万圣节的由来和传说英语作文(汇总20篇)

Halloween arrived, after a time, when I was a child, very funny, so Im looking forward to the arrival of Halloween.

Its Halloween, I have an appointment with a few good friends, dressed in their respective "spirits" go to someones home to sugar, at first we took the first plan; First to a "ghost frighten ghost", the "ghost" has seven or eight of us, we will pick some little ghost team to humiliate them, making, see we scare a again, we first sent the vampire looking for targets, found after he rushed up to scare them, we will also strengthen our own team, at the same time, until we can even have a "big team" ghost "bully" under our "brutal killings" has no one can with us in our region to "candy" we started the second step plan; Sugar, agghh! We rushed to the door said; Trick or give sugar! Soon, a middle-aged man, said to us with a smile; Candy to cough up! He said, then threw the candy back to, we immediately messy, gurgling sound into a.

Finally, we the "ghost" crumble, because candy things noisy over, finally also play up, dozen dozen, there will be some "calm" to persuade them not to play, also good, also can be carried out as normal and Halloween, we "loot" several again, is a happy, contented home several achievements!

万圣节终于来了，我小时候过了一次，非常的好玩，于是我期待着万圣节的到来。

万圣节到了，我和几个约好的朋友，穿着各自的”鬼服”去别人家去要糖，一开始我们采取了第一本计划;先来了个”鬼吓鬼”，我们的这个”鬼队”有七八人，我们就挑一些少的鬼队去欺负他们，吖啊，看我们又吓到一个，我们先派吸血鬼去寻找目标，发现后就冲上去吓他们，同时我们也会壮大自已的队伍，,直到我们连”大鬼队”都能”欺负”的时候，在我们的”野蛮杀戮” 下已经没有人能在我们这片区域来跟我们”抢糖果”了我们就开始第二步计划;要糖，啊啊啊啊!我们冲向一家门口说道;不给糖就捣乱!不一会，一位中年人出来，笑着对我们说;来糖果咯!说着便把糖果向后抛去，我们顿时乱作一团，咿呀之声响成一片。

最后，我们这个"鬼队"土崩瓦解，就因为糖果的事情吵得不可开交，最后还打起来了，打着打着，就会出现一些"平息人"来劝解他们不打了，还好，万圣节还能正常进行，我们又"打劫"了几家，就开开心心，心满意足的回到家里数成果!

One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.

杰克一个故事，一个爱尔兰人，他并没有因为他对钱吝啬允许进入天堂。所以他被送入地狱。但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼(撒旦)，所以他被踢出地狱，走地提着灯笼永远。

Well, Irish children made Jacks lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla. The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern," abbreviated as " Jack-o-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern."

嗯，爱尔兰的孩子们用“杰克的灯笼在十月三十一日一个土豆或萝卜，掏空与两侧有洞，里面点上蜡烛。和爱尔兰的孩子们会把他们挨家挨户乞讨食物为村里的万圣节节荣获德鲁伊神渣土奥拉。这种灯笼的爱尔兰名字是“拿”或“杰克的灯笼的杰克，”简称“空心南瓜灯”现在拼写为jack-o-lantern。”

The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just childrens fun night. Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school.

传统的万圣节你在大多数书里读到的只是孩子们开心的夜晚。万圣节的庆祝活动将在十月开始每所小学。

On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes(节日服装)knock on their neighbors’ doors and yell "Trick or Treat" when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks.

Since the 800’s November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints’ Day(万圣节). The Mass that was said on this day was called Allhallowmas. The evening before became known as All Hakkiw e’en, or Halloween. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both pre-Christian and Christian customs.

October 31 st was the eve of the Celtic(凯尔特人的)new year. The Celts were the ancestors of the present-day Irish, Welsh and Scottish people. On this day ghosts walked and mingled with the living, or so the Celts thought. The townspeople baked food all that day and when night fell they dressed up and tried to resemble the souls of the dead. Hoping that the ghosts would leave peacefully before midnight of the new year.

Much later, when Christianity spread throughout Ireland and October 31 was no longer the last day of the year, Halloween became a celebration mostly for children. "Ghosts" went from door to door asking for treats, or else a trick would be played on the owners of the house. When millions of Irish people immigrated to the United States in the 1840s the tradition came with them.

Today’ school dances and neighborhood parties called "block parties" are popular among young and old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to mmasquerade parties(化妆舞会). In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children.

Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!

Certain pranks(恶作剧)such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.

Symbols of Halloween

Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, goblins(小精灵)and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. They are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before October 31, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes(轮廓)of witches and black cats.

Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack- o’lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy(吝啬的)that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser(吝啬鬼). He couldn’t enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day(审判日). The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips(芜菁根), beets(甜菜根)or potatoes representing "Jack of the Lantern," or Jack-o’lantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips. Today jack-o’-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies(糖果)waiting if they knock and say "Trick or Treat!"

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when we think of halloween, we think of "trick or treat", pumpkins, jack o lanterns, vampires and haunted houses.

but do you know the origin of halloween? why does it fall on 31 october? what kind of festival is it? why is it so creepy?

halloween dates back to a celtic festival called samhain. november 1 is the new year of the celts, who lived in europe more than a thousand years ago. this is the day which marked the end of summer and harvest.

the celts believed that on the night of october 31, ghosts of the dead would return to earth. the celts celebrated samhain by dressing up in costumes with animal heads and having bonfires.

many celts settled in britain and ireland, where the festival became popular. those who moved to america took the tradition with them.

nowadays, most people celebrate halloween but only for fun. they are not worried about ghosts.

kids in america will dress up as devils or angels and will go from house to house calling "trick or treat", playing mischievous tricks and getting sweets.

americans spend more money on halloween than christmas! in xx, more than hk$45 billion was spent on halloween. and hk$15 billion of that was spent on candy alone!!!

kids in britain also dress up at halloween. they visit houses, sing songs or tell a joke to get sweets. many go to halloween parties and play games like "ducking for apples". you must pick up an apple in water but you can only use your mouth. try it!

