外国节日英文介绍.ppt

October 31st is Halloween celebrated in several countries around the globe including the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Latin America, and Spain. Symbols black cats bats witches pumpkins ghosts vampires Costume Trick-or-treat Give us something sweet to eat or we will trick!!_ Games Food pies candies toffees cakes Thank You Let’s enjoy!!! * Halloween Origin Development end of Summer and the beginning of Winter. Regarded as a good chance to tell ghost stories and scary each other the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred as the dead searched for the afterlife. 1.dress up and parade 2.What do children do on Halloween? They trick or treat. They wear costumes. They carve pumpkin lanterns. They watch scary movies. They visit haunted houses. 3.Bite apples * * * 这场嘉年华盛会的由来是在公元前五百年时，居住在爱尔兰、苏格兰等地的人们相信，往生人的亡魂会在10月31日这一天回到生前所居住的地方，并在活人的身上找寻生灵，以获得再生的机会。当地居民因为担心鬼魂来夺取自己的生命，故当10月31日到来时，会将所有灯光熄掉，使得鬼魂无法找寻到活人，并打扮成妖魔鬼怪以将鬼魂吓走。 所以，凯尔特人为怕成为鬼魂的目标，便于当晚熄灭家中炉火，装成没有人在家，同时，戴上狰狞可怕的面具，并打扮成鬼怪模样一起走到街上巡游，营造喧哗吵闹的气氛，以驱赶那些游魂野鬼。 　　渐渐地，这些传统习俗已演变成今天年轻人的庆祝活动，大家尽情在这晚扮鬼扮马，过一个开开心心的节日。 　　纽约市也特别在万圣节晚上举行巡游，让一群吸血鬼，僵尸，巫婆，科学怪人等齐齐现身，还欢迎市民到场参观，到会者不限年龄、性别，不分阶级、国籍，即使你是胆小鬼，也可加入他们的行列，来个热热闹闹的人鬼嘉年华会。