万圣节邀请函英语作文【汇编20篇】

亲爱的家长朋友们：

您好!2016年11月1日是西方传统节日“鬼节”——万圣节。万圣节前夜人们都会身穿五颜六色的衣服，戴上千奇百怪的面具，提着一盏“杰克灯”跑出去玩。在我们的孩子眼中，这是一个充满神秘色彩的节日，特此我园将在2016年10月31日晚上5:30举办“万圣之夜”亲子活动，通过活动让您和宝宝感受到这一独特的节日气氛，同时正面教育宝宝树立正确的思想观念，引导幼儿不迷信鬼神、邪灵。心动不如行动，赶快跟随我们一起共度美好的快乐时光吧!

请各位家长带好活动物品，和宝宝一起制作“杰克灯”。

北京博苑聊城工校幼儿园

2016年10月29日

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亲爱的家长朋友、小朋友们：

我们幼儿园摆满了造型各异的蝙蝠、蜘蛛、幽灵、南瓜、灯笼，还有鬼屋……，那你知道这是为什么吗?哈哈，对了，是一年一度的万圣节来临了。每年的10月31日，有个Halloween，词典解释为“The eve of All Saint’s Day”,中文为：万圣节之夜。

亲爱的爸爸妈妈们，你是否偶尔也会厌倦这平淡无奇的生活，你是否也渴望在某一天，某一刻，卸下自己身上沉重的包袱，做一个与平时不一样的自己? 你瞧，女巫骑着扫帚正向我们飞来，幼儿园的老师们精心为你们准备了万圣节大趴!无论你是魔鬼还是仙女，无论你是勇士还是怪兽，我们都可以一起光明正大的去上门捣蛋吧!来吧，和我们的宝贝们一起，相约万圣节，扮成任何你喜欢的样子，像个孩子一样肆意欢笑，带着和孩子一样多的快乐心情去经历这奇幻美妙的时刻吧!

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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!

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.”

亲爱的家长们：

你们好!一年一度的“万圣节” (Halloween)马上就要到了，为了让孩子们了解和感受西方文化，充分体验万圣节特有的、浓郁的节日氛围，拓展文化视野，我校将于10月31日晚上举行一个“万圣节狂欢”PARTY ，邀请孩子们带上小伙伴们一起参加!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。今年的万圣节，我们诚挚地邀请您来到爱唯英语，让孩子们秀秀万圣节的造型、逛逛密室、玩玩有趣的游戏，看看舞台剧跟才艺表演……同时我们还有“僵尸电影院”让孩子们看看关于万圣节的一些主题电影。活动开始前我们还会给孩子们讲一讲万圣节的由来及习俗!是不是很丰富很精彩?那还在犹豫什么呢!赶快带上你的小伙伴们报名参加吧!

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人们在10月31日晚上，

将所有的灯火熄灭，

穿着奇奇怪怪的服装，

并发出一些吵闹的声音走来走去，

这是为什么呢?

你想体验女巫?蜘蛛侠?公主?还是吸血鬼的装扮吗?来悠悠草参加我们的大party，变身主角!

你想做一个属于你自己的南瓜灯吗?来悠悠草,比比看谁做的南瓜灯更炫酷!

你想一边啃着苹果，一边现场感受超人气组合SUMMER女声乐队的精彩表演吗?来悠悠草，帮你实现这个愿望，还能玩游戏，领奖品!

Trick or treat !

我们在悠悠草等着你，一起来一场奇幻之旅!

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.

万圣节是一个秋天的节日,美国人每年都要庆祝。这意味着神圣的晚上,是每年10月31日万圣节前的晚上。然而,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,当蔬菜准备吃的,孩子们选择大型橙色的南瓜。然后他们把脸里面的南瓜,把燃烧的蜡烛。好像有一个人看的南瓜!这些灯被称为南瓜灯,这意味着杰克的灯笼。

孩子们还戴上奇怪的面具和可怕的万圣节服装每一个。有些孩子把脸看起来像怪物。然后,他们提着盒子或袋子挨家挨户。每次他们来到一个新房子,他们说,不给糖就捣蛋!金钱或吃!的把提着箱子或袋子。

不仅孩子,但大多数成年人也喜欢万圣节前夕和万圣节派对,因为在这一天,他们可以把自己伪装成人士或鬼作为他们的想象力将引导他们。这让他们满意的年轻。

Dear Tom,At 6:30 on 20th July, there will be a party in my home to celebrate my birthday. I would very much like you to come to the party, and it will be great if you also bring Tao Wang to, so that we can communicate on the culture differences between China and the West. Hope I can meet you and Tao Wang that day.