Afternoon I will direct all what I thinkHalloweencan use props from the school. A class I was desperately trying to write my homework, to be able to a blunt go to sm school! Gods love for me, I really put all my homework has been finished in school! We put on a variety of masks, wear colorful clothes, go to the school to participate in the activities.

When you get there, the foreign language teacher came in, like a ghost, he was dressed in white clothes, covered with white powder on her face. Foreign language teacher came like a beast and frighten us around shot. Foreign language teacher see we scare "ha ha" laugh. Foreign language teacher also put the dishes for us. When I was to see with relish, foreign language teacher ran behind me shouted "ah..." Scared me pale.

In the afternoon, the foreign language teacher introduced to us two people, one is Emily, and she dress up like a little witch. And theres a white than, he dressed up like a little doctor in our. They took out a big bag of sugar, spilled the, candy like rain falling down, we rushed to grab candy at lightning speed.

How time flies, then suddenly after school, the dress with pockets, I thought to myself, its Halloween be elated.

下午我就直接把我自认为万圣节能用得上的道具全部带来了学校。一下课我就拼命地写作业，为的就是能够一放学就冲去sm!上帝对我厚爱有加，我果然把全部作业都在学校完成了!我们戴上各式各样的面具，穿上五彩缤纷的衣裳，去学校参加活动。

到了那里，外语老师像幽灵一样地走进来，他穿着洁白无瑕的衣裳，脸上涂着白粉。外语老师像野兽一样地扑来，吓得我们四处乱蹿。外语老师见我们吓成这样不禁“哈哈”大笑。外语老师还放碟子给我们看。我正看得津津有味时，外语老师跑到我身后大叫一声“啊……”吓得我面无人色。

到了下午，外语老师给我们介绍了两个人，一个是米丽，她打扮得像个小巫婆。还有一个是白比，他打扮得像个小博士。他俩拿出一大袋糖，洒了儿把，糖果像雨点一样地落下来，我们以闪电般地速度冲过去抢糖。

时光过得真快，一转眼就放学了，看着装得满满的口袋，我心想：这可是心花怒放的万圣节啊。

万圣节主要流行于英语世界，如不列颠群岛和北美，其次是澳大利亚和新西兰。如今一些亚洲国家的年轻一辈也开始倾向于过“洋节”，到了万圣节前夕，一些大型外资超市都会摆出专柜卖万圣节的玩具，小商贩也会出售一些跟万圣节相关的玩偶或模型，吸引年轻人的眼光。以下是小编带来的万圣节的资料，希望对你有帮助。

关于万圣节由来的，传说最多的版本认为，那是源于基督诞生前的古西欧国家，主要包括爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士。这几处的古西欧人叫德鲁伊特人。德鲁伊特的新年在十一月一日，新年前夜，德鲁伊特人让年轻人集队，戴着各种怪异面具，拎着刻好的萝卜灯(南瓜灯系后期习俗，古西欧最早没有南瓜)，他们游走于村落间。这在当时实则为一种秋收的庆典;也有说是“鬼节”，传说当年死去的人，灵魂会在万圣节的前夜造访人世，据说人们应该让造访的鬼魂看到圆满的收成并对鬼魂呈现出丰盛的款待。所有篝火及灯火，一来为了吓走鬼魂，同时也为鬼魂照亮路线，引导其回归。

在中世纪的中欧，曾有过基督教摧毁异教徒的历史。可是新年夜前的祭祀庆典从未真正消除，不过以巫术的形式出现。这也就是为什么我们现在的万圣节里，还留有巫婆的扫帚、黑猫、咒语等痕迹。

很多民族都在万圣节前夜有庆典聚会，这又被叫做“All Hallow E‘en”、“The Eve of All Hallows”、“Hallow e‘en”，或者“The eve of All Saintas‘Day”。最终约定俗成演变成了“Halloween”，中文意译成了万圣节之夜。

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凯尔特的新年在十一月一日，新年前夜，凯尔特人让年轻人集队，戴着各种怪异面具，拎着刻好的萝卜灯(南瓜灯是后期习俗，古西欧最早没有南瓜)，他们游走于村落间。这在当时实则为一种秋收的庆典;也有说是“鬼节”，传说当年死去的人，灵魂会在万圣节的前夜造访人世，据说人们应该让造访的鬼魂看到圆满的收成并对鬼魂呈现出丰盛的款待。所有篝火及灯火，一来为了吓走鬼魂，同时也为鬼魂照亮路线，引导其回归。 在中世纪的中欧，曾有过基督教摧毁异教徒的历史。可是新年夜前的祭祀庆典从未真正消除，不过以巫术的形式出现。这也就是为什么我们现在的万圣节里，还留有巫婆的扫帚、黑猫、咒语等痕迹。据说当天遇见黑猫，就等于遇见了巫婆，一年都会倒大霉，所以在那天，大家都要乔装打扮，驱走那些不吉利的象征。

Sugar is one of the traditional Halloween fun activities. So today I am at school after hurried back home after a party, dressed as a witch, carrying a basket, call on a few other friends to sugar.

We came to the first house, hesitated for a long time do you want to ring the bell. Finally I went by. We were all very nervous, dont know what that person will be reaction. After about five minutes, we were about to go, the door opened. Well have to shout loudly: "was catnip or treat!!!" (trick or to) the man said to us "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is Halloween to sugar! But we have no sugar, to give you a 5 cents." We happily go. (success)

We went to another to sugar. This can be bad, the door opened a small crack, heard that we were to sugar then closed the door "bang" once. Not to say trick or give sugar? So we use chalk on the family door painted a big skull. (failure)

We went to the third. This opened the door after heard we want sugar and shut the door. We are ready to draw skull when the door opened again. We hasten to hide a piece of chalk. The man said, "I just flipped through to the cupboard and found a bag of sugar, you three points." We are happy to say a thank you, with the bag of sugar. (success)

Then we went to a lot of home to sugar, until 11 o clock, I didnt carry the full belt home.

