万圣节邀请函英语作文（实用20篇）

10月31日是西方传统的“魔鬼节日”万圣节，万圣夜的主题是鬼怪、死亡、魔法和怪物，孩子们会迫不及待地穿上五颜六色的服装，戴上千奇百怪的面具，提着“杰克灯”或者“南瓜灯”走家串户，向家长们索要节日礼物，如果得不到礼物，那就等着孩子们的各种捣乱恶作剧吧。

如此疯狂和搞怪的夜晚，在中国能否体验的到呢?

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我们将在万圣节派对上，为孩子们准备各种魔幻、刺激的狂欢游戏，现场南瓜灯制作、万圣节服装评比、趣味小游戏……惊险惊呆惊吓惊喜各种刺激全都有哦!

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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.

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，拓展幼儿文化视野，我园将于10月30日晚上6：30--8：00 举行一个“万圣节狂欢”PARTY ，邀请家长一同参加!

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幼儿园，和孩子们一起秀秀全家的造型、玩玩有趣的游戏……为给孩子一个展示个性和创造的机会，请您协助老师完成：

1、活动当天请家长下午3:00来园接幼儿，3:30之前幼儿必须接完。(老师要1—2小时进行教室布置)

2、活动当天坐校车的的小朋友校车只接不送。

3、请家长和孩子一起准备节日当天的造型和装扮，请您发挥自己的潜能为你和幼儿好好装扮一下吧。

4、活动时间定在晚上6:00来园，6:30活动正式开始。(请家长不要提请来园，6:00之前园门关闭)

5、在活动的最后是讨糖环节，请家长自备糖果。

温馨提示：考虑到园外场地受限制，请周边的家长不要开车请选择步行来园。以免发生交通堵塞。谢谢合作!

小红帽幼儿园

The Taditional Halloween

Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween. They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead.

Black cats are also symbols of Halloween and have religious origins as well. Black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future. During the Middle Ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise. All these 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.

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 that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser. He couldnt enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day. So Jack and his lantern became the symbol of a lost or damned soul. To scare these souls away on Halloween, the Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips, beets 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 waiting if they knock and say "Trick or Treat!"

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活动时间：10月31日 星期一 下午15：00—17：00

活动地点：大地幼儿园操场

温馨提示：

1、家长凭接送卡入园参与活动，活动开始前，请家长在家长等候区等候，不要进班，以免影响幼儿情况。

2、请家长和小朋友穿上别出心裁、方便穿脱的万圣节服装;

3、请您遵守活动秩序及规则，并辅导孩子遵守活动基本礼仪。

4、当天为亲子开放活动，故下午校车不发车接送幼儿，请家长务必抽空来园参与活动，谢谢配合!

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， 万圣幽灵狗狗。

Legends about the origin of Halloween there are many versions, the most common view, that is derived from the ancient Western European countries before the birth of Christ, Halloween Ghost dog.

主要包括爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士，这几处的古西欧人叫凯尔特人。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。

Including Ireland, Scotland and Welsh, that several of the ancient western people call the celtics. Celts new years day in November 1st, Celt on New Years Eve, young people who set team, wearing all kinds of strange mask, carrying a carved turnip lamp (pumpkin is the late customs, the ancient Western Europe pumpkin is not the first), they walk in the villages. This was actually a kind of harvest celebration; also said to be "Halloween", the legend who died that year, the soul will be the eve of Halloween, visit the world, said that people should be allowed to visit the ghost to see the ghost of a successful harvest and show great hospitality. All the bonfire and lights, in order to frighten away the ghost, but also for the ghost light line, to guide their return. In medieval Europe, there had been destroyed by the pagan history of christianity.

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。

But before the new years Eve celebrations never really eliminate worship, but in the form of witchcraft. This is why we are now Halloween, also left the witchs broom, black cat, spells. It is said that the black cat is met, met the witch, a year will be worse, so in that day, everyone will drive out those unlucky symbol.

