万圣节的由来和传说英语作文(精彩20篇)

Today is Dragon Boat Festival. My mother let me watch the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival from the computer. In fact, it was a memorial to Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was a patriot. He wanted to make his country strong and often give advice to the king, but the king did not like to listen and he drove him out of the country.

Once the Qin state came to the state of Chu, the state of Chu was quickly defeated, the country was soon lost, and Qu Yuan was more sad. In the early May of this year, five, he moved a big stone and threw himself into the river. People know, very sad, in order not to let the fish eat Qu Yuan, put the dumplings inside the bamboo tube, throw it into the river, hope that the fish will not eat Qu Yuan, the dumplings are like this.

This story tells us to love our country. I also know, now eat dumplings, but is bamboo, replaced by a kind of broad leaves. Eating zongzi is also a memorial to Qu Yuan.

The lunar calendar new year origin, has the basis, also is rich and picks the varied fable to be possible to trace to several millenniums before; Most is famous is "the year beast" fable. "The year beast" is a cruel terrible wild animal, ancient times the person believed "year beast" when lunar New Years Eve night can come out eats the person.

The fable "the year beast" extremely fears red, the flame and quarrels the mixed sound, the people on paste the red paper in the gate, and selects the torch all night, is setting off the artillery candle,avoids "the year beast". To second day early morning, "has congratulated" the sound to the ear, in the air does not fill theair is defeating "the year beast" the victory and the rebirth joy.

春节和年的概念，最初的含意来自农业，古时人们把谷的生长周期称为“年”，《说文。禾部》：“年，谷熟也：。在夏商时代产生了夏历，以月亮圆缺的周期为 月，一年划分为十二个月，每月以不见月亮的那天为朔，正月朔日的子时称为岁首，即一年的开始，也叫年，年的名称是从周朝开始的，至了西汉才正式固定下来， 一直延续到今天。但古时的正月初一被称为“元旦”，直到中国近代辛亥革命胜利后，南京临时政府为了顺应农时和便于统计，规定在民间使用夏历，在政府机关、 厂矿、学校和团体中实行公历，以公历的元月一日为元旦，农历的正月初一称春节。

1949年9月27日，新中国成立，在中国人民政治协商会议第一届全体会议上，通过了使用世界上通用的公历纪元，把公历的元月一日定为元旦，俗称阳历年;农历正月初一通常都在立春前后，因而把农历正月初一定为“春节”，俗称阴历年。

传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三的祭灶，一直到正月十五，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。在春节这一传统节日期间，我国的汉族和大多数 少数民族都有要举行各种庆祝活动，这些活动大多以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动形式丰富多彩，带有浓郁的民族特色。

春节传说之一：熬年守岁

守岁，就是在旧年的最后一天夜里不睡觉，熬夜迎接新一年的到来的习俗，也叫除夕守岁，俗名“熬年”。探究这个习俗的来历，在民间流传着一个有趣的故事：

太古时期，有一种凶猛的怪兽，散居在深山密林中，人们管它们叫“年”。它的形貌狰狞，生性凶残，专食飞禽走兽、鳞介虫豸，一天换一种口味，从磕头虫一直 吃到大活人，让人谈“年”色变。后来，人们慢慢掌握了“年”的活动规律，它是每隔三百六十五天窜到人群聚居的地方尝一次口鲜，而且出没的时间都是在天黑以 后，等到鸡鸣破晓，它们便返回山林中去了。

算准了“年”肆虐的日期，百姓们便把这可怕的一夜视为关口来煞，称作“年关”，并且想出了一整套过年关的办法：每到这一天晚上，每家每户都提前做好晚 饭，熄火净灶，再把鸡圈牛栏全部拴牢，把宅院的前后门都封住，躲在屋里吃“年夜饭”，由于这顿晚餐具有凶吉未卜的意味，所以置办得很丰盛，除了要全家老小 围在一起用餐表示和睦团圆外，还须在吃饭前先供祭祖先，祈求祖先的神灵保佑，平安地度过这一夜，吃过晚饭后，谁都不敢睡觉，挤坐在一起闲聊壮胆。就逐渐形 成了除夕熬年守岁的习惯。

守岁习俗兴起于南北朝，梁朝的不少文人都有守岁的诗文。“一夜连双岁，五更分二年。”人们点起蜡烛或油灯，通宵守夜，象征着把一切邪瘟 病疫照跑驱走，期待着新的一年吉祥如意。这种风俗被人们流传至今。

