Halloween(万圣节英文介绍)

October31stisHalloweenHalloweenisoneoftheworld’soldestholidays,celebratedinseveralcountriesaroundtheworldincludingtheUSA,Canada,England,Ireland,Scotland,Mexico,LatinAmerica,andSpain.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。OriginofHalloween万圣节起源TheCelticpeopleslivedover2,000yearsagoIntheplacethatisnowIreland,theUnitedKingdom,andNorthernFrance.Halloween’soriginsdatebacktotheancientCelticfestivalofSamhain(pronouncedsow-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。FortheCelticpeoples,theNewYearwascelebratedonNovember1stofeveryyear.ThisdatemarkedtheendofSummerandthebeginningofWinter.FortheCelticpeoples,theNewYearwascelebratedonNovember1stofeveryyear.ThisdatemarkedtheendofSummerandthebeginningofWinter.Andthistimeofyearoftenassociatedwithhumandeath.凯尔特人选在每年November1st，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。TraditionsofHalloween许多关于Halloween的习俗，包括变装打扮，不给糖就捣蛋的游戏，打彩罐的游戏，刻南瓜灯笼等习俗，都可以追溯到凯特尔人Samhain节。ManyofthetraditionsassociatedwithHalloweencanbetracedbacktotheancientfestivalsofSamhain,suchascostuming,trick-or-treating,pinata,pumpkincarving.万圣节的传统习俗SymbolsofHalloweenModerndayHalloweencelebrationsusemanysymbolstohelpmaketheholidaymoreinteresting.Doyouknowwhattheyare？现代人用许多东西来庆祝万圣节，让这个节日变得更有趣。你知道有哪些东西吗？万圣节的象征owlblackcatmaskmoonActivitiesandgamesofHalloween万圣节的活动和游戏•TheywatchscarymoviesTheywearcostumes.Theyplaytrick-o’-treatTheyplaypinata.FOODSBecausetheholidaycomesinthewakeoftheannualappleharvest,candyapples(alsoknownastoffeeortaffyapples)areacommonHalloweentreatmadebyrollingwholeapplesinastickysugarsyrup,andsometimesrollingtheminnuts.Candyappleswerecommonlygiventochildren.candyappleJack-o'-lanternAjack-o'-lantern(sometimesalsospelledJackO'Lantern)istypicallyacarvedpumpkin.HowtomakeaJack-o'-lanternn•STEPONE:Cutoffthetopofthepumpkin.•STEPTWO:Scoopouttheinsideofthepumpkin.•STEPTHREE:Carvethepumpkinwithknife•STEPFOUR:PutancandleinthepumpkinSeehowotherpeoplemakeaJack-o'-lantern