尊敬的家长朋友们，宝贝们：在西方国家，每年的十月三十一日是万圣节，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，戴上千奇百怪的面具要糖吃不给糖哈哈，就捣乱

艺声学校为了让孩子们了解和感受西方文化，托展孩子们文化视野，给孩子们一个展示个性和创造的机会，特别聘请Audrey 老师(中文名：艾丽，加拿大籍，毕业于渥太华大学，双语博士。)将举办“HaPPY HaIIOWeen”活动，孩子们与外教一起学英语做游戏，一起找南瓜灯，一起嗨起来!

活动时间：10月31日(周一晚18:00~17:30)限定人数：25~30人，大家可以尽情地穿上自己喜欢的服装，戴上奇葩的面具搞怪吧……

艺声学校全体教职工恭候孩子们的到来!!

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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

我们平时所说的万圣节(All Hallows Day)，其实是万圣节前夜 (Halloween)，即10月31日，11月1日才是万圣节。

We usually say the Halloween (All Hallows Day), is Halloween (Halloween), which in October 31st, November 1st is the halloween.

万圣节前夜又被叫做 “All Hallow Een”， “The Eve of All Hallows”， “Hallow een”， 或者 “The eve of All SaintasDay”。后来约定俗成被叫做 “Halloween”。 万圣节前夜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”。话说我们中国也有“鬼节”呢，即农历七月十四的盂兰节 (Hungry Ghost Festival)，俗称中元节。

Halloween called "All Hallow Een", "The Eve of All Hallows", "Hallow een", or "The eve of All SaintasDay". The convention was called "Halloween". Halloween is a traditional festival in western countries, this night is one of the most "haunted" in the night, so it is called "halloween". We Chinese have a saying "Halloween", namely the lunar calendar in July fourteen of the hungry ghost festival (Hungry Ghost Festival), commonly known as the festival of the dead.

在万圣节前夜，小孩子们都开心的不得了，等了一年的“不请吃就捣蛋”(Trick or treat) 呀!夜幕降临，孩子们便迫不及待地穿上五颜六色 (multi-colored) 的化妆服，戴上千奇百怪的面具 (all sorts of strange masks)，提上一盏“杰克灯 (jack-olantern)”跑出去挨家挨户的要糖、小点心或者零钱。小气的人家就要倒霉了，小捣蛋鬼们 (trouble maker)会在门把手涂上肥皂，有时还把他们的猫涂上颜色。

In Halloween, children are very happy, waiting for a year "trick or treat" (Trick or treat)! As night fell, children will be unable to hold oneself back to wear (multi-colored) be riotous with colour makeup suits, wear a mask of all sorts of strange things (all sorts of strange masks), put on a "Jack-O-Lantern (jack-olantern)" from door to door to run out of sugar, snacks or change. The mean people will be out of luck, the little monkeys (trouble maker) will apply soap on the door handle, and sometimes their cats painted colors.

现在，“Trunk or treat” 似乎更加流行，在指定停车场 (parking lot)，家长们会把车布置成各种有趣、漂亮的主题，准备好零食，等待孩子们的“捣乱”。

Now, "Trunk or treat" seems to be more popular in the designated parking area (parking lot), parents will put the car into a variety of interesting layout, beautiful theme, prepare snacks, waiting for the children ".

由于万圣夜临近苹果的丰收期，“咬苹果”(Apple Biting) 也成了万圣节前夜很流行的游戏。游戏时，大人们让苹果漂浮在装满水的盆里，然后让孩子们在不用手的条件下用嘴去咬苹果，谁先咬到，谁就是优胜者。 另外焦糖苹果 (caramel apple， toffee apple)，热苹果西打 (cider)，粟米糖(candy corn)，烘南瓜子 (pumpkin seed) 等也是受欢迎的应节食品。

Since Halloween approaching apple harvest, "bite" (Apple Biting) has become a very popular Halloween game. The game, the adults make apple floating in a basin filled with water, and then let the children in the mouth bite apple do not in the hands of the conditions, who first bite, who is the winner. In addition the caramel apple (Caramel Apple, toffee apple), hot apple cider (cider), candy corn (candy corn), roasted pumpkin seeds (pumpkin seed) is also popular festive food.

Halloweens origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).

The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.

During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each others fortunes. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.

By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebratiion of Samhain.