春节传说之二：万年创建历法说

相传，在古时候，有个名叫万年的青年，看到当时节令很乱，就有了想把节令定准的打算。但是苦于找不到计算时间的方法，一天，他上山砍柴累了，坐在树阴下 休息，树影的移动启发了他，他设计了一个测日影计天时的晷仪，测定一天的时间，后来，山崖上的滴泉启发了他的灵感，他又动手做了一个五层漏壶，来计算时 间。天长日久，他发现每隔三百六十多天，四季就轮回一次，天时的长短就重复一遍。

当时的国君叫祖乙，也常为天气风云的不测感到苦恼。万年知道后，就带着日晷和漏壶去见皇上，对祖乙讲清了日月运行的道理。祖乙听后龙颜大悦，感到有道 理。于是把万年留下，在天坛前修建日月阁，筑起日晷台和漏壶亭。并希望能测准日月规律，推算出准确的晨夕时间，创建历法，为天下的黎民百姓造福。

有一次，祖乙去了解万年测试历法的进展情况。当他登上日月坛时，看见天坛边的石壁上刻着一首诗：

日出日落三百六，周而复始从头来。

草木枯荣分四时，一岁月有十二圆。

知道万年创建历法已成，亲自登上日月阁看望万年。万年指着天象，对祖乙说：“现在正是十二个月满，旧岁已完，新春复始，祈请国君定个节吧”。祖乙说： “春为岁首，就叫春节吧”。据说这就是春节的来历。冬去春来，年复一年，万年经过长期观察，精心推算，制定出了准确的太阳历，当他把太阳历呈奉给继任的国 君时，已是满面银须。国君深为感动，为纪念万年的功绩，便将太阳历命名为“万年历”，封万年为日月寿星。以后，人们在过年时挂上寿星图，据说就是为了纪念 德高望重的万年。

春节传说之三：贴春联和门神

据说贴春联的习俗，大约始于一千多年前的后蜀时期，这是有史为证的。此外根据《玉烛宝典》，《燕京岁时记》等著作记载，春联的原始形式就是人们所说的“桃符”。

在中国古代神话中，相传有一个鬼域的世界，当中有座山，山上有一棵覆盖三千里的大桃树，树梢上有一只金鸡。每当清晨金鸡长鸣的时候，夜晚出去游荡的鬼魂 必赶回鬼域。鬼域的大门坐落在桃树的东北，门边站着两个神人，名叫神荼、郁垒。如果鬼魂在夜间干了伤天害理的事情，神荼、郁垒就会立即发现并将它捉住，用 芒苇做的绳子把它捆起来，送去喂虎。因而天下的鬼都畏惧神荼、郁垒。于是民间就用桃木刻成他们的模样，放在自家门口，以避邪防害。后来，人们干脆在桃木板 上刻上神荼、郁垒的名字，认为这样做同样可以镇邪去恶。这种桃木板后来就被叫做“桃符”。

到了宋代，人们便开始在桃木板上写对联，一则不失桃木镇邪的意义，二则表达自己美好心愿，三则装饰门户，以求美观。又在象征喜气吉祥的红纸上写对联，新春之际贴在门窗两边，用以表达人们祈求来年福运的美好心愿。

为了祈求一家的福寿康宁，一些地方的人们还保留着贴门神的习惯。据说，大门上贴上两位门神，一切妖魔鬼怪都会望而生畏。在民间，门神是正气和武力的象 征，古人认为，相貌出奇的人往往具有神奇的禀性和不凡的本领。他们心地正直善良，捉鬼擒魔是他们的天性和责任，人们所仰慕的捉鬼天师钟馗，即是此种奇形怪 相。所以民间的门神永远都怒目圆睁，相貌狰狞，手里拿着各种传统的武器，随时准备同敢于上门来的鬼魅战斗。由于我国民居的大门，通常都是两扇对开，所以门 神总是成双成对。

唐朝以后，除了以往的神荼、郁垒二将以外，人们又把秦叔宝和尉迟恭两位唐代武将当作门神。相传，唐太宗生病，听见门外鬼魅呼号，彻夜不得安宁。于是他让 这两位将军手持武器立于门旁镇守，第二天夜里就再也没有鬼魅搔扰了。其后，唐太宗让人把这两位将军的形象画下来贴在门上，这一习俗开始在民间广为流传。

