Happy Halloween

October 31st is Halloween

一、Origin of Halloween (万圣节起源):

Halloween is one of the world’s oldest holidays, celebrated in several countries around the world including the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Latin America, and Spain.

万圣节是世界上最古老的节日之一，在10 月31日这天，有许多国家，如：美国,加拿大,英格兰,爱尔兰,苏格兰,墨西哥,拉丁美洲,西班牙等，都会庆祝万圣节的来临。

The Celtic peoples lived over 2,000 years ago In the place that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Northern France.Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).

在2000多年前的爱尔兰及法国北部，住着一群凯尔特人，而万圣节就是起源于古凯尔特人的一个叫做Samhain的节庆。

For the Celtic peoples, the New Year was celebrated on November 1st of every year. This date marked the end of Summer and the beginning of Winter. And this time of year often associated with human death.

凯尔特人选在每年November 1st ，11月1日庆祝新年，正值夏天结束，冬天刚开始的时节，多半让人联想到黑暗的死亡。

二、Traditions of Halloween （万圣节的传统习俗）：

Many of the traditions associated with Halloween can be traced back to the ancient festivals of Samhain, such as costuming, trick-or-treating, pinata, pumpkin carving.

许多关于Halloween的习俗，包括变装打扮，不给糖就捣蛋的游戏，打彩罐的游戏，刻南瓜灯笼等习俗，都可以追溯到凯特尔人Samhain节。

三、Symbols of Halloween（万圣节的象征）：

Modern day Halloween celebrations use many symbols to help make the holiday more interesting.

Do you know what they are？

现代人用许多东西来庆祝万圣节，让这个节日变得更有趣。你知道有哪些东西吗？

Ghost、Haunted house、spider、bat、vampire、werewolf、coffin、zombie、witch、skull、pirate、Skull &Crossbones、mummy、skeleton、goblin、ghoul、tomb、Bandaged finger、owl、black cat、mask、moon

四、Activities and games of Halloween（万圣节的活动和游戏）：

They watch scary movies.

They wear costumes.

They play trick-o’-treat.

They play pinata.