要糖是万圣节有趣的传统活动之一。于是今天我在学校开完派对后就急忙赶回了家，打扮成女巫的样子，拎上一个篮子，叫上另外几个朋友出去要糖。

我们走到了第一个人家门前，犹豫了很长时间要不要去按门铃。最后我还是去按了。我们都很紧张，不知道那个人会是什么反应。过了大概有5分钟，我们正要走，门开了。我们只好大声喊：“trick or treat!!!”(不给糖就捣乱)那个人对我们说“哦!!!!!!!!!!是万圣节来要糖啦!不过我们没有糖，给你们一人5毛钱行吧。”我们高高兴兴地走了。(成功)

我们又去另一家要糖。这家可坏，把门开了一个小缝，听见我们是来要糖的以后就“砰”的一下把门关上了。不是说不给糖就捣乱吗?于是我们用粉笔在那家人门上画了一个大大的骷髅头。(失败)

我们去了第三家。 这家开了门以后听见我们要糖又把门关了。我们正准备画骷髅的时候门又开了。我们赶紧把粉笔藏起来。那个人说“我刚才去柜子里翻了翻，找到了一包糖，你们3个人分了吧。”我们高兴地说了一声谢谢，拿着那包糖分去了。(成功)

随后我们又去了很多家要糖，一直要到11点，我才拎着满满的带子回家。

it was many octobers ago when it happened. dark magic never gives any warnings, but i sure wish it did. i had always been a peculiar child- i could look at the clouds for an hour or so without getting bored, and see the tiniest details. thinking back, it was only a matter of time before something happened.

it was the day before my thirteenth birthday: october the 30th and i was taking a long walk through the dajurie woods. i knew i was getting dangerously close to the heart of the forest, but i didn’t care. i had to do something to take my troubles off. my mother thinks it my fault that my 11 year old sister was foolish enough to wander off and get lost. my darn fault! how is that my fault, may i ask? now, where was i? ah, yes, strolling through dajurie woods. to this day, i still don’t know how i ever fell asleep in the middle of walking, but i must’ve done so, for all i remember was breathing in the pine-scented air, enjoying my stroll, and then suddenly falling into a deep black void of darkness.

when i woke up, (or got out of the darkness, if i wasn’t truly sleeping) i was standing in an elegant stony hallway. it seemed to stretch on forever. the hall was only slightly illuminated by torches, glowing (of all things) green. i started tiptoeing down the hall, for how long, i do not know. i only remember the sense of terror, which kept growing with each and every step i take. at last, i reached a dilapidated wooden door with an iron handle. i could smell an enchantment in the air. something was there. something ancient and evil. i could tell… … you know how some people say they have butterflies in their stomachs when they’re scared? well, i had killer bees.

i just stared at the door knob for a while, then, at last, got up all my courage, peeked inside, and immediately screamed so loud that i feared i’d never speak again. for inside, lay the corpse of my sister. the most startling thing was that her eyes were midnight black, instead of their regular grey-green. what in the world happened???

i was shaking all over. my hair nearly stood strait up. suddenly, a voice rasped in my ear “yesss, you shall do quite nicsssely… …”, and before i knew it, i was pinned to the ground. for the first time, i noticed my new surroundings. i was in a gorgeous flower garden, yet it looked different from something you see in an average garden. it looked…, well, it looked more beautiful. more beautiful and deadly. i would’ve probably even enjoyed my stay if i wasn’t pinned down and trying to breath, with my sister already dead.

i looked up at my captor, and immediately wished i hadn’t. i knew, at that moment, that for as long as i live, (which might be really short, depending on what the captor was trying to do) i’ll never forget my captor’s face- for there wasn’t one. yes, there were eyes, a crooked nose, and a mouth, yet somehow they weren’t… … flesh. they were fragrant of fears, shadows, and nightmares. i did not know how that was even possible, but i knew it was true, somehow. its body wasn’t there at all, only an eerie invisible force, pushing me to the ground.

perhaps i should’ve struggled, should’ve screamed for help, but i found that i couldn’t- i was completely paralysed. finally i managed to croak -“what?” the monster smiled with its shadowy mouth, showing blood covered fangs.

“you ssshall fall into the sssame fate asss your sssister,” he rasped in the same snake-like voice, “you mortalsss are ssso foolissssh, never realizing the truth! why do you think thessse woods are named ‘dajurie’? they were elvish for me, the mighty dracula! for centuriesss i have waited for mortalsss with magic in their blood to ssstumble acrosss my trap. you ssshall die a famous death, my dear, the death that bringsss me to a true form. then, i ssshall be able to feassst on whoever i pleassse!”

with that, he started to lower his fangs into my flesh. time slowed down. i knew it wasn’t just about me anymore. if dracula managed to rise to power, my world was doomed. i had to think. what has defeated beings of the night in stories?

just then, dracula’s fangs touched my skin. suddenly, i knew what to do. i shouted at the top of my lungs “i’m not afraid of you! you’re never going to hurt my world. you’re just a shadow!!” i was surprised to feel my confidence soaring back to me. i was somehow, somehow stronger.

dracula jerked away as if all his energy was gone. slowly his terrifying face cracked and crumbled into nothingness. i fell again, into the same darkness that brought me to the vampire’s garden. except this time i was grateful to be whisked away. after a while, i felt someone shaking me. i opened my eyes- it was my mother.

“just what happened to you???” she asked, looking like she was on the verge of tears, but hey, i guess i looked that way too. suddenly, her hand flew to her mouth. “y- your e- eyes,” she stammered, “t-they’re, they’re black!”

i just shook my head, “trust me, you wouldn’t believe me if i told you.”

april fools day

april fools day is a day to play jokes on others, no one knows how this holiday began but people think it first started in france.

each country celebrates april fools day differently. in france, people call the april fools april fish. they tape a paper fish to their friends backs to fool them. when he or she finds this , they shout april fish!

in england, people play jokes only in the morning. you are a noodle if

someone fools you. in scotland, april fools day is 48 hours long. they call an april fool april gowk. gowk is another name for a cuckoo bird.

in the america, people play small jokes on their friends and any other people on the first of aprol. they may point down to your shoe and say, your shoelace is untied. if you believe them and look down to see, you are an april fool then.

