Next to Christmas Halloween is the most commercialized celebration in the United States and Canada This ancient festival originated far from North America however and centuries before the first European set foot on the continent
The ancient Druids 督伊德教(古代高卢列颠种宗教)教徒 who inhabited what we now call Great Britain placed great importance on the passing of one season to the next holding Fire Festivals which were celebrated for three days (two days on either side of the day itself)
One of these festivals was called Samhain (pronounced ShaVon) and it took place on October 31 through to November 1 During this period it was believed that the boundaries between our world and the world of the dead were weakened allowing spirits of the recently dead to cross over and possess the living
In order to make themselves and their homes less inviting to these wayward spirits the ancient Celts(凯尔特)would douse (插入水中 弄熄 弄湿)all their fires There was also a secondary purpose to this after extinguishing all their fires they would relight them from a common source the Druidic fire that was kept burning at Usinach in the Middle of Ireland
Samhain was considered to be a gateway not only from the land of the dead to the land of the living but also between Summer and FallWinter For the Druids this was the last gasp (喘息 气喘)of summer (it was also the Celtic New Year) so therefore they made sure it went out with a bang before they had to button down (弄清楚)for the winter ahead
They would dress up in bizarre costumes and parade through their villages causing destruction in order to scare off any recently departed souls who might be prowling (巡游)for bodies to inhabit in addition to burning animals and other offerings to the Druidic deities(神 神性) It is also a popular belief that they would burn people who they believed to be possessed but this has largely been debunked (揭穿 拆穿假面具 暴露)as myth
This yearly festival was adopted by the Roman invaders who helped to propagate (传播 宣传)it throughout the rest of the world (and at that time the Roman Empire was the world) The word Halloween itself actually comes from a contraction of All Hallows Eve or All Saint's Day (November 1) which is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints
This tradition was later brought to the North American continent by Irish immigrants who were escaping the Potato Famine in their homeland In addition to the festival itself the immigrants brought several customs with them including one of the symbols most commonly associated with Halloween the Jack 'O Lantern
According to Irish folklore there once lived a man named Jack who was known for being a drunk and a prankster(顽皮 爱开玩笑) One night Jack tricked the devil into climbing a tree and quickly carved an image of a cross on the trunk trapping the devil Jack then made him promise that in exchange for letting him out of the tree the Devil would never tempt him to sin again He reluctantly agreed but was able to exact his revenge upon Jack's death Because of his mischievous ways in life Jack was barred from entering heaven and because of his earlier trick he was also barred from hell So he was doomed to wander the earth until the end of time with only a single ember(灰烬 余烬) (carried in a hollowed out turnip[植]芜箐 芜箐甘蓝) to warm him and light his way
In Ireland they originally also used turnips for their Jack Lanterns but upon arriving in the new world they discovered that pumpkins were abundant and easier to carve out
万圣节前夕
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万圣节英文介绍:
Halloween
Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year It means holy evening and it comes every October 31 the evening before All Saints' Day However it is not really a church holiday it is a holiday for children mainly
Every autumn when the vegetables are ready to eat children pick large orange pumpkins Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin These lights are called jacko'lanterns which means Jack of the lantern
The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween Some children paint their faces to look like monsters Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house Every time they come to a new house they sayTrick or treat Money or eat The grownups put treatmoney or candy in their bags
Not only children but most grownups also love Halloween and Halloween parties because on this daythey can disguise themselves as personages or ghost as their imaginations will lead them This bring them the satisfaction of being young
关万圣节英文资料:
October 31
On October 31st dozens of children dressed in costumes(节日服装)knock on their neighbors' doors and yell Trick or Treat when the door opens Pirates and princesses ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in As they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks
Since the 800's November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints' Day(万圣节) The Mass that was said on this day was called Allhallowmas The evening before became known as All Hakkiw e'en or Halloween Like some other American celebrations its origins lie in both preChristian and Christian customs
October 31 st was the eve of the Celtic(凯尔特)new year The Celts were the ancestors of the presentday Irish Welsh and Scottish people On this day ghosts walked and mingled with the living or so the Celts thought The townspeople baked food all that day and when night fell they dressed up and tried to resemble the souls of the dead Hoping that the ghosts would leave peacefully before midnight of the new year
Much later when Christianity spread throughout Ireland and October 31 was no longer the last day of the year Halloween became a celebration mostly for children Ghosts went from door to door asking for treats or else a trick would be played on the owners of the house When millions of Irish people immigrated to the United States in the 1840s the tradition came with them
Today' school dances and neighborhood parties called block parties are popular among young and old alike More and more adults celebrate Halloween They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties(化妆舞会) In larger cities costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the childrenTeenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better
Certain pranks(恶作剧)such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world
Symbols of Halloween
Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats ghosts goblins(精灵)and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween They are popular trickortreat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night In the weeks before October 31 Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes(轮廓)of witches and black cats
Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween The pumpkin is an orangecolored squash and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color Carving pumpkins into jack o'lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy(吝啬)that he was not allowed into heaven when he died because he was a miser(吝啬鬼) He couldn't enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil As a result Jack had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day(审判日) The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips(芜菁根) beets(甜菜根)or potatoes representing Jack of the Lantern or Jacko'lantern When the Irish brought their customs to the United States they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips Today jacko'lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies(糖果)waiting if they knock and say Trick or Treat
Halloween Treats
Dried Pumpkin Seeds
After carving your pumpkin separate the pulp from the seeds Rinse(洗)the seeds and spread them out to dry The next day add enough melted butter or margarine(造黄油)to coat each seed Spread the seeds onto a cookie sheet
(甜酥饼干)and bake for 20 minutes in a 300 degree oven for 20 minutes or until they are slightly brown
Caramel Apples
Take the paper wrapping off about 100 caramels(饴糖)and put them in a saucepan(炖锅) Put the saucepan over a pan of boiling water Boil the water until the caramels melt Put a wooden stick into the top of each apple dip the apple into the caramel Let them cool on wax paper and enjoy
Scary Stories
No Halloween party is complete without at least one scary story Usually one person talks in a low
voice while everyone else crowds together on the floor or around a fire The following is a retelling of a tale told in Britain and in North Carolina and Virginia
What Do You Come For
There was an old woman who lived all by herself and she was very lonely Sitting in the kitchen one night she said Oh I wish I had some company
No sooner had she spoken than down the chimney tumbled two feet from which the flesh had rotted The old woman's eyes bulged with terror
Then two legs dropped to the hearth and attached themselves to the feet
Then a body tumbled down then two arms and a man's head
As the old woman watched the parts came together into a great tall man The man danced around and around the room Faster and faster he went Then he stopped and he looked into her eyes
What do you come for she asked in a small voice that shivered and shook
What do I come for he said I come for YOU
The narrator shouts and jumps at the person near him
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