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1、英语版万圣节的小故事 万圣节的习俗介绍英语版汉语介绍：万圣节前夜(Hallowee n 或Halloween ，“All Hallows Evening”的缩写)，也叫万圣夜 、诸圣节前夕 ，在每年的10月31日，是指万圣节(All Hallows Day)的前夜，类似于圣诞夜被称为“Christmas Eve”，是天主教会的传统节日，主要流行于英语使用区，如北美和不列颠群岛、其次是澳大利亚和新西兰。当晚小孩会穿上化妆服，戴上面具，挨家挨户收集糖果。 次日则举行重大的弥撒，追思圣徒。Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evi
2、l spirits.Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween.Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween.They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits
3、 of the dead. Black cats are also symbols of Halloween and have religious origins as well.Black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future.During the Middle Ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats.Thus when such a cat was seen
4、, it was considered to be a witch in disguise.All these are popular trick-or-treat 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. 万圣节的习俗 英语版万圣节的习俗 英语版Pumpkins are also
5、 a symbol of Halloween.The pumpkin is an orange-colored 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 that he was not allowed into
6、heaven when he died, because he was a miser.He couldnt enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil.As a result, Jack had to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day.So Jack and his lantern became the symbol of a lost or damned soul.To scare these souls away on Halloween, the Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips, beets or potatoes representing Jack of the Lantern, or Jack-o-lantern.When the Irish brought their customs to the Unit第 3 页 共 3 页