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Origin of Halloween (万圣节起源)
万圣节前夕,英语:All Saints' Day,halloween,拉丁语:Sollemnitas Omnium Sanctorum,希腊语: γιοι Π ντε ,西班牙语:Día de Todos los Santos...
Halloween is one of the world’s oldest holidays, celebrated in several countries around the world including the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Latin America, and Spain.
万圣节是世界上最古老的节日之一,在10 月31日这天,有许多国家,如:美国,加拿大,英格兰,爱尔兰,苏格兰,墨西哥,拉丁美洲,西班牙等,都会庆祝万圣节的来临。
The Celtic peoples lived over 2,000 years ago In the place that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Northern France.Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).
在2000多年前的爱尔兰及法国北部,住着一群凯尔特人,而万圣节就是起源于古凯尔特人的一个叫做Samhain的节庆。
For the Celtic peoples, the New Year was celebrated on November 1st of every year. This date marked the end of Summer and the beginning of Winter. And this time of year often associated with human death.
凯尔特人选在每年November 1st ,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。
-图说万圣节前世今生-
TRICK-or-TREAT
万圣夜的主要活动是“不给糖就捣乱”(Trick-or-treating)。小孩装扮成各种恐怖样子,逐门逐户按响邻居的门铃,大叫:Trick or Treat!(不请客就捣乱),主人家(可能同样穿着恐怖服装)便会拿出一些糖果、巧克力或是小礼物。部分家庭甚至使用声音特效和制烟机器营造恐怖气氛。小孩一晚取得的糖果往往以袋计算,整袋整袋的搬回家。
不给糖就来你家捣乱啦,怕了就把糖果通通交出来^^
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