万圣节英语信息

万圣节英文内容

October 31即10月31日，就是西方的万圣节前夕，下面我准备了一些万圣节的`英语内容，欢迎大家阅读欣赏!

On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes(节日服装)knock on their neighbors’ doors and yell "Trick or Treat" when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in.

As they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks.

Since the 800’s November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints’ Day(万圣节). The Mass that was said on this day was called Allhallowmas.

The evening before became known as All Hakkiw e’en, or Halloween. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both pre-Christian and Christian customs.

October 31 st was the eve of the Celtic(凯尔特人的)new year. The Celts were the ancestors of the present-day Irish, Welsh and Scottish people. On this day ghosts walked and mingled with the living, or so the Celts thought.

The townspeople baked food all that day and when night fell they dressed up and tried to resemble the souls of the dead. Hoping that the ghosts would leave peacefully before midnight of the new year.

Much later, when Christianity spread throughout Ireland and October 31 was no longer the last day of the year, Halloween became a celebration mostly for children.

"Ghosts" went from door to door asking for treats, or else a trick would be played on the owners of the house. When millions of Irish people immigrated to the United States in the 1840s the tradition came with them.

Today’ school dances and neighborhood parties called "block parties" are popular among young and old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties(化妆舞会).

In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children.

Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!

Certain pranks(恶作剧)such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.

Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, goblins(小精灵)and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween.

They 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.

In the weeks before October 31, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes(轮廓)of witches and black cats.

Pumpkins are also 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(吝啬的)that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser(吝啬鬼).

He couldn’t enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day(审判日). The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips(芜菁根), beets(甜菜根)or potatoes representing "Jack of the Lantern," or Jack-o’lantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips.

Today jack-o’-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies(糖果)waiting if they knock and say "Trick or Treat!"

1、万圣节是什么节日

万圣夜是诸圣节(All Hallows Day)的前夜。意思是在纪念所有圣人(All Hallows)的那一天要举行的弥撒(Mass)。万圣节通常与灵异的事物联系起来。

欧洲传统上认为万圣夜是鬼怪世界最接近人间的时间。美国明尼苏达州的阿诺卡(Anoka)号称是“世界万圣节之都”，每年都举行大型的巡游庆祝。

翻译：

What is Halloween?

Halloween is the eve of All Hallows Day. It means Mass to be held on the day of commemoration of all Hallows. Halloween is usually associated with spiritual things.

European tradition holds that Halloween is the closest time in the world of ghosts. Anoka, Minnesota, USA, is known as the "World Halloween Capital" and holds large-scale cruises every year to celebrate it.

2、万圣节的由来故事

凯尔特人(Celtic)相信太阳神帮助他们种植农作物。但是，每年太阳神都会被一个名叫Samhain的邪恶力量攻击并被囚禁六个月。

凯尔特人非常害怕10月31日的夜晚，怕有一堆邪恶灵魂潜伏在任何地方。他们在家生起火来让那些邪恶灵魂离开他们的家。凯尔特人会装着可怕的伪装来把那群邪恶灵魂赶走。这就是万圣节的原型。

翻译：

The Origin of Halloween

Celtic believed that the Sun God helped them grow crops. But every year, the Sun God is attacked and imprisoned for six months by an evil force called Samhain.

The Celtics were terrified of the night of October 31, for there were evil spirits lurking everywhere. They set fire at home to let the evil spirits leave their homes. The Celtics would put on a terrible disguise to drive away the evil spirits. This is the prototype of Halloween.

3、万圣节的习俗

不给糖果就捣乱，万圣节在孩子们眼中，是一个充满神秘色彩的节日。孩子们穿上五颜六色的化妆服，戴上千奇百怪的面具，提上一盏“杰克灯”跑出去玩。

一群群装扮成妖魔鬼怪的孩子手提“杰克灯”，跑到邻居家门前，喊着：“给钱还是给吃的”。

翻译：

Halloween customs

Make trouble without giving candy. Halloween is a mysterious holiday in the eyes of children. The children put on colorful costumes, strange masks, put on a "Jack Lamp" and ran out to play.

A group of children dressed up as demons, carrying "Jack Lamp", ran to the neighbor's door and shouted, "Give money or give food."

扩展资料

万圣节特色食物

万圣节有几样吃的东西是必备的：南瓜派、苹果、糖果，有的地方还会准备上等的牛羊肉。“不给糖果就捣乱”，万圣节的糖果最经典的是橘色、棕色和黑色的包装，造型以鬼怪居多，不过，这个传统本来面目和糖果没有关系。

万圣夜的象征物

万圣夜的象征物是南瓜灯（也叫杰克灯、杰克灯笼），另外还有南瓜雕空当灯笼的故事。这个故事又是源于古代爱尔兰，故事是说一个名叫杰克（英文：JACK） 的人，是个醉汉且爱恶作剧。

一天杰克把恶魔骗上了树，随即在树桩上刻了个十字，恐吓恶魔令他不敢下来，然后杰克就与恶魔约法三章，让恶魔答应施法让杰克永远不会犯罪为条件让他下树。 杰克死后，其灵魂既不能上天又不能下地狱，他的亡灵只好靠一根小蜡烛指引他在天地之间倘佯。

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”，而古老的萝卜灯经演变则是南瓜做的 JACK-OLD-LATERN 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胜一筹，于是南瓜就成了万圣节的宠物。

参考资料来源：百度百科-万圣节