[愚人节的由来英语作文

a western festival

Halloween is a western festival. It’s on Oct.31st. It’s a happy time for children because at night they put on the masks to attend the party. After the party, they knock at someone’s door and say: “trick or tread”. It means if you don’t give me the candies, I will play trick on you! At last kids can get enough candies for one year.

[万圣节初中英语作文

一年一度的万圣节就要来，瞧!南瓜灯都摆出来了，你知道万圣节南瓜灯的由来吗?万圣节上为什么要用南瓜灯?以下是小编整理的关于万圣节南瓜灯的由来，以供大家参考。

南瓜是万圣节的标志性象征。南瓜是橘黄色的，所以橘黄色也成了传统的万圣节颜色。用南瓜雕制南瓜灯也是一个万圣节传统，其历史也可追溯到爱尔兰。

万圣节南瓜灯的故事

传说有一个名叫杰克的人非常吝啬，因而死后不能进入天堂，而且因为他取笑魔鬼也不能进入地狱，所以，他只能提着灯笼四处游荡，直到审判日那天。于是，杰克和南瓜灯便成了被诅咒的游魂的象征。人们为了在万圣节前夜吓走这些游魂，便用芜菁、甜菜或马铃薯雕刻成可怕的面孔来代表提着灯笼的杰克，这就是南瓜灯(Jack-o-lantern)的由来。

爱尔兰人迁到美国后，便开始用南瓜来进行雕刻，因为在美国秋天的时候南瓜比芜菁更充足。现在，如果在万圣节的晚上人们在窗户上挂上南瓜灯就表明那些穿着万圣节服装的人可以来敲门捣鬼要糖果。

相传在很早以前，南阳城西有个牛家庄，庄里有个聪明、忠厚、勤劳的小孩叫灵儿。因父母早亡，只好跟随哥哥过日子，嫂子马氏为人狠毒，常常虐待灵儿。一年秋天，刚收割完毕，马氏就逼着灵儿去山上放牛，并对他说：“给你这九条牛去放，要等到有了十头牛你才能回来!”灵儿听后;无可奈何，只好赶着牛离开牛家庄。

村里人闻讯赶来，对灵儿深表同情。有的送来吃的，有的送来穿的，灵儿一一致谢，然后独自一人赶着牛向山里走去。

当他走到那草深林茂的山岭就停下来歇脚，坐在树下伤心地流泪。心想，要等到何年何月才会有十头牛呢?正在这个时候，有位须发霜白的老人，忽然出现在他面前，老人拍拍他的肩膀，亲切地问：“孩子，你怎么一个人跑到这个偏僻的地方来放牛?为什么事你这样伤心?”灵儿把嫂子虐待、逼他放牛的事，一五一十地讲了。老人笑着说：“原来是这么回事!别难过，那伏牛山里有头病倒的老牛，你好好地喂养它，等牛病好后你就可以赶着牛回家了。”说完那老人就不见了。灵儿好象做梦似的。便按老人的吩咐往伏牛山走去。

灵儿走呀走呀，翻过一道道的山，涉过一条条的涧，终于找到了那头病牛，它正在一块大平石上卧着。灵儿立即趴下去，连连磕了三次头，喊了声“牛大伯”。老牛睁开疲惫不堪的眼睛，一会儿又闭上了。灵儿看着老牛那没精打采的样子，心里想，可能是饿了，于是就急忙去给老牛薅了一捆又一捆的草。整整喂了三天三夜，老牛终于吃饱了。突然抬起头跟他讲起话来：“好孩子，我本来是天上的灰牛大仙，因偷偷地把五谷种子撤于人间而触犯了天规，被玉帝踢下天庭，把腿摔坏了，动弹不得。你如能用百花露水给我洗擦一个月我就会好的。”小灵儿听了，就在伏牛山住了下来，饿了吃些野果，渴了喝些泉水，夜里依偎在牛旁。每天清晨去采百花，用花朵上的露水给老牛洗伤。整整一个月，老牛的伤真的好了，它跟着灵儿一道回家。

灵儿回到家里，嫂嫂见他真的赶了十头牛回来，硬说有一头是偷了别人的，还把他痛打了一顿，经乡亲们解劝才算作罢。此后，灵儿白天放牛，夜里就睡在牛的身边，庄上的人都称他是“牛郎”。那只被牛郎救活的老牛和牛郎很亲。有一次，嫂子把毒药放到菜里，老牛告诉牛郎不要吃。嫂子气起来闹着要跟牛郎分家，牛郎既不要房子也不要田地，只要那头老牛、两辆破车和一只烂皮箱，就离开了家，在一棵桑树下搭了个草棚住了下来。老牛从嘴里吐出个茶豆，牛郎将茶豆种在草棚门前，第二天便破土而出，第三天长出了叶子，牛郎就忙搭架，过几天豆子藤都爬满了架子。老牛就说：“孩子，你夜里藏在茶豆架下，可以看到天上的仙女，仙女也能看到你，谁要是连续七夜偷看你，她就是盼望做你的妻子，那时我就用车拉着你上天去，把她接下凡来，与你结成婚配。”

听了老牛的嘱咐，牛郎夜里就钻到茶豆架下朝天上望去，只见一群仙女在玉池里洗澡，临走时，有一仙女向下偷看了他一眼。第二天夜里，只见那仙女独自来到玉池边，大着胆子看牛郎。第三天夜里，望着牛郎微微地笑，第四天夜里便向牛郎点点头，第五天夜里端出一篮蚕，第六天夜里偷出一架织布机，第七天夜里拿着织布梭向牛郎招手。牛郎织女，一个在天上，一个在地下，眉来眼去，牛郎盼着织女下凡，织女盼着牛郎快去团聚。七月七这一天，从天空飞来喜鹊，落在老牛头上，喳喳喳地叫：“织女差我来，叫您快去聚。快去聚，快去聚。”老牛笑着点点头，牛郎套上车，坐上去。 老牛四蹄腾空，一会儿来到了玉池，牛郎下车，和织女把织布机抬放到车上，织女挎着蚕篮上了车，牛郎也跳上车同织女坐在一起。老牛腾云驾雾，一会儿即到家。

