万圣节英文介绍(英语介绍万圣节传统节日)
Halloween is coming!
关于“万圣节”你究竟知道多少呢？
万圣节又称“鬼节”是一年当中最“闹鬼”的一夜
但是你知道吗？“万圣节”其实是每年的11月1日
在苏格兰和加拿大的某些区域 万圣节 被称为“ All Hallow Mas ”(读出来莫名有种“日语”的赶脚)
而最热闹的10月31日也就是我们常说的“ Halloween ”指的是“ 万圣夜 ”
只不过我们习惯把它说成“万圣节”罢了就像平安夜&圣诞节一样
关于万圣节由来的，传说最多的版本认为，那是源于基督诞生前的古西欧国家，主要包括爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士。这几处的古西欧人叫德鲁伊特人。德鲁伊特的新年在11月1日，新年前夜，德鲁伊特人让年轻人集队，戴着各种怪异面具，拎着刻好的萝卜灯(南瓜灯系后期习俗，古西欧最早没有南瓜)，游走于村落间。
这在当时实则为一种秋收的庆典;也有说是“鬼节”，传说当年死去的人，灵魂会在万圣节的前夜造访人世，据说人们应该让造访的鬼魂看到圆满的收成并对鬼魂呈现出丰盛的款待。所有篝火及灯火，一来为了吓走鬼魂，同时也为鬼魂照亮路线，引导其回归。
万圣节的服装起源于恶作剧，大人带孩子一起出门(一般是大人驾车停在路边，小孩去敲门讨糖(trick or treat)。大人事先要求孩子只许去门口有节日布置的并点了灯的人家，否则不许打扰。另外讨糖过程中必须始终站在大门口等待，不许进屋，讨回的糖也要交给大人检查后才许吃。对接待孩子的人家也要求不给自家制作的食品，也不给未包装的食品。
万圣节的服装，万人万相，不只是单调的大鬼小鬼。制作最简单的鬼服就用一张白床单顶在头上，抠两个洞留出眼睛;若要扮演魔术师，就穿上黑衣黑裤，再戴上黑礼帽，并在礼帽与头顶之间藏一只绒毛小兔备用;小孩穿上白衣白裤，再在背后绑一个手电筒在头上就打扮成了小天使;也有家长把孩子打扮成他们喜欢的卡通形象的。
南瓜灯，万圣节的标志性象征
南瓜灯的古老传说
南瓜灯源于古代爱尔兰，传说一个名叫JACK的人，是个醉汉且爱恶作剧。在万圣节当日，他设圈套将魔鬼困在一棵树上，他不许魔鬼下来，直至恶魔答应永远不让他住在地狱。
JACK死后，因他不相信神不能进天堂，而魔鬼也不让他入地狱，为了协助JACK找到回人间的路，魔鬼给了他一块燃烧的炭，JACK将这燃烧的炭放在他以大红萝卜雕刻成的一个灯笼内，这第一个「JACK的灯笼」，帮助积找寻他的路径回爱尔兰，但他从没找着，于是他永远带著灯笼流浪人间。
在古老的爱尔兰传说里，这根小蜡烛是在一根挖空的萝卜里放着，称作“JACK LANTERNS”，而古老的萝卜灯演变到今天，则是南瓜做的Jack-O-Lantern了。据说爱尔兰人到了美国不久，即发现南瓜不论从来源和雕刻来说都比萝卜更胜一筹，于是南瓜灯就成了万圣节的宠儿。
The Halloween celebrationcomes from All Hallows Day or All Saints Day, the 1st of November. This wasoriginally a pagan festival of the dead, but later became a holiday to honorChristian saints.
The name Halloween comesfrom a contraction of All Hallows Eve (Evening), the day before All HallowsDay. On this night it was believed that the spirits of the dead would try tocome back to life!
Dressing up in costumesis one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children. Accordingto tradition, people would dress up in costumes (wear special clothing, masksor disguises) to frighten the spirits away.
Popular Halloweencostumes include vampires (creatures that drink blood), ghosts (spirits of thedead) and werewolves (people that turn into wolves when the moon is full).
Trick or Treat is amodern Halloween custom where children go from house to house dressed incostume, asking for treats like candy or toys. If they don't get any treats,they might play a trick (mischief or prank) on the owners of the house.
The tradition of the Jacko' Lantern comes from a folktale about a man named Jack who tricked the deviland had to wander the Earth with a lantern. The Jack o' Lantern is made byplacing a candle inside a hollowed-out pumpkin, which is carved to look like aface.
Trick or Treat-Halloween Song
Trick or treat?
Trick or treat?
Give me something good to eat.
Apples, peaches, tangerines.
Happy Happy Halloween.
Trick or treat?
Trick or treat?
Give me something sweet to eat.
Cookies, chocolate, jelly beans.
Happy Happy Halloween.
Trick or treat?
Trick or treat?
Give me something sour to eat.
Lemons, grapefruits, limes so green.
Happy Happy Halloween.
Trick or treat?
Trick or treat?
Give me something good to eat.
Nuts and candy. Lollipops.
Now it’s time for us to stop.
Knock Knock Trick or treat
Knock. Knock.
trick or treat?
Who are you?
I'm a ghost.
I'm a little ghost.
Knock. Knock.
Trick or treat?
Who are you?
I'm a cowboy.
I'm a little cowboy.
Knock. Knock.
Trick or treat?
Who are you?
I'm a witch.
I'm a little witch.
Knock. Knock.
Trick or treat?
Who are you?
I'm a monster.
I'm a little monster.
Knock. Knock.
Trick or treat?
Who are you?
I'm a ballerina.
A little ballerina.
Knock. Knock.
Trick or treat?
Who are you?
I'm a pirate.
I'm a little pirate.
Knock. Knock.
Trick or treat?
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
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