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ed with a trick on Halloween night or hexed with misfortune for the next year. The term “trickortreat” is thought to have first originated in Britain where Halloween was known as “Mischief Night” and the practice of “goingasouling” was mon. Pumpkin Carving Carved pumpkins are traditionally known as “Jackolanterns.” Traditionally, the jackolantern was carved from a turnip, potato, or beet and lit with a burning candle. These lanterns represented the souls of departed loved ones and were placed in windows or set on porches to wele the deceased. They also served as protection from evil spirits freed from the dead on Halloween night. In North America, turnips, potatoes, and beets were not as readily available, so the pumpkin was used and found to be a suitable replacement. 眾人皆知的杰克番瓜燈是刻在番瓜上,但人們一開始是在蘿卜,馬鈴薯或甜菜上刻燈籠,然后挖空并點燃蠟燭在里面,形成燈籠。 Trickortreating The modern day custom of TrickorTreating originated from the very old custom of “Goingasouling” or begging for soul cakes. Soul cakes were baked goods offered to souls of the departed. The Christian Church encouraged the practice of the needy going from home to home gathering food (Goingasouling) at Harvest time. Prayers for the recently deceased from the needy were exchanged with the giving family. 不給糖就搗蛋的游戲起源于要靈魂餅干的習俗,所謂的靈魂餅干就是將烤好的餅干祭祀過世的人。綜合這三個節(jié)日 All Hallows Eve (萬圣節(jié)前夕 ), All Saints’ Day (萬圣節(jié) ) 和 All Souls’ Day (萬靈節(jié) ),就叫做Hallowmas. Being an American Tradition Halloween arrived in North America courtesy of Irish and Scottish emigrants who brought stories of Samhain and Hallowmas, as well as tales of ghosts and spirits with them in the 1840’s, during the Irish Potato Famine. The holiday flourished into what is now modern day Halloween. 1840年代,愛爾蘭區(qū)發(fā)生了饑荒,一些愛爾蘭及蘇格蘭人移民到北美洲,也把這些習俗和鬼故事帶到了北美洲,漸漸地,北美洲人也開始慶祝 Halloween(萬圣節(jié) )。當時的教宗明訂十一月一日為萬聖節(jié) All Saints Day, 又稱 All Hallowmas,來紀念所有的聖人和騎士。所以,在十月三十一日晚上,凱爾特人會慶祝 Samhain這個節(jié)日,以趨魔避邪。October 31st is Halloween Halloween is one of the world’s oldest holidays, celebrated in several countries around the globe including the USA, Canada, England, Ire