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万圣节的习俗介绍英文版 　　篇一：Halloween_万圣节的由来中英文对照介绍 　　你了解万圣节的由来吗？ 　　Halloween, or Hallowe’en, a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, is a mix of ancient Celtic practices, Catholic and Roman religious rituals and European folk traditions that blended together over 　　time to create the holiday we know today. 　　万圣节前夜(每年10月31日)，在其形成过程中逐渐融合了凯尔特习俗、天主教仪式和欧洲民间传统，最终形成了我们今天所见的这 　　样一个节日。 　　Ancient 　　远古时期 　　Shades: Throughout ancient history, Shades meant the spirit of a 　　dead person, residing in the underworld. 　　幽灵：远古时期，人们认为幽灵是生活在地下世界的死者的灵魂。 Carving gourds into elaborately decorated lanterns dates back 　　thousands of years to Africa. 　　将葫芦精雕细刻、做成灯笼的习俗可追溯到几千年前的非洲。 　　800-450 　　篇二：万圣节英文介绍文字版 　　The the origin of Halloween 　　Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a holiday celebrated on October 31. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several countries of the Western world, most commonly in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia. 　　The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the alive and the deceased(死亡) dissolved(消失), and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires(营火), into which bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic(模仿) the evil spirits or placate(安抚,平息) them. 　　Tradition Food Costume 　　Halloween costumes are traditionally those of monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils. Costumes are also based on themes other than traditional horror, such as those of characters from television shows, movies and other pop culture icons. 　　Trick-or-treat 　　, Trick-or-treating, is for chi