1919年4月24日，梁启超从巴黎致电到国民外交协会："对德国事，闻将以青岛直接交日本，因日使力争结果，英法为所动。吾若认此，不啻加绳自缚，请警告政府及国民，严责各全权(代表)，万勿署名，以示决心。"

4月29-30日，参加巴黎和会的英美法3国代表召开会议，日本代表应邀出席，议定了凡尔赛和约关于山东问题的条款(第156、157、158条)，将德国在山东所攫取的权益让与日本。

5月1日，中国谈判代表、外交总长陆征祥将此事电告北京政府，并称如不签约，则对撤废领事裁判权、取消庚子赔款、关税自主及赔偿损失等等有所不利。北京政府外交委员会(总统府智囊机构)召开紧急会议，决定不签约。上海《大陆报》"北京通讯"透露："政府接巴黎中国代表团来电，谓关于索还胶州租借之对日外交战争，业已失败。"

5月2日，北京政府以密电通知在巴黎的中国代表可以签约。外交委员会事务长林长民在《晨报》、《国民公报》撰文呼吁："山东亡矣，国将不国矣，愿合四万万众誓死图之。"北大校长蔡元培将外交失败消息通报学生。

5月3日，北京各界紧急磋商对策。当晚北大学生在北河沿北大法科礼堂召开学生大会，并约请北京13所中等以上学校代表参加，大会决定于4日(星期天)举行示威游行，地点：******。

5月4日上午10时，各校学生代表在法政专门学校召开碰头会，商定了游行路线。一些准备以暴力行动惩办国贼的学生写下遗书。下午1时，北京学生3000余人从四面八方汇集******，现场悬挂北大学生"还我青岛"血书。在短暂的集会演说之后，队伍向使馆区进发。行至东交民巷西口，受到巡捕阻拦，学生遂推举代表请求会见4国公使。仅美国使馆人员接受了学生的陈词书，英法意使馆均以公使不在为由拒绝接受。3000余名学生在烈日下整整晒了两个小时，见使馆区不能通过，更加义愤满腔，队伍转向赵家楼曹汝霖住宅。学生们边行进，边宣传，"许多人民看见掉泪，许多西洋人看见脱帽喝彩，又有好些巡警也掉泪"。(《每周评论》1919年5月11日)下午4时许，学生涌至曹宅前。北京高师数理部学生匡互生率先跳入宅内并打开宅门，学生大队涌入，痛打了正在曹宅的驻日公使章宗祥。学生遍寻曹汝霖不着，激愤之下，于4时30分左右怒烧其宅。之后军警赶到，搜捕学生，被捕者共32人。

5月5日，北京各大专学校总罢课。远在郊外、未参加4日行动的清华学生宣布"从今日起与各校一致行动"。

5月7日，经蔡元培为首的校长团斡旋，被捕学生返校，学生复课。

5月9日，为爱护北大，蔡元培怀着复杂的心情秘密出走。

5月19日，北京25000名学生再次总罢课，之后开展演讲、抵制日货、发行爱国日刊等活动，并组织"护鲁义勇队"。

6月3日，北京学生因政府为曹汝霖、章宗祥、陆宗舆辩护，举行大规模街头演讲，当日170多名学生被捕。次日，北京学生出动比3日多一倍的人数上街演讲，当日700多名学生被捕。被捕学生太多，学校亦征作监狱。

6月5日，全国各大城市罢课、罢工、罢市，声援北京学生的爱国运动。800余名被监禁的学生获释。

6月10日，北京政府撤销曹、章、陆职务。

6月23日，徐世昌会见山东各界代表，表示政府已电令陆征祥从缓签字。

6月28日，中国全权代表陆征祥拒绝在凡尔赛对德和约上签字。实际上，中国代表由于住所被中国留法学生和工人包围，已无法外出赴会。

五四运动是一次彻底的不妥协的反帝反封建的爱国运动。它促进了马克思主义与中国工人运动的结合，造就了一批具有初步共产主义思想的知识分子，为中国共产党的建立做了思想上、干部上的准备。五四运动揭开了中国新民主主义革命的序幕，这场爱国运动推动了中国历史进程，促进了马克思主义在中国的广泛传播。为了继承和发扬“五四”运动以来中国青年光荣的革命传统，1939年，陕甘宁边区的西北青年救国联合会规定5月4日为青年节。1949年12月，中央人民政府政务院正式宣布这一规定。五四运动所倡导的“爱国、进步、民主、科学”精神仍然被当代年轻人所推崇。

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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。

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。

Halloween main activity is "Trick Trick" (Trick-or-treating). Children dressed as various terrorist looks like, door to door neighbor rang the doorbell, shouting: "Trickor Treat!" (Meaning Trick or treat), the host family (which may also wearing terrorist costume) will come up with some candy, of chocolates or small gifts. Some families even use the system sound effects and smoke machines to create an atmosphere of terror. One night of candy kids get often calculation bags, the whole bag full of bags to move back home.

