■十条知识为万圣节扫盲
Wipe out Illiteracy About Halloween

1. The Halloween celebration comes from All Hallows Day or All Saints Day, the 1st of November. This was originally a pagan festival of the dead, but later became a holiday to honor Christian saints.

2. The name Halloween comes from a contraction of All Hallows Eve（Evening）, the day before All Hallows Day. On this night it was believed that the spirits of the dead would try to come back to life!

3. Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children. According to tradition, people would dress up in costumes（wear special clothing, masks or disguises）to frighten the spirits away.

4. Popular Halloween costumes include vampires（creatures that drink blood）, ghosts（spirits of the dead）and werewolves[31]（people that turn into wolves when the moon is full）.

5. Trick or Treat is a modern Halloween custom where children go from house to house dressed in costume, asking for treats like candy or toys. If they

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万圣节是每年的10月31日，源于古代凯尔特民族的新年节庆，他们相信这是夏天的终结、冬天的开始。这是一年中最重要的节日之一，被称为“死人之日”或“鬼节”。万圣节通常与灵异的事物联系起来，欧洲传统则认为，万圣节晚上是鬼怪世界最接近人间的时间，与东亚的中元节、盂兰节及日本的百鬼夜行类似。

1.庆祝万圣节的习俗来源于11月1日基督教万圣节，又叫全圣节。该节日最初是一种悼念死者的异教徒节日，而之后成为纪念基督圣徒的节日。

2.万圣节一词简写自万圣节之夜（夜晚），也就是万圣节的前一天。人们认为，在这天晚上，死者的鬼魂会回到人间！

3.乔装打扮是万圣节最为流行的风俗，在孩子中更是如此。按照传统，人们会穿上戏服（奇怪的服装、面具或化妆）将鬼魂吓走。

4.流行的万圣节服装包括吸血鬼（吸血的生物）、鬼魂（死者的鬼魂）和狼人（在满月时会变成狼的人）。

5.“不给糖就捣蛋”是现代万圣节的风俗，孩子们装扮好自己后，会挨家挨户去要糖果和玩具等。要是不给他们好处，他们就会在主人家

don’t get any treats, they might play a trick（mischief or prank）on the owners of the house.

6. The tradition of the Jack o’ Lantern comes 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 hollowed-out pumpkin, which is carved to look like a face.

7. There are many other superstitions associated with Halloween. A superstition is an irrational[32] idea, like believing that the number 13 is unlucky!

8. 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?

9. Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers. They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks[33].

10. Bad omens are also part of Halloween celebrations. A bad omen is something that is believed to bring bad luck, like black cats, spiders or bats.

If youth be a defect, it is one that we outgrow only too soon.

恶作剧（调皮捣蛋）。

6.放南瓜灯的习俗来自于一个民间故事，故事是关于一个名叫杰克的人，他欺骗了魔鬼，所以不得不乘一个南瓜灯漂流世界。制作南瓜灯，就是在挖空的南瓜里放进一根蜡烛，而且南瓜要被雕刻成人脸的样子。

7.与万圣节有关的还有许多其他的迷信风俗。这里的迷信就是指荒谬的想法，比如认为13是个不吉利的数字。

8.万圣节还与一些超自然生物有关，比如鬼魂和吸血鬼。这些生物并不属于自然界。他们并不是真的存在……或者他们存在吗？

9.女巫是万圣节最时兴的装扮，人们认为女巫很有魔力。她们经常戴着尖顶帽，坐在扫帚上飞来飞去。

10.噩兆也是庆祝万圣节的一部分。噩兆就是那些会招致霉运的东西，比如黑猫、蜘蛛和蝙蝠。

假如青春也是一种缺憾，那就是它逝去得太快。