乡亲们获悉牛郎成了家，都赶来贺喜。织女就把她从天上带来的天蚕分给众姐妹，教大家养蚕、执丝、织绸缎。

于是，全村的人都知道牛郎娶了贤妻，能养蚕，会抽丝，还能织出又光又亮的绸缎，都说织女的织布机是从天上带来的，织出来的绸缎做成衣，冬暖夏凉。这消息传了出去，引来了山南海北的丝绸商人，都争着前来争购南阳绸。这事轰动了白河两岸，伏牛山区的千家万户，都送自家的姑娘来学织。织女心地善良，乐于教人，不到两年，家家户户都学会了养蚕抽丝织绸缎。

到了第三年的七月七，织女一胎生了一男一女，男的叫金哥，女的玉妹。牛郎耕田，织女织布，日子过得很和睦。

几年后，牛郎正在犁地，晴空突然响了一阵雷，老牛望着牛郎直流泪，并对牛郎说：“孩子，我把织女拉下天，触犯了天条，看来活不成了。我死后，王母娘娘肯定不放过你们，到那时，你吃我的肉可以脱俗成仙，用我的皮做成鞋穿能腾云登上天去。”说完老牛应声倒下;牛郎哭了一阵之后，就依着老牛的吩咐做了。

正好七月七那一天，牛郎正在锄地，金哥玉妹两人哭丧着脸跑了过来，告诉牛郎说，来了个老婆子，把妈妈从织布机上拉走了。牛郎急忙回家穿着用老牛皮做的鞋，一手拉着金哥、一手拉住玉妹，腾空就追。眼看就要追上，王母娘娘拔下头上的金替照脚下一画，一条波涛汹涌的大河出现了，牛郎拉着金哥玉妹站在河边直哭，哭声震惊了玉帝，玉帝一看是一对孩子，怪可怜的，于是，就决定让他们一家人每逢七月七相会—次。

人们突然发现牛郎一家人不见了，感到蹊跷，夜间到茶豆架下朝天上望，看见一条波涛汹涌的大河，河那边的织女在哭，河这边的牛郎拉着金哥和玉妹也在哭。人们发现群星闪烁的天空多出一条银带，就叫它为天河。天河的一边多了一颗星，这颗星就叫织女星。一边多了三颗星，叫做牛郎星。人们想念牛郎织女，每晚总是钻到茶豆架下仰望天空。到了七月七那天晚上，突然看见满天喜鹊向着天河扑去，互相咬着尾巴，搭成一座鹊桥。牛郎一手拉着金哥，另一手拉着玉妹上了桥，织女也从桥那边过来了，走到鹊桥中间一家人相会了。

后来，每到农历七月初七，相传牛郎织女鹊桥相会的日子，姑娘们就会来到花前月下，抬头仰望星空，寻找银河两边的牛郎星和织女星，希望能看到他们一年一度的相会，乞求上天能让自己能象织女那样心灵手巧，祈祷自己能有如意称心的美满婚姻，由此形成了七夕节。

导语：为了摆脱鬼魂的纠缠，万圣节这天晚上人们会把家里的炉火灭掉，营造一个寒冷阴森的环境，并把自己打扮成鬼怪的模样，大声怪叫。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的相关故事，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

万圣节定在每年的十一月一日，称为AllSaints-Day。旧名叫作Hallowmas，不过万圣节的同根词Halloween更为响亮万圣节，一直沿用到现在，意思是万圣节前夜，即十月三十一日夜晚。大约公元前五世纪，爱尔兰凯尔特人开始在每年的十月三十一日，也就是夏季结束的时候庆祝他们的万圣节，表达对丰收的喜悦以及对太阳的膜拜。

有趣的是，凯尔特人有一个类似佛教轮回转世的万圣节说法，他们认为在新年旧岁交接的时刻，也就是十月三十一日夜晚，鬼魂会现身阳世，寻找替身以获得新生。万圣节凯尔特人不采用拜祭灶王爷，请他老人家上天言好事的做法，而是用一种“以夷制夷”的严厉手段来对付鬼魂。

为了摆脱鬼魂的纠缠，万圣节这天晚上人们会把家里的炉火灭掉，营造一个寒冷阴森的环境，并把自己打扮成鬼怪的模样，大声怪叫。即便吓不走鬼魂，也要让鬼魂分不清谁是活人、谁是鬼魂，从而无法找到替身。

这么恐怖的万圣节演变到今天，竟成了一个最令人开心的万圣节，历史又跟我们开了一个善意的玩笑。这一天是一年之中，国外小孩子最兴奋的一天。万圣节早上孩子去上学的时候，就拿了服饰和糖果，准备参加学校组织的万圣节聚会。孩子们自己动手布置会场，装饰环境。

桔色、黑色和白色是万圣节传统的装饰主调。万圣节中桔色的南瓜灯笼、黑色的猫、蜘蛛和女巫、白色的蜘蛛网和骷髅都是必不可少的角色。万圣节孩子们装扮成女巫和海盗，在朦胧的桔黄色灯光下表演万圣节玩游戏。最流行的万圣节游戏是“咬苹果”。苹果或者悬挂在空中，或者飘浮在装满水的盆子里，孩子们则在不许用手帮忙的条件下用嘴去咬苹果，谁先咬到，谁就是优胜者。这个万圣节传统节目大概可以追溯到罗马人用果仁和苹果来庆祝丰收的习俗。

万圣节令人眼花缭乱的装饰物品中，最有创意的要数万圣节南瓜灯。万圣节南瓜灯英文里叫作Jack-O’-Lantern。制作时把南瓜掏空，用刀刻出眼睛嘴巴，里面插一根蜡烛，形像要狰狞些才好。