Participants try to bite the game only from the mouth to bite the apple floating in water.

Other games in Ireland, there is a tradition of fortune-telling game, participants blindfolded, placed a few small dishes from the table select one of them, such as the touch of the plate filled with mud, on behalf of the coming year will be related with the participants who passed away, such as containing water representatives will travel, will be filled with money on behalf of fortune, the representative will be filled with beans poverty, and so on. Ireland in the 19th century, girls will sprinkle flour on a plate put a slug, and slug crawling traces of the future husband will look like girls.

In North America, unmarried woman if the legend Halloween sitting in a dark room, you can see in the mirror the faces of her future husband. However, if they will die before marriage, a skull will appear in the mirror. Since the late 19th century, this custom has been very popular, but also related to the sale of greeting cards.

Ghost stories and horror movies that are common activities in the Halloween party. The Halloween-themed TV series are usually in the Halloween holiday on or before the play, the object most children.

This evening we went to Happy Valley, the day it was Halloween.

There is a sea of people, almost everyone with masks, some long teeth, some hair all white, and the lotus flower.

First we went to a small house, each go after the cloth are written on the front of the project. I saw a mummy hopping in front of a horror, and I was scared to close my eyes. Im scared, but I still laugh at those ghosts that look ugly. There is a piece of cloth without writing, we go in, a hand to come over, a look at a person, still walk to the head.

We are going to see a man holding the painted face, with a knife, I see that it is fake. I made a face at him, with a hand on his hand. I saw a few steps back as soon as I saw it.

We went to a butcher branch of a street, but now Im not nervous, also jokingly asked: "boss, how much is it?"......

We saw a doctor and I approached. She had four blood on her face, and she was scary all over with a doll in her hand.

Today I am very high heart, but also improve my courage, one day too fast!

Halloween

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.

万圣节前夕

万圣节前夕是美国人年年都会庆祝的秋季节日。它的意思是“神圣的夜晚”，在每年的10月31日，也就是万圣节前夜。但实际上这不是一个真正的宗教节日，而主要是孩子们的节日。

每年秋天蔬菜成熟可以食用的时候，孩子们就会挑出大个儿的橙色南瓜。然后在南瓜上刻上一张脸，把一根点燃的蜡烛放在里面。看起来就好像有人在向南瓜外面张望。这些灯就叫做“iack-o‘-lantems”，意思也就是“杰克的灯”。

每年万圣节前夕孩子们还戴上奇怪的面具，穿上吓人的服装。有些孩子把脸刷成怪物。然后他们拿着盒子或袋子挨家挨户串门。每来到一个新房子他们就说：“不款待就捣乱!给钱还是吃的!”大人们就会把用来招待的钱或糖放在他们的袋子里了。

不仅孩子，许多成年人也喜欢万圣节前夕和万圣节前夕晚会。因为这一天他们可以根据自己的想象把自己装扮成名流或幽灵。这会带给他们年轻的快感。

[万圣节英语作文中英文对译

Halloween

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.

万圣节前夕

万圣节前夕是美国人年年都会庆祝的秋季节日。它的意思是“神圣的夜晚”，在每年的10月31日，也就是万圣节前夜。但实际上这不是一个真正的宗教节日，而主要是孩子们的节日。

每年秋天蔬菜成熟可以食用的时候，孩子们就会挑出大个儿的橙色南瓜。然后在南瓜上刻上一张脸，把一根点燃的蜡烛放在里面。看起来就好像有人在向南瓜外面张望。这些灯就叫做“iack-o-lantems”，意思也就是“杰克的灯”。

每年万圣节前夕孩子们还戴上奇怪的面具，穿上吓人的服装。有些孩子把脸刷成怪物。然后他们拿着盒子或袋子挨家挨户串门。每来到一个新房子他们就说：“不款待就捣乱!给钱还是吃的!”大人们就会把用来招待的钱或糖放在他们的袋子里了。

