbecau

ult,Jackhad

towalktheearthwithhislanternuntilJudgement

Day(审判日).TheIrishpeoplecarvedscaryfacesout

ofturnips(芜菁根),beets(甜菜根)orpotatoes

reprenting"JackoftheLantern,"orJack-o'lantern.

WhentheIrishbroughttheircustomstotheUnited

States,theycarvedfacesonpumpkinsbecauinthe

jack-o'-lanternsinthewindowsofahouonHalloween

nightletcostumedchildrenknowthatthereare

goodies(糖果)waitingiftheyknockandsay"Trickor

Treat!"

Dressinginmasksandcostumesisapopular

escanbetraditionaland

scary,suchasawitch’spointyhatandblackgown.

ildren

dressupasmoviecharactersorafavoritesuperhero.

ults

enjoyshowingofftheircostumesatHalloweenparties!

Onceincostume,childrengofromhoutohou

saying“Trickortreat!”Inthepast,childrenmight

playa“trick”

mightpelthouswitheggsoroldtomatoes,orplay

,children’scriesof“Trickor

treat!”areusuallyrewardedwithcandy.