Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celticculture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in thefeast of Samhain, which was annually on October31st to honor the dead。
万圣节文化可以追溯到德鲁伊教,这是一种爱尔兰、北欧和英国的凯尔特文化,根植于Samhain节的庆祝活动,Samhain节于每年的10月31日纪念逝者。
Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. Samhain was aharvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of theCeltic year and beginning of a new one. Many of the practicesinvolved in this celebration were fed on superstition 。
Samhain节说明夏天结束或者十一月,是一个丰收的节日。在Samhain节会燃起神圣巨大的篝火,标志着凯尔特一年的结束和新一年的开始。一些做法因为迷信被加入庆祝活动中。
The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streetsand villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to befriendly, gifts and treats were left out topacify the evil and ensure next years crops wouldbe plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating。
凯尔特人相信死者的灵魂会在夜里出没在街道和村庄。因为他们认为不是所有的灵魂都是友善的,所以就把礼物和好吃的留在外面安慰恶灵来确保来年的庄稼可以丰收。这种习俗演变成了trick-or-treating。
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万圣节当晚是一年里最“闹鬼”的时候,当天晚上的习俗便是孩子们提着南瓜灯,穿着各式各样的仿妖魔鬼怪的服饰挨家挨户的敲门并大喊:"Trick or Treat!"(不给糖就捣蛋),主人家便会派出一些糖果、朱古力或是小礼物,要是不给糖的话,小孩子们就会进行各种恶作剧。
“咬苹果”游戏
万圣节的另一个习俗是最为流行的“咬苹果”游戏。游戏时,人们让苹果漂浮在装满水的盆里,然后让参与者在不用手的条件下用嘴去咬苹果,谁先咬到,谁就是优胜者。
参考资料:百度百科-万圣节
The name Halloween comes from acontraction of All Hallows Eve (Evening), the day before All Hallows Day. Onthis night it was believed that the spirits of the dead would try to come backto life!
Halloween这个字来自於All Hallows Eve(夜晚),All Hallows Day前一天的缩写。人们认为在当天晚上,亡者的灵魂会重新复活!
Dressing up in costumes is one of themost popular Halloween customs, especially among children. According totradition, people would dress up in costumes (wear special clothing, masks ordisguises) to frighten the spirits away.Dressing up in costumes.
是最受欢迎的万圣节风俗之一,尤其受孩子们的欢迎。按照传统,人们会dress up in costumes(穿戴著一些特别的服装,面具或者装饰)来吓跑灵魂。
PopularHalloween costumes include vampires (creatures that drink blood), ghosts(spirits of the dead) and werewolves (people that turn into wolves when themoon is full).
流行的万圣节服装包括vampires(吸血鬼),ghosts(死者的灵魂)和werewolves(每当月圆时变成狼形的人)。
The tradition of the Jack o' Lanterncomes from a folktale about a man named Jack who tricked the devil and had towander the Earth with a lantern. The Jack o' Lantern is made by placing acandle inside a hollowed-out pumpkin, which is carved to look like a face.
Jack o' Lantern的传统来自於一个民间传说,一个名叫Jack戏弄了恶魔,之後就不得不提著一盏灯在地球上流浪。Jack o' Lantern是用蜡烛插在中间挖空且雕刻成脸形的的南瓜做成的。
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People put on costumes to act as monsters and demons. Children , with the accompany of their parents , come to their neighbours' house to ask for candies.They play the game of"trick and treat"
Halloween is much different from the Chinese Ghost Festival, it is just for fun.
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