萬圣節(jié)的起源英文版

萬圣節(jié)的起源英文版Halloween(orHallowe'en)isanannualholidayobservedonOctober31,whichcommonlyincludesactivitiessuchastrick-or-treating,attendingcostumeparties,carvingjack-o'-lanterns,bonfires,applebobbing,visitinghauntedattractions,playingpranks,tellingscarystories,andwatchinghorrorfilmsareveryhappy.Halloween(orHallowe'en)isanannualholidayobservedonOctober31,whichcommonlyincludesactivitiessuchastrick-or-treating,attendingcostumeparties,carvingjack-o'-lanterns,bonfires,applebobbing,visitinghauntedattractions,playingpranks,tellingscarystories,andwatchinghorrorfilms.HistoryHistorianNicholasRogers,exploringtheoriginsofHalloween,notesthatwhile"somefolkloristshavedetecteditsoriginsintheRomanfeastofPomona,thegoddessoffruitsandseeds,orinthefestivalofthedeadcalledParentalia,itismoretypicallylinkedtotheCelticfestivalofSamhain,whoseoriginalspellingwasSamuin(pronouncedsow-anorsow-in)".ThenameisderivedfromOldIrishandmeansroughly"summer'send".Snap-AppleNight(1832)byDanielMaclise.DepictsapplebobbinganddivinationgamesataHalloweenpartyinBlarney,Ireland.Thename'Halloween'andmanyofitspresent-daytraditionsderivefromtheOldEnglishera.ThewordHalloweenisfirstattestedinthe16thcenturyandrepresentsaScottishvariantofthefullerAll-Hallows-Even("evening"),thatis,thenightbeforeAllHallowsDay.[4]AlthoughthephraseAllHallowsisfoundinOldEnglish(ealrahalgenam比ssed比g,mass-dayofallsaints),All-Hallows-Evenisitselfnotattesteduntil1556.11月1日--萬圣節(jié)AllSaints'Day11月2日--墨西哥的鬼節(jié)DayofDeath萬圣節(jié)(AllSaints'Day,AllHallow'sDay或Hallowmas)是每年11月1日的歐美大節(jié)日。Halloween是AllHallowsEve的縮寫，萬圣節(jié)前夜的意思，指10月31日的晚上。ForthousandsofyearspeoplehavebeencelebratingdifferentholidaysandfestivalsattheendofOctober.TheCeltscelebrateditasSamhain(pronounced“sow-in”,with“sow”rhymingwithcow)。TheIrishEnglishdictionarypublishedbytheIrishTextsSocietydefinesthewordasfollows:“Samhain,AllHallowtide,thefeastofthedeadinPaganandChristiantimes,signalizingthecloseofharvestandtheinitiationofthewinterseason,lastingtillMay,duringwhichtroops(esp.theFiann)werequartered.Faerieswereimaginedasparticularlyactiveatthisseason.Fromitthehalfyearisreckoned.alsocalledFeileMoingfinne(SnowGoddess)。(1)TheScottishGaelisDictionarydefinesitas”Hallowtide.TheFeastofAllSoula.Sam+Fuin=endofsummer.“(2)Contrarytotheinformationpublishedbymanyorganizations,thereisnoarchaeologicalorliteraryevidencetoindicatethatSamhainwasadeity.TheCelticGodsofthedeadwereGwynnapNuddfortheBritish,andArawnfortheWelsh.TheIrishdidnothavea”lordofdeath“assuch.TheCeltsbelievedthateveryyearonthelastdayofOctober,thesoulsofthedeadvisitedtheearth.www.WhentheRomansconqueredtheCeltsinthefirstcenturyA.D.,theyaddedpartsoftheirfestivals,FeraliaandPomonatothetradition.FeraliawasafestivaltohonorthedeadandPomonawasaharvestfestivalnamedafterthegoddessoffruit(apples)andtrees.Aroundtheeigthcentury,theChristianchurchmadeNovember1AllSaints'Daytohonorallofthesaintsthatdidn'thaveaspecialdayoftheirown.Overtheyearsthesefestivalscombined,themassheldonAllSaints'DaywascalledAllhallowmas(themassofallHallows-saintlypeople)。ThenightbeforewasknownasAllHallowsEve.EventuallythisnamebecameHalloween.Inthe1800s,asalotofpeopleemigratedtotheU.S.,theholidaysandtraditionsofdifferentculturesmerged.Halloweenwasnotalwaysahappytime.October31,orthenightbeforetookonothernames.SomecalleditDevil'sorHellnight,toothersitwasmischiefnight.HereinVermont,thenightbeforeiscalledcabbagenight.Tosomepeoplethisbecameatimetoplaytricksonothers.Someofthesetrickswerenotfunatall.Luckily,communitygroupsandindividualstookactionandstartedtochangeHalloweenintoafamilyevent.Dressingupincostumesandgoing”trickortreating“,costumeparades,communitypartiesandFallfestivalsaresomeofthewaysthatHalloweeniscelebratedtoday.OthercountrieshavedifferentFallfestivalstohonorthedeceased.TheFestivaloftheDeadisoneofthemostimportanthappeningsinbothPalermoandtherestofSicily.ThesecondofNovemberisafestivaldayforthechildrenofPalermoas,accordingtotradition,theyweremadetobelievethattheirdeadrelativeswouldreturnthenightbeforeandleavethemtraditionalsw