The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.

By the 800s, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands. In the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs. It is widely believed today that the pope was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but church-sanctioned holiday. The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain, began to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Even later, in A.D. 1000, the church would make November 2 All Souls Day, a day to honor the dead. It was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels, and devils. Together, the three celebrations, the eve of All Saints, All Saints, and All Souls, were called Hallowmas.

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HALLOWEEN (HALLOWEEN) for every year on November 1, originated in ancient Celtic national (Celtic) New Year festival, this is also a sacrifice revenant moment, in avoiding the evil spirit interference at the same time, also with food worship of ancestors and good spirit to pray for peace through the cold winter, is the western traditional festivals. The children will put on makeup suits the night, wear a mask, door-to-door to collect candy. Major epidemic in English world, such as the British Isles and North America, followed by Australia and New Zealand. Now, the younger generation, some Asian countries also began to tend to "western festival", to Halloween, some large foreign supermarket will put a shop selling Halloween toys, sellers will sell some to Halloween related dolls or model, attracted the eyes of young people.

万圣节(HALLOWEEN)为每年的11月1日，源自古代凯尔特民族(Celtic)的新年节庆，此时也是祭祀亡魂的时刻，在避免恶灵干扰的同时，也以食物祭拜祖灵及善灵以祈平安渡过严冬，是西方传统节日。当晚小孩会穿上化妆服，戴上面具，挨家挨户收集糖果。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。现在，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，吸引了年轻人的眼光。

亲爱的家长朋友们：

一年一度的搞怪、疯狂、恐怖的“万圣节"(Halloween)马上就要到了,它在孩子们眼中，是一个充满神秘色彩的节日，在万圣节来临之际，我们乐思培乐高中心将举行一个“鬼马精灵之万圣节生日派对”主题活动，通过精彩的乐高游戏和有情趣的DIY制作活动，不仅能够提高孩子的动手实践能力，还可以帮助他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气氛，让宝宝们充分享受万圣节的奇妙魅力。你们还在等什么，快快报名吧!

万圣节(Halloween)是西方的鬼节，时间是每年公历的 11月1日，庆祝活动从10月31日晚开始，称为万圣节前夜。在前夜，人们会按照风俗带上面具，穿上奇异的衣服打扮成鬼怪的模样，家家户户都会用南瓜雕刻做成灯，孩子们会打扮好后提着南瓜灯挨家挨户要糖。人们在这天并不祭拜祖先和鬼神，据说打扮成鬼怪模样和做南瓜灯是为了吓跑出来作恶的鬼怪。一年一度欢乐的万圣节又到了，小马幼儿园为庆祝令人期待的万圣节，特地安排了庆祝活动。

一、活动主题：万圣节亲子活动

二、活动目的：让孩子通过过节了解西方万圣节的文化

三、活动安排：

1. 时间：2015年10月31日下午17：00——19：30分

2. 地点：**幼儿园

四、活动流程

17:00——18:00 签到，现场摸南瓜，制作南瓜灯，换装打扮。

18:00——18:30 点灯，音乐圈，故事

18:30——18:50 茶点

18:50——19:10 游戏

19:10——19:20 不给糖果就捣乱

19:20——19:30 结束圈

五、收费标准：

每个家庭：50元

六、本次活动说明：

因场地原因，本次活动只有15个家庭名额，请自带万圣节服装、面具、如果需要化妆的宝贝，请家长自带装扮物品。

期待大家的加入。

Halloween is an observance celebrated on the night of October 31,most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy.It is celebrated in much of the Western world,though most common in the United States,Most other Western countries have embraced Halloween as a part of American pop culture in the late 20th century.

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.

万圣节是纪念庆祝10月31日晚,尤其是在服饰打扮儿童和挨家挨户上门收集糖果.这是在庆祝西方世界很多,不过大多数在美国,大多数其他西方国家接受,作为美国流行文化在20世纪后期的一部分万圣节.

因此,尽管有些邪教可能采用为他们最喜爱的“节日万圣节,”这一天本身却没有增加邪恶的作法.它的前身是在庆祝新年凯尔特人仪式,并指出欧洲中世纪的祈祷仪式.今天,甚至很多教会万圣节南瓜雕刻政党或为孩子们的活动.毕竟,这一天本身是邪恶的,只是作为一个关心使然.

