英語版萬圣節(jié)的小故事萬圣節(jié)的習俗介紹英語版.doc

1、英語版萬圣節(jié)的小故事 萬圣節(jié)的習俗介紹英語版漢語介紹：萬圣節(jié)前夜(Hallowee n 或Halloween ，“All Hallows Evening”的縮寫)，也叫萬圣夜 、諸圣節(jié)前夕 ，在每年的10月31日，是指萬圣節(jié)(All Hallows Day)的前夜，類似于圣誕夜被稱為“Christmas Eve”，是天主教會的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，主要流行于英語使用區(qū)，如北美和不列顛群島、其次是澳大利亞和新西蘭。當晚小孩會穿上化妝服，戴上面具，挨家挨戶收集糖果。 次日則舉行重大的彌撒，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. 萬圣節(jié)的習俗 英語版萬圣節(jié)的習俗 英語版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