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英美文化：Six Interesting Facts About The History Of Halloween?????????万圣节你不知道的6件事1. The Origins of Halloween??????万圣节的起源Halloween is thought to have originated around 4000 B.C., which means Halloween has been around for over 6,000 years as we know it today, borrow traditions from different festivals namely: the Roman feralia festival commemorating for dead, the roman Pomona festival honoring the goddess of fruit and trees, the Celtic festival Samuin, meaning?“summers end”, which comprise the bulk of origins of Halloween traditions, the Catholic Hallowmas period of?“All souls Day”?and All Saints Day which was instigated around 800 by a church to try to replace Samuin.万圣节起源于公元前4000年，迄今为止已经延续六千年了。万圣节汲取了几种不同节日的传统：纪念死者的Feralia节、纪念果树女神的Pomona节、凯尔特Samuin节（万圣节的主要传统习俗均源于此）、万灵节，以及圣人节（公元800年时由一家教堂发起，替代之前的凯尔特Samuin节）。2. Color????颜色Black and orange are the international colors of Halloween. Black, of course, is a sign of death, gloom and the foreboding night, which are all associated with Halloween. Orange is a traditional emblem of fortitude, survival and power, which signify the harvest, and the colors of fall. Halloween is where death (winter) takes over from the life-giving fall harvest, hence the mixtures of black and orange come festival time.?黑色和橘红色是万圣节的标配。黑色，意味着死亡、忧郁，预示着夜色到来。橘红色代表着不屈不挠、重生、力量，标志着秋收累累。万圣节过后，死亡（冬季）取代硕果累累的秋季。因此，万圣节的颜色是黑色和橘红色。3. Costumes????????????服装The custom of wearing costumes or masks comes from Celtic tradition of young men impersonating evil spirits, by dressing up in white costumes with blackened faces or masks in an attempt to placate these spirit.?万圣节的装扮源自凯尔特年轻人模仿幽灵的传统，年轻人穿着白色衣服，把脸涂黑，或者带上面具，以安抚幽灵。4. Trick or Treat????????????不给糖，就捣蛋Trick or Treating has a short history. In 19th century Scotland and Ireland, there is some records of children travelling door-to-door praying for souls or performing for money or cakes on All Hallows Eve. However, the tradition is a short step from the medieval practice of souling, in which beggars went door to door on Octob