邀请函

假定你是李华，你的一位美国朋友Jane在中国学习中文两年，即将回国。现在由你给她发E-mail，邀请她参加为她举办的欢送会，要点如下：

(1)祝贺她顺利通过考试，她的学习进步很大，为她骄傲;

(2)感谢她帮助你们学习英语;

(3)时间：星期六晚六点;

(4)地点：阳光俱乐部(The Sun Club)302房间;

(5)路线：在你所住宾馆门口乘坐332路公共汽车可直达。

注意：

(1)须包括以上主要内容，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯;

(2)词数：100左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

(3)参考词汇：欢送会 farewell party

Dear Jane,Congratulations on your passing all the exams.

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Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

【猜题理由】该素材围绕与学生的日常生活相关的话题，体现"生活化"的特点。本篇写作要求写一篇邀请函，能够充分体现生活实际和语言的交际功能。

【构思点拨】写邀请函时一方面需要说明邀请理由，另 一方面要把活动的时间、地点、乘车路线等细节问题一定要交代清楚。

【参考范文】

Dear Jane,

Congratulations on your passing all the exams. I am delighted you have really made great progress in your two years of studying in China. All you have gained is the result of your hard work. We are proud of you and we all appreciate your help with our English Well always remember the wonderful time we spent together.

Its pity that you have to go back soon! So a farewell party for you will be held in Room 302 in the Sun Club this Saturday evening. Could you come by 6:00 p.m.? Well have dinner together. By the way，you may take Bus No. 332 in front of your hotel and it will take you directly to the club.

I wish you success and fulfillment in the years ahead!

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

举办一个万圣节聚会变得有点传统,我们的家庭在过去几年(我们碰冷却系统巧生活在一个杀手万圣节附近)。当你生活在一个好邻居玩,和你有一个很棒的辣椒食谱,这形成了一个简单的理由邀请朋友过来。因为我们的团队是由所有年龄段的孩子,我尝试做万圣节作为幽灵和乐趣,而不被黑暗和可怕的。这些明亮,可打印的幽灵和眼球邀请是一个伟大的选择,氛围。他们肯定说万圣节——但与“让我们一起爆炸”基调,而不是“我怕进来你的房子”基调。

这个邀请是免费的打印和简单的放在一起,只是仔细看下面的说明对于一个节日和明亮的万圣节bash。

折包沿着线和安全与双面胶带。切出的眼球或鬼魂作为交叠的邀请。填写信息,包括额外的扔在了邀请包总是对美好你的朋友不会拒绝提供。

亲爱的家长朋友们：

你们好!一年一度的“万圣节”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，拓展幼儿文化视野，我园将于10月30日下午2：30--5：00 举行一个“万圣节狂欢Party” ，邀请家长一同参加!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幼儿园，和孩子们一起秀秀你们的造型、逛逛鬼屋、玩玩有趣的游戏……为给孩子一个展示个性和锻炼胆量的机会。

一、活动目的：

1、通过活动丰富幼儿的幼儿园生活，让幼儿了解西方传统节日“万圣节”的由来，感受西方文化，为幼儿创设良好的人文环境。

2、锻炼幼儿大胆、勇敢，正确面对恐惧事物的能力，学会情绪的自我控制，培养大方自信的素质。

3、通过一系列活动，感受万圣节的氛围，体会节日的快乐。

二、活动时间：2013年10月30日(星期五)2:30——5:00。

三、活动地点：操场、教室等。

四、活动项目：魔鬼舞蹈、奇装异服秀、激情大闯关等嗨翻天的游戏。

请家长朋友明天下午按时带上您的宝贝，穿上你们的奇装异服、画个大大的怪兽妆，参加我们的“万圣节狂欢Party”吧!

爱心幼儿园

2015年10月30日

Today is Halloween in the west. I went to suzhou park with my parents and went to Halloween.

I feel very lively as soon as I get in! Many, many monsters! They are all tourists. Then I saw the floats! The people on the float came down, cats, death, vampires and so on. I took pictures with them.