万圣节关于南瓜灯的传说有很多版本，以“骗魔鬼变六便士”的万圣节说法最为流行。万圣节其中有不少是这样开头的：传说爱尔兰有一个名叫StingyJack的男子……。其实，“astingydrunkardJack”本来应该译作“一个吝啬的酒鬼杰克”，却被原译者疏忽为“一个名叫StingyJack的男子”。后来以讹传讹，Stingy竟成了Jack甩不掉的名字。

万圣节另有一个“苹果树”版本也很著名：吝啬的爱尔兰酒鬼JACK骗魔鬼爬进了苹果树的树洞，然后迅速在树干上刻了一个神圣的十字，困住了魔鬼。JACK逼着魔鬼起誓永远不再追索、或以任何其它方式谋取他的灵魂，才把魔鬼放了出去。然而这却挡不住死亡的来临。JACK死后，由于酗酒、吝啬和欺诈，他未被允许进入天堂。而由于魔鬼的誓言，JACK也不能进入地狱。“那么我去哪里呢?”JACK不知所措地问。

“哪儿来的回哪儿去!”魔鬼恶狠狠地回答。回去的路冷风四起，黑暗无边。魔鬼从地狱之火拣了一块烧得通红的火炭扔给他。为了照路又不被风吹灭，JACK将火炭放进了他手里拿着的大头菜中。JACK就这样举着他的“灯笼”寻找自己在地球上的存身之处。

后来苏格兰人在万圣节中模仿他，挖空大头菜，放入蜡烛做灯笼;在万圣节爱尔兰人用的是土豆或大头菜;而在万圣节英格兰人则用甜菜。后来他们移民到美国，发现了一个更好用的灯笼——万圣节南瓜灯!这个万圣节故事其实是在告诉人们，无论什么情形，都不要和魔鬼做交易。

每年的10月31日，是西方传统的“鬼节”――万圣节。不过这一天的气氛却远不像它的名称那样让人听上去就“毛骨悚然”。每当万圣节到来，孩子们都会迫不及待地穿上五颜六色的化妆服，戴上千奇百怪的面具，提着一盏“杰克灯”走家窜户，向大人们索要节日的礼物。万圣节最广为人知的象征也正是这两样――奇异的“杰克灯”和“不请吃就捣乱”的恶作剧。

万圣节的由来

关于万圣节由来的传说有许多版本，最普遍的认为，那是源于基督诞生前的古西欧国家，主要包括爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士。这几处的古西欧人叫德鲁伊特人。德鲁伊特的新年在十一月一日，新年前夜，德鲁伊特人让年轻人集队，戴着各种怪异面具，拎着刻好的萝卜灯(南瓜灯系后期习俗，古西欧最早没有南瓜)，他们游走于村落间。这在当时实则为一种秋收的庆典;也有说是“鬼节”，传说当年死去的人，灵魂会在万圣节的前夜造访人世，据说人们应该让造访的鬼魂看到圆满的收成并对鬼魂呈现出丰盛的款待。所有篝火及灯火，一来为了吓走鬼魂，同时也为鬼魂照亮路线，引导其回归。

在中世纪的中欧，曾有过基督教摧毁异教徒的历史。可是新年夜前的祭祀庆典从未真正消除，不过以巫术的形式出现。这也就是为什么我们现在的万圣节里，还留有巫婆的扫帚、黑猫、咒语等痕迹。

"Halloween"一词的产生

很多民族都在万圣节前夜有庆典聚会，因此这一天又被叫做“All Hallow Een”、“The Eve of All Hallows”、“Hallow een”，或者“The eve of All SaintasDay”。最终约定俗成演变成了“Halloween”，中文意译成了万圣节之夜。

万圣节的传说

万圣节前夜就是"圣夜"的意思。而今天，万圣节前夜已经变成一年中最流行和最受欢迎的节日之一，许多玩家都以极大的热情来庆祝这一节日。

万圣节在10月31日，其实是赞美秋天的节日，就好像五朔节是赞美春天的节日一样。古代高卢、不列颠和爱尔兰的祭司――德鲁伊德有一个赞美秋天的盛大节日，从10月31日午夜开始，直至次日11月1日持续整整一天。他们认为，在那天晚上他们伟大的死神――萨曼会把那年死去人的鬼魂统统召来，这些恶鬼要受到托生为畜类的惩罚。当然，只要想到这种鬼魅的聚会，就足以令当时那些头脑简单的愚民胆战心谅的了。于是他们点起冲天的篝火，并严密监视这些恶鬼。

万圣节前夜到处有女巫和鬼魂的说法就是这么开始的。至今在欧洲某些与世隔绝的地区还有人相信这是真的。

如今在整个欧洲，人们都把万圣节前夜看作尽情玩闹、讲鬼故事和互相吓唬的好机会。于是人们不再把这节日仅仅用来赞美秋光，而是让它变成一场真正的“狂欢”。而脸谱化妆是万圣节传统节目之一。

万圣节的习俗

万圣节的一个有趣内容是“Trick or treat”，这习俗却并非源自爱尔兰，而是始于公元九世纪的欧洲基督教会。那时的11月2日，被基督徒们称为 “ALL SOULS DAY”(万灵之日)。在这一天，信徒们跋涉于僻壤乡间，挨村挨户乞讨用面粉及葡萄干制成的“灵魂之饼”。据说捐赠糕饼的人家都相信教会僧人的祈祷，期待由此得到上帝的佑护，让死去的亲人早日进入天堂。这种挨家乞讨的传统传至当今竟演变成了孩子们提着南瓜灯笼挨家讨糖吃的游戏。见面时，打扮成鬼精灵模样的孩子们千篇一律地都要发出“不请吃就捣乱”的威胁，而主人自然不敢怠慢，连声说“请吃!请吃!”同时把糖果放进孩子们随身携带的大口袋里。

另外还有南瓜雕空当灯笼的故事。这又是源于古代爱尔兰。故事是说一个名叫 JACK 的人，是个醉汉且爱恶作剧。一天 JACK 把恶魔骗上了树，随即在树桩上刻了个十字，恐吓恶魔令他不敢下来，然后 JACK 就与恶魔约法三章，让恶魔答应施法让 JACK 永远不会犯罪为条件让他下树。 JACK 死后，其灵魂却既不能上天又不能下地狱，于是他的亡灵只好靠一根小蜡烛照着指引他在天地之间倘佯。

Halloween

Halloween always falls on 31 October. It’s a holiday for children. On that day, children always wear fancy clothes and masks. And then, they go from house to house to say “Trick or Treat”, so that people will treat them with candies. If they don’t receive any candies, they’ll play a trick on people. But sometimes if the people are going out, when the children come, they’ll put the candies in a carved pumpkin lanterns. Children will take the candies themselves. All of the children enjoy this holiday very much.