Your Sincerely,

Lin Li

在西方国家，每年的10月31日，有个“Halloween”，辞典解释为“The eve of All SaintsDay”，中文译作：“万圣节之夜”。 万圣节流传到今天成了一个孩子们的节日，也是年轻人化妆舞会的节日，它已经完全没有了宗教迷信色彩。

这个节日有很多趣味性的活动和奇异的装扮，是孩子们最喜欢的节日，也是充满神秘的节日。为了让我们的孩子感受这一独特的节日气氛，培养孩子的胆量和分辨能力。长江幼儿园特将举行万圣节活动。

活动时间：

2015年10月30日(周五)上午8:45入园(小朋友正常入园)

活动地点：

港窑路32号晗香园长江幼儿园园内。

温馨提示：

请家长提前为幼儿准备好活动所需要道具哦!

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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亲爱的家长朋友们：

你们好!每年的11月1日是西方国家的传统节日“万圣节”(Halloween)。随着时间的流逝，万圣节原有气息逐渐淡化，喜庆、快乐的意味渐渐成为主流。成了一个孩子们尽情玩乐、年轻人化妆狂欢的盛大节日。为了让孩子们了解、感受西方文化，拓展孩子们的文化视野，给孩子一个创造和展示个性的机会。现我园定于2016年10月28日(周五)下午(3点45分开始签到入场)。

本周五4：00准时在幼儿园内举办盛大的万圣节亲子派对活动。特邀请各位家长朋友前来参加，让我们和孩子们一起唱起来、跳起来、感受万圣节的快乐吧!具体内容：节目表演、外教活动、亲子游戏、期待你们的参与，不见不散!

亲爱的家长朋友们：

您们好!

在西方国家，每年的十月三十一日是万圣节，万圣节期间，人们举行各种各样的化妆舞会，孩子们会穿上每年不一样的万圣节服装，拎着南瓜灯的提篓去挨家挨户地讨糖，说是“trick or treat”。为了让孩子了解和感受西方文化，拓展幼儿文化视野，给孩子一个展示个性和创造的机会。结合我园的英语特色，在10月30日我园将举办万圣节亲子活动。届时诚邀您们的参与!

亲爱的家长朋友，让我们共度一个有意义、快乐的万圣节，请您配合以下事项：

1、请您帮助您的宝宝准备一套万圣节特色服装，装扮孩子们所喜欢的形象。

2、活动当天来园时请您配合带一些糖果，游戏“trick or treat”时会向家长们讨糖哦。

3、活动结束后请家长们有秩序回到各班级，与老师做好交接方可离园，注意孩子的安全。

活动进程：

A、17：00—17：50 百变大咖秀

B、17：50—18：00 trick or treat

活动时间：2015年10月30日下午17：00—18：00

活动地点：哈佛美语稚幼园操场

The American tradition of "trick-or-treating" probably dates back to the early All Souls Day parades in England. During the festivities, poor citizens would beg for food and families would give them pastries called "soul cakes" in return for their promise to pray for the familys dead relatives.

The distribution of soul cakes was encouraged by the church as a way to replace the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for roaming spirits. The practice, which was referred to as "going a-souling" was eventually taken up by children who would visit the houses in their neighborhood and be given ale, food, and money.

The tradition of dressing in costume for Halloween has both European and Celtic roots. Hundreds of years ago, winter was an uncertain and frightening time. Food supplies often ran low and, for the many people afraid of the dark, the short days of winter were full of constant worry. On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts came back to the earthly world, people thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes. To avoid being recognized by these ghosts, people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people would place bowls of food outside their homes to appease the ghosts and prevent them from attempting to enter.

Dear James:

Wish to haunt our halls? Youre invited to join us in the Halloween Eve.There will be witches and magic waiting for you, and something youve ever see! Meets us at the schools Student Center October 31st 8:00 P.M, come and enjoy an evening of fantasy!

yours,

xxx

亲爱的同学：

你们好!