The most dynamic is me (wang xin), I am wearing orange pumpkin, with pumpkin cap and pumpkin basket, I am the pumpkin fairy! Dad wears a skeleton head mask, mom with a fluorescent stick, we are the devil combination, we follow the crowd to the Caribbean square. Oh! It turned out that there was a performance, and the show was a dance, and it was wonderful. Whos patting me on the shoulder when were looking at it in high spirits? I looked back, and there was a monster that startled me! The actor finished his performance and ran off to frighten every...

万圣节(All Saints Day, All Hallows Day或Hallowmas) 是每年11月1日的欧美大节日。以下是小编带来的关于万圣节的英语资料大全，希望对你有帮助。

Halloween (or Halloween) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films arevery happy.

Halloween (or Halloween) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

History

Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)".The name is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summers end".Snap-Apple Night (1832) by Daniel Maclise.Depicts apple bobbing and divination games at a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland.The name Halloween and many of its present-day traditions derive from the Old English era.

The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day.[4] Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English (ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even is itself not attested until 1556.

11月1日 -- 万圣节 All Saints Day

11月2日 -- 墨西哥的鬼节 Day of Death

万圣节(All Saints Day, All Hallows Day或Hallowmas) 是每年11月1日的欧美大节日。

Halloween 是 All Hallows Eve 的缩写，万圣节前夜的意思，指10月31日的晚上。

For thousands of years people have been celebrating different holidays and festivals at the end of October. The Celts celebrated it as Samhain (pronounced “sow-in”, with “sow” rhyming with cow)。 The Irish English dictionary published by the Irish Texts Society defines the word as follows:

“Samhain, All Hallowtide, the feast of the dead in Pagan and Christian times, signalizing the close of harvest and the initiation of the winter season, lasting till May, during which troops (esp. the Fiann) were quartered. Faeries were imagined as particularly active at this season. From it the half year is reckoned. also called Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess)。(1) The Scottish Gaelis Dictionary defines it as ”Hallowtide. The Feast of All Soula. Sam + Fuin = end of summer.“(2) Contrary to the information published by many organizations, there is no archaeological or literary evidence to indicate that Samhain was a deity. The Celtic Gods of the dead were Gwynn ap Nudd for the British, and Arawn for the Welsh. The Irish did not have a ”lord of death“ as such.

The Celts believed that every year on the last day of October, the souls of the dead visited the earth.www.

When the Romans conquered the Celts in the first century A.D., they added parts of their festivals, Feralia and Pomona to the tradition. Feralia was a festival to honor the dead and Pomona was a harvest festival named after the goddess of fruit (apples) and trees.

Around the eigth century, the Christian church made November 1 All Saints Day to honor all of the saints that didnt have a special day of their own. Over the years these festivals combined, the mass held on All Saints Day was called Allhallowmas (the mass of all Hallows - saintly people)。 The night before was known as All Hallows Eve. Eventually this name became Halloween.

In the 1800s, as a lot of people emigrated to the U.S., the holidays and traditions of different cultures merged. Halloween was not always a happy time. October 31, or the night before took on other names. Some called it Devils or Hell night, to others it was mischief night. Here in Vermont, the night before is called cabbage night. To some people this became a time to play tricks on others. Some of these tricks were not fun at all. Luckily, community groups and individuals took action and started to change Halloween into a family event. Dressing up in costumes and going ”trick or treating“, costume parades, community parties and Fall festivals are some of the ways that Halloween is celebrated today.

Other countries have different Fall festivals to honor the deceased.

The Festival of the Dead is one of the most important happenings in both Palermo and the rest of Sicily. The second of November is a festival day for the children of Palermo as, according to tradition,they were made to believe that their dead relatives would return the night before and leave them traditional sweets and cakes on the table (Martorana fruit, which is almond paste made into the shape of different fruit)。 They would also receive puppets of boiled sugar and toys. Its one way of keeping the memory of their dead relatives and loved ones alive.