万圣节总是在10月31日。这是一个属于孩子们的节日。在那天，孩子们总是穿奇装异服而且带上面具。然后，他们会挨家挨户地说“不招待就使坏”，所以人们都会用糖果招待他们。如果他们不接受糖果，他们就会对人们恶作剧。但有时，如果人们外出了，而孩子们来了，他们会把糖果放在雕刻好的南瓜灯笼里。孩子们会自己拿糖果。所有的孩子都很享受这个节日。

Since ancient times first, laba is used to worship our ancestors and gods (including the goalkeeper, door god, house, kitchen, JingShen) sacrifice ceremony, praying for harvest and good luck., according to the si ji jiao, features "records, la is the" age of December, and get together to share everything without cable also."Dynasty called LaRi jia ping, shang dynasty to the qing si ", the zhou dynasty as the "big wax";Because the held in December said the month for the twelfth month, called the Greek festival this day LaRi.LaRi of pre-qin period after the winter solstice of the third day of the Buddhism was introduced later, at home in order to expand the influence by lines of traditional culture on the laba festival as the Buddha into way.Buddhism prevailed, followed the Buddha into day and LaRi fusion, known as a magic weapon "festival" in the field of Buddhism.Northern and southern dynasties began to fixed in the day.

According to the load: "three xu-gou after the winter solstice day god Greek festival."Visible, the third xu-gou days after the winter solstice was LaRi.Since Buddhism after intervention, LaRi change on December 8, since xiangyan into the vulgar.

自先上古起，腊八是用来祭祀祖先和神灵(包括门神、户神、宅神、灶神、井神)的祭祀仪式，祈求丰收和吉祥。据《祀记·郊特牲》记载，腊祭是“岁十二月，合聚万物而索飨之也。”夏代称腊日为“嘉平”，商代为“清祀”，周代为“大蜡”;因在十二月举行，故称该月为腊月，称腊祭这一天为腊日。先秦的腊日在冬至后的第三个戌日，后来佛教传入，为了扩大在本土的影响力逐附会传统文化把腊八节定为佛成道日。后随佛教盛行，佛祖成道日与腊日融合，在佛教领域被称为“法宝节”。南北朝开始才固定在腊月初八。

《说文》载：“冬至后三戌日腊祭百神。”可见，冬至后第三个戌日曾是腊日。后由于佛教介入，腊日改在十二月初八，自此相沿成俗。

Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year。 It means "holy evening，" and it comes every October 31， the evening before All Saints Day。 However， it is not really a church holiday， it is a holiday for children mainly。

Every autumn， when the vegetables are ready to eat， children pick large orange pumpkins。 Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside。 It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin！ These lights are called jack—o—lanterns， which means "Jack of the lantern"。

The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every Halloween。 Some children paint their faces to look like monsters。 Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house。 Every time they come to a new house， they say，"Trick or treat！ Money or eat！" The grown—ups put treat—money or candy in their bags。

Not only children， but most grown—ups also love Halloween and Halloween parties because on this day，they can disguise themselves as personages or ghost as their imaginations will lead them。 This bring them the satisfaction of being young。

我国传统的清明节大约始于周代，已有二千五百多年的历史。清明最开始是一个很重要的节气，清明一到，气温升高，正是春耕春种的大好时节，故有“清明前后，种瓜种豆”。“植树造林，莫过清明”的农谚。后来，由于清明与寒食的日子接近，而寒食是民间禁火扫墓的日子，渐渐的，寒食与清明就合二为一了，而寒食既成为清明的别称，也变成为清明时节的一个习俗，清明之日不动烟火，只吃凉的食品。

关于寒食，有这样一个传说：

相传春秋战国时代，晋献公的妃子骊姬为了让自己的儿子奚齐继位，就设毒计谋害太子申生，申生被逼自杀。申生的弟弟重耳，为了躲避祸害，流亡出走。在流亡期间，重耳受尽了屈辱。原来跟着他一道出奔的臣子，大多陆陆续续地各奔出路去了。只剩下少数几个忠心耿耿的人，一直追随着他。其中一人叫介子推。有一次，重耳饿晕了过去。介子推为了救重耳，从自己腿上割下了一块肉，用火烤熟了就送给重耳吃。十九年后，重耳回国做了君主，就是着名春秋五霸之一晋文公。

晋文公执政后，对那些和他同甘共苦的臣子大加封赏，唯独忘了介子推。有人在晋文公面前为介子推叫屈。晋文公猛然忆起旧事，心中有愧，马上差人去请介子推上朝受赏封官。可是，差人去了几趟，介子推不来。晋文公只好亲去请。可是，当晋文公来到介子推家时，只见大门紧闭。介子推不愿见他，已经背着老母躲进了绵山(今山西介休县东南)。晋文公便让他的御林军上绵山搜索，没有找到。于是，有人出了个主意说，不如放火烧山，三面点火，留下一方，大火起时介子推会自己走出来的。晋文公乃下令举火烧山，孰料大火烧了三天三夜，大火熄灭后，终究不见介子推出来。上山一看，介子推母子俩抱着一棵烧焦的大柳树已经死了。晋文公望着介子推的尸体哭拜一阵，然后安葬遗体，发现介子推脊梁堵着个柳树树洞，洞里好象有什么东西。掏出一看，原来是片衣襟，上面题了一首血诗：