在西方国家，每年的十月三十一日是万圣节，万圣节期间，人们举行各种各样的化妆舞会，孩子们会穿上每年不一样的万圣节服装，拎着南瓜灯的提篓去挨家挨户地讨糖，说是“trick or treat”。为了让孩子了解和感受西方文化，拓展文化视野，给孩子一个展示个性和创造的机会。结合我校的英语特色，在10月28日我园首次举办万圣节狂欢活动。届时诚邀同学们的参与!

活动时间：2016年10月28日17：30—19：30

活动地点：聚能教育高新区校区

活动内容：

开场个人秀、万圣节介绍、你来比划我来猜、数学抢答、才艺展示、颁奖等。

活动要求及温馨提示：

1、为了切合本次万圣节活动的主题，请同学们在出门前打扮打扮哦!可以装扮成蜘蛛侠，小天使，巫婆，树精灵，南瓜人，哈利波特，小超人，虎克船长，小巫女，小仙女，小海盗，也可以画一些脸部彩绘哦!

2、请提前10分钟到校区前台处签到，你也可以邀请你要好的小伙伴一起来参加哦!

3、在活动过程中严格遵守会场纪律、注意安全!

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2016年10月23日

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亲爱的家长朋友们：

你们好!

一年一度的“万圣节” (Halloween)马上就要到了，为了让孩子们了解和感受西方文化，充分体验万圣节特有的、浓郁的节日氛围，拓展文化视野，我园联合中庚集团于10月29日下午在裕荣汇(一楼一号门展厅)举行一个“万圣节狂欢”亲子活动，活动中为每个家庭准备了很多好玩的游戏，还有礼物🎁拿啊!还在犹豫什么呢!请赶快带上孩子们一起来参加吧!

活动时间：2016年10月29(星期六)下午14:00开始——15:30结束

活动地点： 裕荣汇1号门展厅(一楼)

联办单位：培根幼儿园、中庚香匯融江

万圣节即将来临，为了让孩子们进一步了解西方节日“万圣节”，感受“万圣节”的气氛，我园将举行第二届“舞动万圣节、Happy你我他”万圣节活动，活动内容有师幼表演、万圣节服饰表演和讨糖等活动，我们诚挚地邀请您来参加我们的活动。

为了让孩子们充分体验万圣节的氛围，请家长和孩子一起商量、准备节日当天的造型和装扮(家长可以与孩子一起制作环保服装，也可购买各种面具、万圣节服饰)。请在星期三前准备好服装等道具，交给班级老师保管哦!

谢谢您的配合!期待您参与这次欢乐难忘的盛会!

活动时间：2014年10月30日(星期四) 下午16：00~17:00

活动地点：一楼大堂、大操场。

活动过程：

1. 2014年10月30日下午3:50集中大堂。

2. 教师英语律动: Knock Knock，Trick or Treat (演出)。

3. 下午4:00万圣节fashion时装秀服装走秀、表演、各班幼儿英语节目表演。

4. 教师带幼儿回课室，进行生活整理活动。

5.Trick or treat 游戏活动：讨糖活动。

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when the harvest moon rises on october 31, little hobgoblins, spooky ghosts, ghoulish witches and gremlins — their young faces hidden behind grotesque masks — will go forth to frighten friends and neighbors and to threaten them with trick or treat .

halloween (aii hallows eve) as the name implies, is a nighttime holiday, the one night in the year when the child‘s world turns to pure fantasy. children take all the lead parts while parents and other adults play the supporting roles. encouraged by teachers and merchants and the remembrance of the good time they had the earlier year, children (from 3 to 11 years old) start preparing their costumes and halloween decorations weeks ahead. although parents help the children very much prepare the costumes, on halloween they must pretend to be frightened by the masked visions that suddenly appear. there will be little witches in long black dresses with tall-pointed hats and magic broomsticks to carry them over the rooftops — to a neighbor‘s house in the next block. ghosts in sheets run with tell-tale sneakers and half socks showing; and terrible pirates with skull and cross-bones painted on their three-cornered hats. some carry jack-o‘-lanterns but all carry bags or unicef boxes marked trick or treat, which fill up very fast.

