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篇一：
OnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman,whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingywithhismoney.Sohewassenttohell.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil(Satan),sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern.
Well,IrishchildrenmadeJack'slanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip,hollowedoutwiththesideshavingholesandlitbylittlecandlesinside.AndIrishchildrenwouldcarrythemastheywentfromhousetohousebeggingforfoodforthevillageHalloweenfestivalthathonoredtheDruidgodMuckOlla.TheIrishnamefortheselanternswas"Jackwiththelantern"or"Jackofthelantern,"abbreviatedas"Jack-o'-lantern"andnowspelled"jack-o-lantern."
ThetraditionalHalloweenyoucanreadaboutinmostbookswasjustchildren'sfunnight.HalloweencelebrationswouldstartinOctoberineveryelementaryschool.
Halloweenisawesternfestival.It’sonOct.31th.It’sahappytimeforchildrenbecauseatnighttheyputonthemaskstoattendtheparty.Aftertheparty,theyknockatsomeone’sdoorandsay:“trickortread”.Itmeansifyoudon’tgivemethecandies,Iwillplaytrickonyou!Atlastkidscangetenoughcandiesforoneyear.
篇二：
TheAmericantraditionof"trick-or-treating"probablydatesbacktotheearlyAllSouls'DayparadesinEngland.Duringthefestivities,poorcitizenswouldbegforfoodandfamilieswouldgivethempastriescalled"soulcakes"inreturnfortheirpromisetoprayforthefamily'sdeadrelatives.
Thedistributionofsoulcakeswasencouragedbythechurchasawaytoreplacetheancientpracticeofleavingfoodandwineforroamingspirits.Thepractice,whichwasreferredtoas"goinga-souling"waseventuallytakenupbychildrenwhowouldvisitthehousesintheirneighborhoodandbegivenale,food,andmoney.
ThetraditionofdressingincostumeforHalloweenhasbothEuropeanandCelticroots.Hundredsofyearsago,winterwasanuncertainandfrighteningtime.Foodsuppliesoftenranlowand,forthemanypeopleafraidofthedark,theshortdaysofwinterwerefullofconstantworry.OnHalloween,whenitwasbelievedthatghostscamebacktotheearthlyworld,peoplethoughtthattheywouldencounterghostsiftheylefttheirhomes.Toavoidbeingrecognizedbytheseghosts,peoplewouldwearmaskswhentheylefttheirhomesafterdarksothattheghostswouldmistakethemforfellowspirits.OnHalloween,tokeepghostsawayfromtheirhouses,peoplewouldplacebowlsoffoodoutsidetheirhomestoappeasetheghostsandpreventthemfromattemptingtoenter.