割肉奉君尽丹心，但愿主公常清明。

柳下作鬼终不见，强似伴君作谏臣。

倘若主公心有我，忆我之时常自省。

臣在九泉心无愧，勤政清明复清明。

晋文公将血书藏入袖中。然后把介子推和他的母亲分别安葬在那棵烧焦的大柳树下。为了纪念介子推，晋文公下令把绵山改为“介山”，在山上建立祠堂，并把放火烧山的这一天定为寒食节，晓谕全国，每年这天禁忌烟火，只吃寒食。

走时，他伐了一段烧焦的柳木，到宫中做了双木屐，每天望着它叹道：“悲哉足下。”“足下”是古人下级对上级或同辈之间相互尊敬的称呼，据说就是来源于此。

第二年，晋文公领着群臣，素服徒步登山祭奠，表示哀悼。行至坟前，只见那棵老柳树死树复活，绿枝千条，随风飘舞。晋文公望着复活的老柳树，像看见了介子推一样。他敬重地走到跟前，珍爱地掐了一下枝，编了一个圈儿戴在头上。祭扫后，晋文公把复活的老柳树赐名为“清明柳”，又把这天定为清明节。

以后，晋文公常把血书袖在身边，作为鞭策自己执政的座佑铭。他勤政清明，励精图治，把国家治理得很好。

此后，晋国的百姓得以安居乐业，对有功不居、不图富贵的介子推非常怀念。每逢他死的那天，大家禁止烟火来表示纪念。还用面粉和着枣泥，捏成燕子的模样，用杨柳条串起来，插在门上，召唤他的灵魂，这东西叫“之推燕”(介子推亦作介之推)。此后，寒食、清明成了全国百姓的隆重节日。每逢寒食，人们即不生火做饭，只吃冷食。在北方，老百姓只吃事先做好的冷食如枣饼、麦糕等;在南方，则多为青团和糯米糖藕。每届清明，人们把柳条编成圈儿戴在头上，把柳条枝插在房前屋后，以示怀念。

在春光明媚，桃红柳绿的三四月间，中国传统习俗中最重视的其一节日就是清明节了。清明节就是现在的民族埽墓节。按主日说，约在四月五日前后，按农历，则是在三月上半月。古人把一年分为二十四节气，以这种岁时历法来播种、收成，清明便是二十四节气之一，时在春分后十五天，按“岁时百问”的说法：“万物生长此时，皆清洁而明净。故谓之清明。”所以，“清明”本为节气名，后来加了寒食禁火及埽墓的习俗才形成清明节的。

本来，寒食节与清明节是两个不同的节日，到了唐朝，将拜拜扫墓的日子定为寒食节。寒食节正确的日子是在冬至后一百零五天，约在清明前后，因此便将清明与寒食合并为一了!

在墓前祭祖扫墓，这个习俗在中国起源甚早。早在西周时对墓葬就十分重视。东周战国时代孟子的齐人篇也曾提及一个为人所耻笑的齐国人，常到东郭坟墓同乞食祭墓的祭品，可见战国时代扫墓之风气十分盛行。到了唐玄宗时，下诏定寒食扫墓为当时“五礼”之一，因此每逢清明节来到，“田野道路，士女遍满，皂隶佣丐，皆得父母丘墓。”(柳宗元《与许京兆书》)扫墓遂成为社会重要风俗。

而在仍有些寒冷的春天，又要禁火吃冷食，怕有些老弱妇孺耐不住寒冷，也为了防止寒食冷餐伤身，於是就定了踏青、郊游、荡秋千，踢足球、打马球、插柳，拔河，斗鸡等户外活动，让大家出来晒晒太阳，活动活动筋骨，增加抵抗力。因此，清明节除了祭祖扫墓之外，还有各项野外健身活动，使这个节日，除了有慎终追远的感伤，还融合了欢乐赏春的气氛;既有生离死别的悲酸泪，又到处是一派清新明丽的生动景象。真是一个极富特色，非常特别的节日。

清明祭扫坟茔是和丧葬礼俗有关的节俗。据载，古代“墓而不坟”，就是说只打墓坑，不筑坟丘，所以祭扫就不见于载籍。后来墓而且坟，祭扫之俗便有了依托。秦汉时代，墓祭已成为不可或缺的礼俗活动。

《汉书。严延年传》载，严氏即使离京千里也要在清明“还归东海扫墓地”。就中国人祖先崇拜和亲族意识的发达、强固来看，严延年的举动是合情合理的。因此后世把上古没有纳入规范的墓祭也归入五礼之中：“士庶之家，宜许上墓，编入五礼，永为常式。”得到官方的肯定，墓祭之风必然大盛。

清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。主要的纪念仪式是扫墓，扫墓是慎终追远、敦亲睦族及行孝的具体表现，基于上述意义，清明节因此成为华人的重要节日。

清明节是在仲春与暮春之交，也就是冬至后的106天。扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前10天或后10天。有些籍贯人士的扫墓活动长达一个。

The Origin of Halloween

While there are many versions of the origins and old customs of Halloween, some remain consistent by all accounts. Different cultures view Holloween somewhat differently but traditional Halloween practices remain the same.

Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Samhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead.

Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning of a new one. Many of the practices involved in this celebration were fed on superstition.

The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacify the evil and ensure next years crops would be plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating.

万圣节的起源

尽管关于万圣节的起源和旧俗有很多不同的看法，但有一些是被所有人接受的。不同文化看待万圣节总是有点不同，但是传统的万圣节做的事情都是一样的。

万圣节文化可以追溯到德鲁伊教，这是一种爱尔兰、北欧和英国的凯尔特文化，根植于Samhain节的庆祝活动，Samhain节于每年的10月31日纪念逝者。

Samhain节说明夏天结束或者十一月，是一个丰收的节日。在Samhain节会燃起神圣巨大的篝火，标志着凯尔特一年的结束和新一年的开始。一些做法因为迷信被加入庆祝活动中。

凯尔特人相信死者的灵魂会在夜里出没在街道和村庄。因为他们认为不是所有的灵魂都是友善的，所以就把礼物和好吃的留在外面安慰恶灵来确保来年的庄稼可以丰收。这种习俗演变成了trick-or-treating。

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