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.
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.
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."
在西方国家,每年的10月31日,有个“Halloween”,辞典解释为“The eve of All Saints'Day”,中文译作:“万圣节之夜”。万圣节是西方国家的传统节日。这一夜是一年中最“闹鬼”的一夜,所以也叫“鬼节”。很多民族都在万圣节前夜有庆典聚会,这又被叫做“All Hallow E'en”、“The Eve of All Hallows”、“Hallow e'en”,或者“The eve of All Saintas'Day”。最终约定俗成演变成了“Halloween”,中文意译成了万圣节之夜。