WhenwethinkofHalloween,wethinkof"Trickortreat",pumpkins,Jacko'lanterns,vampiresandhauntedhouses.ButdoyouknowtheoriginofHalloween?Whydoesitfallon31October?Whatkindoffestivalisit?Whyisitsocreepy?
HalloweendatesbacktoaCelticfestivalcalledSamhain.November1isthenewyearoftheCelts,wholivedinEuropemorethanathousandyearsago.Thisisthedaywhichmarkedtheendofsummerandharvest.TheCeltsbelievedthatonthenightofOctober31,ghostsofthedeadwouldreturntoearth.TheCeltscelebratedSamhainbydressingupincostumeswithanimalheadsandhavingbonfires.ManyCeltssettledinBritainandIreland,wherethefestivalbecamepopular.ThosewhomovedtoAmericatookthetraditionwiththem.
Nowadays,mostpeoplecelebrateHalloweenbutonlyforfun.Theyarenotworriedaboutghosts.KidsinAmericawilldressupasdevilsorangelsandwillgofromhousetohousecalling"Trickortreat",playingmischievoustricksandgettingsweets.AmericansspendmoremoneyonHalloweenthanChristmas!In20xx,morethanHK$45billionwasspentonHalloween.AndHK$15billionofthatwasspentoncandyalone！
KidsinBritainalsodressupatHalloween.Theyvisithouses,singsongsortellajoketogetsweets.ManygotoHalloweenpartiesandplaygameslike"duckingforapples".Youmustpickupanappleinwaterbutyoucanonlyuseyourmouth.Tryit!
Everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins.Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputaburningcandleinside.Itlooksasiftherewereapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin!Theselightsarecalledjack-o'-lanterns,whichmeans"Jackofthelantern".
ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween.Somechildrenpainttheirfacestolooklikemonsters.Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse.Everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,"Trickortreat!Moneyoreat!"Thegrown-upsputtreat-moneyorcandyintheirbags.
HalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear。Itmeans"holyevening，"anditcomeseveryOctober31，theeveningbeforeAllSaints"Day。However，itisnotreallyachurchholiday，itisaholidayforchildrenmainly。
Everyautumn，whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat，childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins。Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputaburningcandleinside。Itlooksasiftherewereapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin！Theselightsarecalledjack—o"—lanterns，whichmeans"Jackofthelantern"。
ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween。Somechildrenpainttheirfacestolooklikemonsters。Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse。Everytimetheycometoanewhouse，theysay，"Trickortreat！Moneyoreat！"Thegrown—upsputtreat—moneyorcandyintheirbags。
Notonlychildren，butmostgrown—upsalsoloveHalloweenandHalloweenpartiesbecauseonthisday，theycandisguisethemselvesaspersonagesorghostastheirimaginationswillleadthem。Thisbringthemthesatisfactionofbeingyoung。
OnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman,whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingywithhismoney.Sohewassenttohell.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil(Satan),sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern.
Well,IrishchildrenmadeJack'slanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip,hollowedoutwiththesideshavingholesandlitbylittlecandlesinside.AndIrishchildrenwouldcarrythemastheywentfromhousetohousebeggingforfoodforthevillageHalloweenfestivalthathonoredtheDruidgodMuckOlla.TheIrishnamefortheselanternswas"Jackwiththelantern"or"Jackofthelantern,"
ThiseveningwewenttoHappyValley,thedayitwasHalloween.
Thereisaseaofpeople,almosteveryonewithmasks,somelongteeth,somehairallwhite,andthelotusflower.
Firstwewenttoasmallhouse,eachgoaftertheclotharewrittenonthefrontoftheproject.Isawamummyhoppinginfrontofahorror,andIwasscaredtoclosemyeyes.I"mscared,butIstilllaughatthoseghoststhatlookugly.Thereisapieceofclothwithoutwriting,wegoin,ahandtocomeover,alookataperson,stillwalktothehead.
Wearegoingtoseeamanholdingthepaintedface,withaknife,Iseethatitisfake.Imadeafaceathim,withahandonhishand.IsawafewstepsbackassoonasIsawit.
Wewenttoabutcherbranchofastreet,butnowI"mnotnervous,alsojokinglyasked:"boss,howmuchisit?"
WesawadoctorandIapproached.Shehadfourbloodonherface,andshewasscaryalloverwithadollinherhand.
TodayIamveryhighheart,butalsoimprovemycourage,onedaytoofast!
HalloweenisaholidaycelebratedonOctober31.Bytradition，Halloweenbeginsaftersunset.Longago，peoplebelievedthatwitchesgatheredtogetherandghostsroamedtheworldonHalloween.Today，mostpeoplenolongerbelieveinghostsandwitches.ButthesesupernaturalbeingsarestillapartofHalloween.
万圣节是10月31日，在日落之后开始。很久以前,人们相信世界上有女巫和鬼在这一天聚集人间。如今，大多数人不再相信幽灵和巫婆。但这些超自然仍然是万圣节的一部分。
ThecolorsblackandorangearealsoapartofHalloween.Blackisasymbolfornightandorangeisthecolorofpumpkins.Ajack-o'-lanternisahollowed-outpumpkinwithafacecarvedononeside.Candlesareusuallyplacedinside，givingthefaceaspookyglow.