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on the owners of the house. 欺騙或攻擊是現(xiàn)代萬圣節(jié)的風(fēng)俗。孩子們穿著特殊的衣服走街串巷,討取糖果和玩具之類的賞賜。如果他們得不到任何的賞賜,就可能會對屋主大搞惡作劇或者胡鬧了。 The tradition of the Jack o’ Lantern es from a folktale about a man named Jack who tricked the devil and had to wander the Earth with a lantern. The Jack o’ Lantern is made by placing a candle inside a hollowedout pumpkin, which is carved to look like a face. 南瓜燈的傳統(tǒng)來自于一個民間傳說。一個名叫Jack的人戲弄了惡魔,之后就不得不提著一盞燈在地球上流浪。南瓜燈是用雕刻成臉型,中間挖空,再插上蠟燭的南瓜做成的。 There are many other superstitions associated with Halloween. A superstition is an irrational idea, like believing that the number 13 is unlucky! 和萬圣節(jié)有關(guān)的迷信還有很多。迷信是一種不合常理的想法,比如認(rèn)為13是不吉利的數(shù)字! Halloween is also associated with supernatural creatures like ghosts and vampires. These creatures are not part of the natural world. They don’t really exist... or do they? 萬圣節(jié)還和一些諸如鬼魂和吸血鬼之類的超自然的生物有關(guān)。這些生物不是自然界的一部分。他們實(shí)際上是不存在的......或許他們其實(shí)真的存在? Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers. They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks. 女巫是萬圣節(jié)很受歡迎的人物,人們認(rèn)為她們具有強(qiáng)大的魔力。他們通常戴著尖頂