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An interesting festival of America ________ Halloween 目 录 Some pictures of American Halloween Halloween recipes(食谱) Trick Or Treat The History of Halloween How they make it ? The word “Halloween” is derived from(得到) All Hallows Eve, which occurs on November 1. It is an important date on the calendar, a time to observe and honor saints（圣人）. People believed that the souls of the dead come back to the earth to visit their families or friends. People began to call November 1st as a holy(神圣的) or hallowed(神圣的) day. It was to be called as Hallows Day, and was later shortened to what we know today as Halloween. The history of Halloween The custom of trick or treat is believed to have originated with a ninth-century European custom called “souling”. On All Souls Day (November 2), early Christians（基督教徒） used to walk from village to village, begging for “soul cakes”. These cakes were made of square pieces of bread with currants(葡萄干). The more soul cakes the beggars would receive, the more prayers（祈祷文） they would promise to say on behalf(利益) of the dead relatives of the donors(捐赠人). At the time, it was believed that the dead remained in limbo(地狱边缘) after death. People thought that prayers could help hasten(加快) a soul‘s passage（行程） to heaven trick or treat FUNNY FACE COOKIES GHOST COOKIES Halloween recipes(食谱) Do you think it’s more interesting than Chinese Spring festival? Not so easy Look! 感谢您的关注The end,thank you!