一年中最”闹鬼“的这天夜里，各种妖魔鬼怪、 海盗、 外星来客和巫婆们纷纷出动。在基督纪元以前，凯尔特人在夏未举行仪式感激上苍和太阳的恩惠。

当时的占卜者点燃并施巫术以驱赶据说在四周游荡的妖魔怪。后来，罗马人用果仁和苹果来庆祝的丰收节与凯尔特人的10月31日溶合了。

在中世纪，人们穿上动物造型的服饰、 戴上可怕的面具是想在万圣节前夜驱赶黑夜中的鬼怪。尽管後来基督教代替了凯尔特和罗马的宗教活动，早期的习俗还是保留下来了。现在，孩子们带着开玩笑的心理穿戴上各种服饰和面具参加万圣节舞会，这些舞会四周的墙上往往悬挂着用纸糊的巫婆、 黑猫、 鬼怪和尸骨，窗前和门口则吊着龇牙裂嘴或是面目可憎的南瓜灯笼。孩子们还常常试图咬住悬挂着的苹果。

美国和加拿大的孩子们在这天穿戴上古怪的服饰去按邻居家的门铃，并按传统发出”是款待我还是要我耍花招“的威胁。邻居们不管是否被吓着，总是准备了一些糖果、 苹果等点心，孩子们则一一收入自己的袋内。

万圣节其实不是基督教的节日。2500年前，爱尔兰的凯尔特人(Celts)以10月31日为一年的最後一日，11月1日是新一年的开始，也象徵冬天的来临。

凯尔特人相信死亡之神Samhain在10月31日的晚上会和鬼魂一起重返人间，寻找替身。因此他们燃点火炬，焚烧动物以作为死亡之神的献礼。还会用动物的头或皮毛做成的服饰打扮自己，发出古怪的声音，使死亡之神认不出自己，避过灾难。这就是今天万圣节化妆舞会的由来。过了当晚，鬼魂回到阴间，一切回复平静。

基督教兴起，教徒沿袭万圣节传统，万圣节的意义慢慢改为纪念为献身於神而死亡的人(holies)。

附带一提，11月2日是墨西哥的鬼节(Los Dias de los Muertos, Day of the Dead)。当天家家户户都烘烤动物造型的面包和煮鸡肉等食物，并在供桌上面放置玩具，以期待早逝的孩童们回到家中玩耍。也可以陈列鲜花、 水果、 照片和彩绘的骷髅头，接待仙逝长辈。

墨西哥人认为，鬼魂和人一样需要及时行乐，所以鬼节宛若一场嘉年华会，人们带着面具到处游走，吃骷髅形状的糖，面包上还装饰有鬼的形像。黄昏时刻，全家人一起到墓园清理墓地，妇女们或跪或坐整夜祈祷，男人们交谈或唱歌，在子夜中烛光忽闪忽灭充满了整个墓园，游唱歌者为已逝亡者的灵魂高歌吟唱。

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尊敬的会员朋友们：

你们知道吗?每年的11月1日是西方传统节日“鬼节”，又称“万圣节”。这是人们纪念秋天丰收的日子，节日前夕(10月31日——万圣夜)，小孩子们都会装扮成妖魔鬼怪索要糖果，气氛很是活跃。

为了使小朋友们能更好的在一起体会中西文化的异同，我们会所特邀请您带着您的孩子与2015年10月31日晚18:00到我会所，举办“万圣节—小精灵狂欢派对”，让宝贝们尽情的调皮捣蛋!

在这场活动中我们将一起展示奇异的万圣服装，一起装扮小精灵讨要糖果，一起和妖魔鬼怪合影留念，另外，小朋友可准备才艺表演(有奖励的哦)，还有神奇的魔术表演……相信一定是个神秘有趣的万圣之旅!

不过，这可是一年一度的万圣节，也是宝贝和家人在一年中难得的万圣节活动体验，如果能够身着富有个性、出挑的万圣节服装盛装出席，一定会让宝贝们兴奋不已，玩的更尽兴哦，请各位在10月28日前到我会有前台报名，我们会为各位准备好服装或头饰装扮，切记，不要走恐怖路线!感谢配合!

欢迎各位会员的光临参加我们的万圣节—小精灵狂欢派对

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。