【正文】 nto Hell. Thus, the Devil sent Jack’s spirit into the night with only a burning candle to light his way. Jack put the candle into a carved out turnip and has been roaming the Earth ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then simply as “Jackolantern.” 到小器杰克死掉后，上帝不允許他進(jìn)入天堂，而魔鬼曾答應(yīng)過(guò)他不會(huì)讓他下地獄，所以杰克死后哪都去不了。 Ghosts amp。再者，貓頭鷹很少在白天出現(xiàn)，也都讓人不得不認(rèn)為他們是屬于黑暗和恐怖。為什么要取名為杰克呢？在愛(ài)爾蘭人的傳說(shuō)中有個(gè)有名的小氣杰克。因此，十月三十一日就成了萬(wàn)聖節(jié)前夕，英文稱之 All Hallows Eve， 而後來(lái)人們便簡(jiǎn)稱十月三十一日為 Halloween。同時(shí)，凱爾特人也會(huì)假扮成鬼的樣子，企圖混淆跑到陽(yáng)間的鬼魂 。他們也被視為可趨魔避邪的象征。 Broomsticks Witches and broomsticks go hand in hand. They have been associated for centuries. Often, witches are depicted riding them across the night sky with a black cat on one end. It is believed that because Halloween occurred during the rainy season, women used their broomsticks to vault over large puddles and to sweep water out of their paths while walking. Thus, the two became associated. 女巫和掃把形影不離已有幾世紀(jì)之久，通常女巫會(huì)騎著掃把在夜晚飛行，而她們的同伴黑貓會(huì)坐在掃把的另一端陪著她們飛行．會(huì)什么女巫會(huì)和掃把形影不離呢？因?yàn)樵谌f(wàn)圣節(jié)那天，通常會(huì)下著雨，而女巫們需要用掃把掃掉地上的大水坑，或地上的積水以便行走。 Spiders amp。 Symbols of Halloween Modern day Halloween celebrations use many symbols to help make the holiday more festive……… Some of these include………… 現(xiàn)代人用許多東西來(lái)慶祝萬(wàn)圣節(jié)，讓這個(gè)節(jié)日變得更有趣。 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(xí)俗，所謂的靈魂餅干就是將烤好的餅干祭祀過(guò)世的人。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, Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Latin America, and Spain. 萬(wàn)圣節(jié)是世界上最老的節(jié)日之一，在 10 月 31日這天，有許多國(guó)家，如：美國(guó) ,加拿大 ,英格蘭 ,愛(ài)爾蘭 ,蘇格蘭 ,墨西哥 ,拉丁美洲 ,西班牙等，都會(huì)慶祝萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的來(lái)臨?，F(xiàn)在，雖然人們不再相信鬼魂們會(huì)在陽(yáng)間跑來(lái)跑去，