不仅孩子，许多成年人也喜欢万圣节前夕和万圣节前夕晚会。因为这一天他们可以根据自己的想象把自己装扮成名流或幽灵。这会带给他们年轻的快感。

许多西方国家，在每年的10月31号，都会过万圣节，俗称鬼节。下面，让我为大家介绍介绍万圣节的来历和习俗吧。

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(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。

万圣节期间，许多公共场所乃至居家院落，都会布置上很多装璜，诸如各式鬼怪呀、南瓜灯呀、还有黑猫以及巫婆的扫帚之类;孩子们会穿上每年不一样的万圣节服装，拎着罗卜灯的提篓去挨家挨户地讨糖。

这就是关于万圣节的由来和习俗。

Dear students:

You’re invited to an Amerlish Halloween party! Join us for the fun festivities with games, treats and more. To have an authentic Halloween experience be sure to come in costume. You can dress as an animal, your favorite character, or an idea. There will be a contest with prizes awarded for costumes. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Halloween is a very American holiday with roots in ancient European traditions. November 1st is All Saints Day, and November 2nd is All Souls Day when the spirits of the dead are free to roam between realms. However, the night before, All Hallow’s Eve or Halloween, is when evil spirits escape into the world. Over the centuries, several traditions began for protection including that of carving a gourd or pumpkin and placing it at your door with a candle glowing inside to scare the evil spirits away. Costumes also come from this tradition as a way to scare the evil spirits away and protect one’s home and family. The next two days were used as days to remember and honor ancestors very similar to China’s Tomb Sweeping Day.

Today, Americans celebrate Halloween by dressing in costumes and going trick-or-treating. This is when children go from door to door and get rewarded with candy and treats. Pumpkins are carved and placed on doorsteps, and parties are held by young and old alike.

We hope you’ll join us for this exciting Halloween festival on October 31.

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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

halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and superstition. it began as a celtic end-of-summer festival during which people felt especially close to deceased relatives and friends. for these friendly spirits, they set places at the dinner table, left treats on doorsteps and along the side of the road and lit candles to help loved ones find their way back to the spirit world.

todays halloween ghosts are often depicted as more fearsome and malevolent, and our customs and superstitions are scarier too. we avoid crossing paths with black cats, afraid that they might bring us bad luck. this idea has its roots in the middle ages, when many people believed that witches avoided detection by turning themselves into cats. we try not to walk under ladders for the same reason. this superstition may have come from the ancient egyptians, who believed that triangles were sacred; it also may have something to do with the fact that walking under a leaning ladder tends to be fairly unsafe. and around halloween, especially, we try to avoid breaking mirrors, stepping on cracks in the road or spilling salt.

but what about the halloween traditions and beliefs that todays trick-or-treaters have forgotten all about? many of these obsolete rituals focused on the future instead of the past and the living instead of the dead. in particular, many had to do with helping young women identify their future husbands and reassuring them that they would someday--with luck, by next halloween!--be married.

in 18th-century ireland, a matchmaking cook might bury a ring in her mashed potatoes on halloween night, hoping to bring true love to the diner who found it. in scotland, fortune-tellers recommended that an eligible young woman name a hazelnut for each of her suitors and then toss the nuts into the fireplace. the nut that burned to ashes rather than popping or exploding, the story went, represented the girls future husband. (in some versions of this legend, confusingly, the opposite was true: the nut that burned away symbolized a love that would not last.) another tale had it that if a young woman ate a sugary concoction made out of walnuts, hazelnuts and nutmeg before bed on halloween night, she would dream about her future husband. young women tossed apple-peels over their shoulders, hoping that the peels would fall on the floor in the shape of their future husbands initials; tried to learn about their futures by peering at egg yolks floating in a bowl of water; and stood in front of mirrors in darkened rooms, holding candles and looking over their shoulders for their husbands faces.

other rituals were more competitive. at some halloween parties, the first guest to find a burr on a chestnut-hunt would be the first to marry; at others, the first successful apple-bobber would be the first down the aisle.

of course, whether were asking for romantic advice or trying to avoid seven years of bad luck, each one of these halloween superstitions relies on the good will of the very same "spirits" whose presence the early celts felt so keenly. ours is not such a different holiday after all!

