英语阅读：万圣节的来历及英国受欢迎的万圣节活动.docVIP

美联英语提供：万圣节的来历及英国受欢迎的万圣节活动 两分钟做个小测试，看看你的英语水平/test/kuaisu.aspx?tid=16-73675-0 Halloween roots lie in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain which was celebrated in what is now Great Britain on a full moon around November 1st. Later the Roman Catholic Church named this day as All Saints Day, formerly known as All Hallowmas. All Saints Day is known in England as All Hallows Day. The evening before All Saints Day is All Hallows Eve, the origin of the American word Halloween. 万圣节起源于古代凯尔特人的萨温节（Samhain），生活在英伦列岛的赛尔特人把11月1日左近的一个月圆日定为节日。后来罗马天主教会把这一天命名为万圣节，在英国被称为All Hallows Day（万圣节）。那么万圣“Hallow”加上前夜“een”就成为了Halloween这个美式表达。所以严格的说Halloween指的是万圣节前夜。 In Britain Halloween is celebrated on the 31st of October. However, it is not a public holiday. If the 31st of October falls on a weekday people go to work as normal. The typical colours of Halloween are orange and black, seen on items such as black vampires and pumpkin lanterns. 在英国人们的确是在10月31日这天庆祝万圣节。不过它不是公共假日。如果10月31日赶上工作日，那么人们将正常上班。万圣节的标志性色彩是橘黄和黑色，比如黑色吸血鬼和桔黄色南瓜灯等物品。 Some popular Halloween activities in Britain 英国一些受欢迎的万圣节活动 Pumpkin lanterns 南瓜灯 Pumpkins are on salein shops and supermarkets from as early as the beginning of October. By the last week of October you can see pumpkin lanterns everywhere in shop windows and in peoples houses. Although British people used to use potatoes and turnips, now they use pumpkins to make Jack-o-lanterns unique to the Halloween season. The name“Jack-o-lanterncomes from an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack who, because of his bad nature, was doomed to roam the earth without a resting place and with only his lit lantern to light the way in the darkness. 从十月初开始南瓜就在商店里出售啦。到十月最后一周，南瓜灯随处可见，商店橱窗里或英国居民家里也会摆放南瓜灯。虽然英国人过去也曾用土豆和萝卜来刻南瓜灯，但是现在他们都用南瓜做万圣节特有的“杰克灯”了。杰克这名字来自爱尔兰民间故事中一个小气鬼，由于他人品不好，所以死无去处，只能靠提着一个南瓜灯的亮光在黑暗中游荡。 Trick or treating 不给糖果就捣乱 Children love this game! They dress up and then knock on the doors of peoples houses in their neighbourhood asking for a ‘trick or treat’. The neighbour gives