Happy Halloween

October 31st is Halloween

一、Origin of Halloween (萬(wàn)圣節(jié)起源):

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.

萬(wàn)圣節(jié)是世界上最古老的節(jié)日之一,在10 月31日這天,有許多國(guó)家,如:美國(guó),加拿大,英格蘭,愛(ài)爾蘭,蘇格蘭,墨西哥,拉丁美洲,西班牙等,都會(huì)慶祝萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的來(lái)臨。

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多年前的愛(ài)爾蘭及法國(guó)北部,住著一群凱爾特人,而萬(wàn)圣節(jié)就是起源于古凱爾特人的'一個(gè)叫做Samhain的節(jié)慶。

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.

凱爾特人選在每年November 1st ,11月1日慶祝新年,正值夏天結(jié)束,冬天剛開(kāi)始的時(shí)節(jié),多半讓人聯(lián)想到黑暗的死亡。

二、Traditions of Halloween (萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗):

Many of the traditions associated with Halloween can be traced back to the ancient festivals of Samhain, such as costuming, trick-or-treating, pinata, pumpkin carving.

許多關(guān)于Halloween的習(xí)俗,包括變裝打扮,不給糖就搗蛋的游戲,打彩罐的游戲,刻南瓜燈籠等習(xí)俗,都可以追溯到凱特爾人Samhain節(jié)。

三、Symbols of Halloween(萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的象征):

Modern day Halloween celebrations use many symbols to help make the holiday more interesting.

Do you know what they are?

現(xiàn)代人用許多東西來(lái)慶祝萬(wàn)圣節(jié),讓這個(gè)節(jié)日變得更有趣。你知道有哪些東西嗎?

Ghost、Haunted house、spider、bat、vampire、werewolf、coffin、zombie、witch、skull、pirate、Skull &Crossbones、mummy、skeleton、goblin、ghoul、tomb、Bandaged finger、owl、black cat、mask、moon

四、Activities and games of Halloween(萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的活動(dòng)和游戲):

They watch scary movies.

They wear costumes.

They play trick-o’-treat.

They play pinata.