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1、万圣节英语手抄报内容汇总万圣节英语手抄报内容汇总Next to Christmas, Halloween is the most mercialized celebration in the United States and Canada. This ancient festival originated far from North America however, and centuries before the first European set foot on the continent. The ancient Druids 督伊德教（古代高卢人与不列颠人 的一种宗教）的教徒wh

2、o inhabited what we now call Great Britain placed great importance on the passing of one season to the next, holding Fire Festivals v which were celebrated for three days （two days on either side of the day itself）。One of these festivals was called Samhain （pronounced Sha-Von） and it took place on O

3、ctober 31 through to November 1. During this period, it was believed that the boundaries between our world and the world of the dead were weakened, allowing spirits of the recently dead to cross over and possess the living.In order to make themselves and their homes less inviting to these wayward sp

4、irits, the ancient Celts （ 凯尔特 人）would douse （插入水中，把弄熄，弄湿）all their fires. There was also a secondary purpose to this, after extinguishing all their fires, they would re-light them from a mon source, the Druidic fire that was kept burning at Usinach, in the Middle of Ireland.11. 日Samhain was conside

5、red to be a gateway not only from the land of the dead to the land of the living, but also between Summer and Fall/Winter. For the Druids, this was the last gasp （ 喘息、， 气喘）of summer （it was also the Celtic New Year） , so therefore they made sure it went out with a bang before they had to button down

6、 （ 把弄清楚）for the winter ahead.They would dress up in bizarre costumes and parade through their villages causing destruction in order to scare off any recently departed souls who might be prowling （巡游）for bodies to inhabit, in addition to burning animals and other offerings to the Druidic deities （ 神，

7、 神性）。 It is also a popular belief that they would burn people who they believed to be possessed, but this has largely been debunked （揭穿，拆穿假面具，暴露）as myth.This yearly festival was adopted by the Roman invaders, who helped to propagate （ 传播， 宣传）it throughout the rest of the world （and at that time, the

8、 Roman Empire was the world） o The word “Halloween“ itself actually es from a contraction of All Hallows Eve, or All Saints Day （November 1） , which is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints.This tradition was later brought to the North American continent by Irish immigrants who were escapi

9、ng the PotatoFamine in their homeland. In addition to the festival itself, the immigrants brought several customs with them, including one of the symbols most monly associated with Halloween - the Jack 0 Lantern.Aording to Irish folklore, there once lived a man namedJack who was known for being a dr

10、unk and a prankster （ 顽皮的 人， 爱开玩笑的人）。 One night Jack tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and quickly carved an image of a cross on the trunk, trapping the devil. Jack then made him promise that, in exchange for letting him out of the tree, the Devil would never tempt him to sin again. He relucta

11、ntly agreed, but was able to exact his revenge upon Jacks death.Because of his mischievous ways in life, Jack was barred from entering heaven and because of his earlier trick, he was also barred from hell. So he was doomed to wander the earth until the end of time, with only a single ember（ 灰 烬，余烬）（

12、carried in a hollowed out turnip.植芜箸，芜 箸甘蓝）to warm him and light his way.In Ireland, they originally also used turnips for their “Jack Lanterns，but upon arriving in the new world, they discovered that pumpkins were abundant and easier to carve out.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

13、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。看起来就好似有人在向南瓜外面张望。这些灯就叫做iack- 。-lanterns ”，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

14、把自己装扮成名流或幽灵。这会带给他们 年轻的快感。Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means “holy evening, “ and it es 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

15、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-o5 - lanterns, which means Jack of the lanternv . The children also put on strange masks

16、 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 e to anew house, they say, “Trick or treat! Money or eat! ” The grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags.Not only children, but

17、 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.On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes （节 日月艮装）knock on their neig

18、hbors doors and yell “Trick or Treatv 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 u

19、nder the masks. Since the 800s 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

20、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 fel

21、l 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 childr

22、en.“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 amo

23、ng young and old alike.More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties （化装舞会）。In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games a

24、nd treats for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!Certain pranks （ 恶作居U） 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. Som

25、e collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.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

26、 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 b

27、lack cats. Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has bee 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 （

28、 吝啬的）that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser （ 吝 啬鬼）o He couldnt 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

29、），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 jacko -lanterns in the windows of a house onHalloween night le

30、t costumed children know that there are goodies （糖果）waiting if they knock and say “Trick or Treat!”After carving your pumpkin, separate the pulp from the seeds. Rinse （冲洗）the seeds and spread them out to dry. The next day, add enough melted butter or margarine （ 人造黄油）to coat each seed. Spread the se

31、eds onto a cookie sheet （ 甜酥饼 干）and bake for 20 minutes in a 300 degree oven for 20 minutes or until they are slightly brown.Take the paper wrapping off about 100 caramels （ 糖）and put them in a saucepan （ 炖锅）。Put the saucepan over a pan of boiling water. Boil the water until the caramels melt. Put a

32、 wooden stick into the top of each apple, dip the apple into the caramel. Let them cool on wax paper and enjoy!No Halloween party is plete without at least one scary story. Usually one person talks in a lowvoice while everyone else crowds together on the floor or around a fire. The following is a re

33、telling of a tale told in Britain and in North Carolina and Virginia.There was an old woman who lived all by herself, andsaid, “Oh, I wish I had some pany.” she was very lonely. Sitting in the kitchen one night, sheNo sooner had she spoken than down the chimney tumbled two feet from which the flesh

34、had rotted. The old womans eyes bulged with terror.Then two legs dropped to the hearth and attached themselves to the feet.Then a body tumbled down, then two arms, and a mans head.As the old woman watched, the parts came together into a great, tall man. The man danced around and around the room. Faster and faster he went. Then he stopped, and he“What do you e for? she asked in a small voice that looked into her eyes.shivered and shook.” What do I e for? “he said. ” I e for YOU! Thenarrator shouts and jumps at the person near him10.