[以万圣节为话题英语作文

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。

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。

由来：

两千多年前，欧洲的天主教会把11月1日定为“天下圣徒之日” (ALL HALLOWS DAY) 。“HALLOW” 即圣徒之意。传说自公元前五百年，居住在爱尔兰、苏格兰等地的凯尔特人 (CELTS) 把这节日往前移了一天，即10月31日。他们认为该日是夏天正式结束的日子，也就是新年伊始，严酷的冬季开始的一天。那时人们相信，故人的亡魂会在这一天回到故居地在活人身上找寻生灵，借此再生，而且这是人在死后能获得再生的唯一希望。而活着的人则惧怕死魂来夺生，于是人们就在这一天熄掉炉火、烛光，让死魂无法找寻活人，又把自己打扮成妖魔鬼怪把死人之魂灵吓走。之后，他们又会把火种烛光重新燃起，开始新的一年的生活。传说那时凯尔特人部落还有在10月31日把活人杀死用以祭奠死人的习俗。

习俗：

万圣节是一个好玩的节日，“不请吃就捣乱”。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。

Halloweenfirst came to America with early settlers from Celtic areas in Europe, such as Ireland and Scotland. But other American settlers with strict religious beliefs, including the Puritans from England, rejected Halloween. The arrival of many Irish immigrants during the 1800s helped spread Halloween’s popularity.

万圣节第一次来到美国，与来自欧洲的凯尔特地区的早期移民，如爱尔兰和苏格兰。但是其他的美国定居者和严格的宗教信仰，包括来自英国的清教徒，拒绝了万圣节。在19世纪，许多爱尔兰移民的到来帮助传播万圣节的声望。

But by the late 1800s, fewer people believed in ancient superstitions of ghosts and witches. Halloween became more a holiday for children to receive treats and dress in costume.

但到19世纪末，更少的人认为古代迷信的幽灵和巫婆。万圣节成为孩子们的节日去接受款待和穿的服装。

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。

万圣节是西方的鬼节。是西方国家的传统节日。这一夜是一年中最“闹鬼”的一夜，所以也叫“鬼节”。

在西方国，每年的十月三十一日，有个Halloween，辞典解释为“The eve of All SaintsDay”，中文译作：万圣节之夜。

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，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。也有传说是当年死去的人，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。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。古罗马人在11月1日也有一个节日，那是用来向他们的波莫娜女神表示敬意的。他们在熊筋的篝火前烤坚果和苹果。我们自己的万圣节前夜似乎就是由古罗马人的节日与德鲁伊德的节日揉合而成的。万圣节前夜的活动原来是非常简单的，而且大部分是在教堂里进行的。

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。但在整个欧洲，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用来赞美秋光，而让它变成神怪、巫婆和鬼魂的节日。

Halloween一词的产生

很多民族都在万圣节前夜有庆典聚会，这又被叫做“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。

“Trick or treat”的传说

孩子们今天着装挨家要糖的习俗，据说起源于爱尔兰。古西欧时候的爱尔兰异教徒们，相信在万圣节前夜鬼魂会群集于居家附近，并接受设宴款待。因而，在“宴会”结束后，村民们就自己扮成鬼魂精灵，游走村外，引导鬼魂离开，避邪免灾。于此同时，村民们也都注意在屋前院后的摆布些水果及其他食品，喂足鬼魂而不至于让它们伤害人类和动物或者掠夺其他收成。后来这习俗一直延续下来，就成了孩子们取笑不慷慨之家的玩笑。

至于南瓜灯也至少有两种说法。一种说是人挖空了南瓜又刻上鬼脸点上烛火用以驱散鬼魂的;另一种说是鬼魂点上的烛火，试图骗取人们上当而跟着鬼魂走，所以人们就在南瓜表面刻上一个嘲讽的脸面，用以调笑鬼魂：哼!傻瓜才会上你的当。传说因为首用南瓜的是一位爱尔兰人Jack，所以人们又将鬼脸南瓜灯叫做Jack-O-Lantern。

现在的万圣节

万圣节流传到今天已经完全没有了宗教迷信色彩，它成了一个孩子们的节目，也是年轻人化装舞会的节目。社会对节日的活动也一直做着正面的引导：要求大人教育孩子们不做恐吓性的恶作剧，也要求大人带孩子一起出门(一般是大人架车停在路边，小孩去敲门讨糖)。大人应该要求孩子只许去门口有节日布置的并点了灯的人家，否则不去打扰。另外讨糖过程的始终必须站在大门口等待，不许进屋，讨回的糖也要交大人检查后才许吃。对接待孩子的人家也要求不给自家制作的食品也不给未包装的食品。

