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Traditions of Halloween
Trick-or-treating The modern day custom of Trick-or-Treating originated from the very old custom of ―Going-a-souling‖ or begging for soul cakes. Soul cakes were baked goods offered to souls of the departed. Those not offering goods were usually punished with a trick on Halloween night or hexed with misfortune for the next year. • 不给糖就捣蛋的游戏起源于要灵魂饼干的习俗，灵魂饼干是 烤好的用于祭祀过世的人的饼干。 • 而穷人们对那些吝啬不给食物的人通常会以恶作剧来惩罚他 们，或是诅咒他们下一年都会厄运缠身。
Traditions of Halloween
Pumpkin Carving Carved pumpkins are traditionally known as ―Jack-o-lanterns.‖ Traditionally, the jack-o-lantern was carved from a turnip, potato, or beet and lit with a burning candle. These lanterns represented the souls of departed loved ones and were placed in windows or set on porches to welcome the deceased.
凯尔特人相信在新年的前一晚，阴间和阳间的大门不再门禁森 严，此时阴间的鬼魂会趁机跑出来，为阳间的人们带来厄运。 所以，在十月三十一日晚上，凯尔特人会庆祝萨温节，以趋魔 避邪。
To commemorate the event, people built huge sacred bonfires where animals and crops were sacrificed to the Gods for protection, and to help scare ghosts away. The Celts also wore costumes to disguise themselves, in an attempt to confuse the spirits roaming the Earth.
Some news about Halloween on USA today
Costumes – scary or controversial – rule Halloween
As every good boy and ghoul knows, Halloween is this Friday. This year, a number of people are taking it from fun to controversial(争议) in light of some tragic news stories of the year. 每个乖孩子和捣蛋鬼都知道这周五是万圣节。很多人的万圣节因为 今年发生的几件悲剧的新闻由轻松玩乐变得充满争议。
萨温节表示夏天结束或者十一月，是一个丰收 的节日。在萨温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。
The Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred as the dead searched for the afterlife.Thus, on the night of October 31st, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dese mischief and trouble.
Symbols of Halloween
Bats Because bats only fly at night and live in tombs, caves, and abandoned churches and buildings, they are believed to be omens of evil. They are commonly associated with witches and vampires. 蝙蝠是其中一项，因为蝙蝠只住在坟墓，洞穴和废弃的教堂 或建筑物中，又因为蝙蝠常令人联想到女巫或吸血鬼，因此 他们被视为邪恶的象征。
Words
• Costume [‗kɑstum] n. 服装，装束；戏装，剧装 vt. 给…穿上服装 • scary ['skɛri] adj. （事物）可怕的；恐怖的；吓人的；（人）提心吊胆的； 引起惊慌的；胆小的 • controversial [,kɑntrə'vɝʃl] adj. 有争议的；有争论的 • ghoul [ɡul] n. （东方神话中的）食尸鬼；盗墓者；以做恐怖事情为乐者 • offensive [ə'fɛnsɪv] adj. 攻击的；冒犯的；无礼的；讨厌的n. 攻势；攻击
Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Samhain, which was annually on October 31st 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，根植于萨温节的庆祝 活动，萨温节于每年的10月31日纪念逝者。
Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. It was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning of a new one.
众人皆知的杰克番瓜灯是刻在南瓜上，但人们一开始是在萝卜， 马铃薯或甜菜上刻灯笼，然后挖空并点燃蜡烛在里面，形成灯 笼。这些灯笼代表着过世的亲友，并被放置在窗边或门廊上， 以欢迎他们回来。
Carved Halloween pumpkins are displayed at Granary Square in London.
People participate in a Halloween parade on Oct. 31 in Wroclaw, Poland(波兰).
Traditions of Halloween
Costume parties
Makeup instructor Carla McKeever poses during the Zombie Sydney event at the Australasian College Broadway in Sydney, Australia. A boy wears his favorite costume during the annual Halloween celebration at George Hay Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Costumed people pose for photographs during a Halloween parade in Tokyo.
Pro-democracy demonstrators dress as Chinese ghosts to celebrate Halloween in the Mong Kok district, Hong Kong.
Origin of Halloween Halloween is one of the world‘s oldest holidays, celebrated in several countries around the globe including the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Latin America, and Spain. 万圣节是世界上最老的节日之一，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。
凯尔特人借着神圣的营火，燃烧献祭的动物和尸体，以 赶走可怕的鬼魂并祈求神的保护。同时，凯尔特人也会 假扮成鬼的样子，企图混淆跑到阳间的鬼魂。
Even later, in A.D. 1000, the Christian church made November 2nd All Soul‘s Day, a day to honor the dead. It was celebrated with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels, and devils. Together, the three celebrations, All Hallows Eve, All Saints‘ Day and All Souls‘ Day, were called Hallowmas. 公元一千年左右，基督教订定十一月二日为万灵节 ，来纪念所 有死去的灵魂。以大型营火，游行和变装打扮成圣人，天使或 恶灵的方式来庆祝。综合万圣节前夕、万圣节和 万灵节统称为 Hallowmas.