teenagers have their fun playing tricks that sometimes get rather rough. they throw eggs or tomatoes at passing motorists , mark up windows and windshields with hard-to-erase candle wax, roll pumpkins down long hills, carry away porch furniture and garbage can covers, engrave graffiti on fences, or do whatever bad things occur to them as they go around looking for ways to let off steam. police officers are alert but they only arrest those caught doing real damage. in most communities there are school dances or block parties to help redirect the energies of the youthful pranksters. business firms offer prizes for the best costumes and recreation directors help plan the party, but the young people themselves take charge of the entertainment and the decorations — a necessary part of halloween. dried corn stalks, pumpkin faces, and piles of apples create the harvest atmosphere; and cutouts of witches on their brooms, goblins, ghosts and black cats symbolize the witchcraft aspect of the holiday. the freshments — apple cider, popcorn and pumpkin pie, and witches made of spicy ginger cookies — also carry out both themes.

there is an occasional adult halloween dance in a bright orange and black setting, with paper-made black cats, witches and grinning skeletons floating above the dance floor. but halloween has become mainly a young people‘s holiday — and the younger the child the more exciting he finds it.

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The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (sow-en), the Celtic New year.

One story says that, on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended during this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living.

Naturally, the still-living did not want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess.

Probably a better explanation of why the Celts extinguished their fires was not to discourage spirit possession, but so that all the Celtic tribes could relight their fires from a common source, the Druidic fire that was kept burning in the Middle of Ireland, at Usinach.

Some accounts tell of how the Celts would burn someone at the stake who was thought to have already been possessed, as sort of a lesson to the spirits. Other accounts of Celtic history debunk these stories as myth.

The Romans adopted the Celtic practices as their own. But in the first century AD, Samhain was assimilated into celebrations of some of the other Roman traditions that took place in October, such as their day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple, which might explain the origin of our modern tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween.

The thrust of the practices also changed over time to become more ritualized. As belief in spirit possession waned, the practice of dressing up like hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches took on a more ceremonial role.

The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840s by Irish immigrants fleeing their countrys potato famine. At that time, the favorite pranks in New England included tipping over outhouses and unhinging fence gates.

The custom of trick-or-treating is thought to have originated not with the Irish Celts, but with a ninth-century European custom called souling. On November 2, All Souls Day, early Christians would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes," made out of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers they would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. At the time, it was believed that the dead remained in limbo for a time after death, and that prayer, even by strangers, could expedite a souls passage to heaven.

The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore. As the tale is told, a man named Jack, who was notorious as a drunkard and trickster, tricked Satan into climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the trees trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree.

According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.

The Irish used turnips as their "Jacks lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.

So, although some cults may have adopted Halloween as their favorite "holiday," the day itself did not grow out of evil practices. It grew out of the rituals of Celts celebrating a new year, and out of Medieval prayer rituals of Europeans. And today, even many churches have Halloween parties or pumpkin carving events for the kids. After all, the day itself is only as evil as one cares to make it.

亲爱的家长朋友：

您好!每年11月1日是西方传统节日——万圣节。万圣节前夕小朋友们都会 身穿五颜六色的衣服，戴上千奇百怪的面具，提着一盏“杰克灯”走家窜户索要糖果!今年，新柏睿宝龙国际幼儿园在万圣节为宝贝们营造浓厚的节庆氛围，举办“万圣节狂欢Party”，诚挚邀请您和宝贝来园尽情的狂欢，感受浓厚的西方节日气氛!

活动时间：

2015年10月31日(星期六) 09:00-11:30

活动地点：

新柏睿宝龙国际幼儿园操场

温馨提示:

1、请您和宝贝一起发挥无限创意潜能，在家中一起设计制作万圣节服饰(如：巫婆、南瓜人、仙女等角色)。活动当天将邀请家长参加群魔乱舞造型秀的环节，特别欢迎家庭造型秀哦!

2、请您和孩子一起制作南瓜灯，并于10月30日前送到幼儿园，参与全园的最佳创意南瓜灯评选，优胜者将获得奖品哦!欢迎您和孩子一起参与投票!

3、活动当天我们将开展万圣节大闯关活动，闯关卡在邀请函的右侧，请您当天务必带上邀请卡,全部闯关成功后您可以拿着闯关卡到前台换取小礼物一份哦!