HalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear.Itmeansholyevening,anditcomeseveryOctober31,theeveningbeforeAllSaints‘Day.However,itisnotreallyachurchholiday,itisaholidayforchildrenmainly.
Everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins.Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputaburningcandleinside.Itlooksasiftherewereapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin!Theselightsarecalledjack-o‘-lanterns,whichmeansJackofthelantern.
ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween.Somechildrenpainttheirfacestolooklikemonsters.Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse.Everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,Trickortreat!Moneyoreat!Thegrown-upsputtreat-moneyorcandyintheirbags.
Notonlychildren,butmostgrown-upsalsoloveHalloweenandHalloweenpartiesbecauseonthisday,theycandisguisethemselvesaspersonagesorghostastheirimaginationswillleadthem.Thisbringthemthesatisfactionofbeingyoung.
whenwethinkofhalloween,wethinkof"trickortreat",pumpkins,jacko'lanterns,vampiresandhauntedhouses.butdoyouknowtheoriginofhalloween?whydoesitfallon31october?whatkindoffestivalisit?whyisitsocreepy?
halloweendatesbacktoacelticfestivalcalledsamhain.november1isthenewyearofthecelts,wholivedineuropemorethanathousandyearsago.thisisthedaywhichmarkedtheendofsummerandharvest.theceltsbelievedthatonthenightofoctober31,ghostsofthedeadwouldreturntoearth.theceltscelebratedsamhainbydressingupincostumeswithanimalheadsandhavingbonfires.manyceltssettledinbritainandireland,wherethefestivalbecamepopular.thosewhomovedtoamericatookthetraditionwiththem.
nowadays,mostpeoplecelebratehalloweenbutonlyforfun.theyarenotworriedaboutghosts.kidsinamericawilldressupasdevilsorangelsandwillgofromhousetohousecalling"trickortreat",playingmischievoustricksandgettingsweets.americansspendmoremoneyonhalloweenthanchristmas!inxx,morethanhk$45billionwasspentonhalloween.andhk$15billionofthatwasspentoncandyalone!!!
kidsinbritainalsodressupathalloween.theyvisithouses,singsongsortellajoketogetsweets.manygotohalloweenpartiesandplaygameslike"duckingforapples".youmustpickupanappleinwaterbutyoucanonlyuseyourmouth.tryit!
AstheHalloweeniscomingsoon,therearemanystoressellingtherelativeproductsandmanykidsareattrACTeddeeply.Thisfestivaloriginatedinwesterncountryandnowtheworldiscelebratingit.Everyyear,therewillbeabigparadeandallkindsofhorribleimagesappear.Theghosts,thewalkingdeadsandvampiresarefavoredbytheyoungpeople,theyliketodressliketheseimagesandjointheparade.Forthekids,theyliketohangouttogetherandaskforcandyfromdoortodoor.Treatortrickistheirslogan,theycanalwaysgetthecandy.Somenaughtyguyseventhroweggsandthishabitannoysmanypeople,somestoreswillrefusetoselleggstokidsonthisday,justincaseoftheaccident.Inall,theyoungpeopleareenjoyingGREatpartyinHalloween.
万圣节快到了,有许多商店出售相关产品,许多孩子被深深地吸引了。这个节日起源于西方国家,现在世界都在庆祝。每年会有一个大*，各种可怕的形象出现在其中。鬼,行尸走肉和吸血鬼受到年轻人的喜爱,他们喜欢穿成这样，并加入*队伍。对孩子们来说,他们喜欢一起出去玩,挨家挨户索要糖果。不给糖就捣蛋是他们的口号,他们总是可以得到糖果。一些淘气的孩子甚至扔鸡蛋，这个习惯惹恼了很多人,有些商店会在这一天拒绝把鸡蛋卖给孩子们,以防事故发生。总之,年轻人享受万圣节的派对。
Accordingtothetraditionalcustom,manytypicalACTivitieswillbeheldonHallows’eve.Asisknowntoall,“Trickortreat”isacustomarycelebrationforchildrenonHalloween.Childrenwillgoincostumefromhousetohouse,askingfortreatssuchascandy(sweets)orsometimesmoneybyaskingthequestion"Trickortreat?".Theword"trick"referstoa(mostlyidle)"threat"toperformmischiefonthehomeownersortheirpropertyifnotreatisgiven.Inaddition,thereareotherACTivitiesandgamesonHallows’eve.Forexample,allkindsofHalloweenpartiesareheldbyschoolsorstudents.Furthermore,bobbingforapplesandmakingJack-o-lanternsarealsothetypicalgamesforchildren.