公共场合以及居家周围的节日布置都是自愿的。鬼脸南瓜灯、白网黑蜘蛛等，都是节日的装点，已全然没有骇人之鬼魅色彩。有的女学生还端端在这时候会买一对南瓜或者鬼骷髅的耳环来佩带。如果有哪家的布置做得过分恐怖了，会遭到有关方面的制止，媒体也会令其暴光，让公众指责。

万圣节的服装，也是万人万相，不是单调的大鬼小鬼了。有许多渠道教授人们如何制作万圣节服装。比如说制作最简单的鬼服就用一张白床单顶在头上，别忘了扣两个洞留出眼睛就是;若是要扮演魔术师，就穿上黑衣黑裤，再戴上黑礼帽，并在礼帽与头顶之间藏一只绒毛小兔备用;还教大人如何把孩子打扮成小天使，白衣白裤，再从背后怎么绑一个手电筒在头上;也有教如何把孩子打扮成他们喜欢的卡通形象的。当然服装、道具业的商人们，就更有文章可做了。

学校在万圣节是不放假的。有时学校出面组织晚会，有时不甘寂寞的学生们也会自己主办小型晚会;而朋友、家人间互寄贺卡祝万圣节快乐则成为每年十月间流行的习俗。如今网际网路的发达使得送万圣卡更为方便经济，有的网站还别出心裁地设计了各种具有声响动画效果的万圣卡。

总之，万圣节已成为西方人一个很普通的季节性节日。有很多人将此看作秋的结束以及冬的到来。万圣节一过，人们就开始期盼感恩节、圣诞节乃至新年了。

The eight-treasure porridge was first introduced to China in the Song Dynasty about 900 years ago.

八宝粥最开始出现是在900年前的宋朝。

Buddhism was well accepted in the areas inhabited by the Han Chinese, who believed that Sakyamuni, the first Buddha and founder of the religion, attained enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth month. Sutras were chanted in the temples and rice porridge with beans, nuts and dried fruit was prepared for the Buddha. With the passing of time the custom extended, especially in rural areas where peasants would pray for a plentiful harvest in this way.

那时候佛教已经被信奉佛祖释迦牟尼的汉族人广泛接受。传说佛祖在十二月初八受到教化。人们会为佛祖准备好有豆子、坚果和干果的大米粥，寺庙里也会唱起佛经。随着时间的推移，这种习俗就传播出去了，尤其在农村，会用会用花生煮粥祈祷一年的好收成。

There is, however, another touching story: When Sakyamuni was on his way into the high mountains in his quest for understanding and enlightenment, he grew tired and hungry. Exhausted from days of walking, he passed into unconsciousness by a river in India. A shepherdess found him there and fed him her lunch -- porridge made with beans and rice. Sakyamuni was thus able to continue his journey. After six years of strict discipline, he finally realized his dream of full enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Ever since, monks have prepared rice porridge on the eve and held a ceremony the following day, during which they chant sutras and offer porridge to Buddha. Thus, the tradition of eating Laba porridge was based in religion, though with the passing of time the food itself became a popular winter dish especially in cold northern China.

另外还有一个感人的故事：释迦牟尼在去深山求得理解和教化的路上又饿又累。由于连日走得精疲力竭，他在印度的一条河边不省人事。一个牧羊女发现了她，把自己的午餐——用豆子和大米做的粥——给他吃了。释迦牟尼因此得以继续他的旅程。经过六年严格的修行之后，他终于在农历十二月初八悟到了自己充满启示的梦。从那时起，僧人们就要在腊八前夜准备米粥，在第二天举行一个仪式，他们要唱着佛经献粥给佛祖。因此，吃腊八粥的传统其实是源于宗教的，虽然随着时间的流逝，这种食物本身就成了冬日的一道美食，尤其在寒冷的中国北方。

According to written records, large Buddhist temples would offer it to the poor to show their faith to Buddha. In the Ming Dynasty about 500 years ago, it became such a holy food that emperors would offer it to their officials during festivals. As it gained favor in the feudal upper class, it also quickly became popular throughout the country.

根据有记载的历史，大的佛寺要向穷人施粥以显示对佛祖的信仰。在距今500年前的明朝，腊八粥变成了神圣的食物，就连皇帝也要在过节的时候赐粥给群臣。在封建上层社会的推动下，腊八粥迅速风靡全国。