Halloween万圣夜.ppt

Halloween A story about HALLOWEEN Origins Halloween began two thousand years ago in Ireland, England, and Northern France with the ancient religion of the Celts (Paganism). They celebrated their New Year on November 1st. This day marked the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Costumes People thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes… So they wore costumes. This way, the ghosts couldn’t recognize them! Trick-or-treating began with the poor in the 15th century… During the All Souls Day festival in England, poor people would beg for “soul cakes,” made out of square pieces of bread with currants Families would give soul cakes in return for a promise to pray for the family’s relatives then children… 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. Today: Children still go from house-to-house, but instead of ale, food, and money, they get candy. The Jack-O-Lantern The Irish used to carry turnips with candles in them to light their way at night and to scare away ghosts.. When they arrived in America they found that pumpkins were both plentiful and easier to carve than turnips. Now, Jack-O-Lanterns are used for decorating people’s homes. People have recently started carving less traditional Jack-O-Lanterns Jack-o-lantern Today people go to parties… Take their kids trick-or-treating.… And eat lots of candy! Terrifying foods If you don’t give candy to a trick-or-treater… This could happen to you! The the origin of Halloween Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic(凯尔特人 )festival known as Samhain(萨温节).The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic(盖尔族的, 盖尔语的) culture, and is sometimes regarded as the Celtic New Year. Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans(异教徒, 非基督教徒,没有宗教信仰的人) to take stock o