根据传统风俗，很多典型的活动在这一天举行。众所周知，“不给糖果就捣蛋”是万圣节这天孩子们的惯例庆祝。孩子们会穿着服装挨家挨户通过问“TrickorTreat”这一问题要糖果或钱。“Trick”一词指的是如果屋主不给东西就威胁对他们实施恶作剧或损坏财产。此外，万圣节前夕还有其他活动。比如，学校或者学生会举行各种各种的活动。而且，杰克南瓜灯也是孩子们玩的典型游戏。
Asatraditionalfestival,Halloweenhasshowedmanycustomsandculturesofwesterncountriesandbroughtsomejoyforchildren.Besides,ithasmadesomecontributiontodevelopeconomyandprovidedanopportunityforpeopletogetalongwitheachother.
作为一个传统节日，万圣节展示了很多西方国家的风俗文化，给孩子们带来了一些乐趣。除此之外，它对经济发展做出了贡献，给人们提供了相互相处的机会。
Black,orange,andsometimespuprleareHalloween'straditionalcolors.
黑色，橘色和紫色是万圣节的传统颜色。
Halloween,alsoknownasAllHallows’Eve,isayearlycelebrationobservedinanumberofcountriesonOctober31,theeveofthewesternChristianfeastofAllHallows,especiallyinwesterncountries.Butnowadays,ithasbeenmorepopularinsomeAsiancountries,particularlyamongyoungpeople.
万圣节，也叫万圣前夕，是很多国家在每年10月31这天庆祝的一个节日，也是西方*徒的万圣盛宴，特别是在西方国家。但是现在，万圣节在一些亚洲国家已经变得越来越受欢迎，尤其是在年轻人当中。
Inmodernsociety,theimageryofHalloweenincludesthemesofdeath,evil,theoccult,mythicalmonsters,etc.Atthesametime,Halloweenhasbeenaseasonalcelebrationwhichisconsideredastheendofautumnandthebeginningofwinter.
在现代社会，万圣节的意象包括诸如死亡，*，神学，怪兽等主题。同时，万圣节已经成为一个季节的庆祝，被看做是秋天的结束和冬天的开始。
HalloweenisonthelastdayofOctober,itisverypopularinthewesterncountry.Onthatday,peoplewilldressinthehorriblestyle,especiallyforthekids,theywillknockfromdoortodoor.Ifpeopledon’tgivethemthecandy,thechildrenwillplaytricksonthem.ButinChina,moreandmoreyoungpeopleliketofollowthistrend,theywillplaytherolesandfindsomefun.Asforme,I’dliketojoinsomeACTivitiesontheHalloween.Myfriendsalwayshavesomefunnycostumes,soIwillborrowonefromthem.Thenwedresstogether,whennightcomes,wewillcometojointheparty.Wesinganddance.Itissuchafunnight.Beforethemidnight,wewillgettogetherandtakesomedrinks.Wetalkaboutthehappyhour.IliketheseACTivities.
万圣节在10月的最后一天,它在西方国家很受欢迎。在那一天,人们会穿着恐怖风格的服装,尤其是孩子们,他们会挨家挨户敲门。如果人们不给他们糖果,孩子们就会捉弄他们。但在中国,越来越多的年轻人喜欢追随这个潮流,他们会扮演角色，找到乐趣。至于我,我喜欢在万圣节参加一些活动。我的朋友总是有一些有趣的服装,所以我会借一件。然后我们一起打扮,夜幕降临时,我们将会来参加聚会。我们唱歌跳舞。这是一个有趣的夜晚。在午夜之前,我们会聚在一起,喝饮料。我们谈论快乐的时光。我喜欢这些活动。