HALLOWEEN万圣节 文档资料 文档资料.ppt

About My Talk ? Introductio n ? Origin ? Symbol ? Games ? Blessing Introduction Halloween is short for All Hallow Even ,which is similar to chirstmas Eve. It is popular in English speaking countries. October 31st is Halloween ? Halloween is one of the worlds oldest holidays, celebrated in several countries around the globe including the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Latin America, and Spain . Origin Halloween dates back to the traditional festival of The British Celts （不列颠凯尔特 人） . In this night,ghost walks around in the world.Because the night is rather dangerous, the celts wear masks to scare evil spirits away. ? For the ancient Celtic peoples, the New Year was celebrated on November 1st of every year. This date marked the end of Summer and the beginning of Winter. ? This time of year was often associated with human death. ? The Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred as the dead searched for the afterlife. Today Nowadays,children dress up in costumes,wear masks,collect candy with pumpkin lanterns . Symbol witch It originated from an Irish myth about a man known as “Stingy Jack.” Stingy Jack one day invited the Devil to have a drink with him. Not wanting to pay for the drink, he tricked the Devil into turning himself into a coin, and then put the Devil into his pocket next to a cross that prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Jack freed the Devil after the Devil promised not to bother Jack or, should he die, claim his soul. Jack-o-lantern Eventually, when Jack did die, God would not take him into Heaven, and the Devil, who had promised not to claim Jacks soul, could not take him into Hell. Thus, the Devil sent Jacks spirit into the night with only a burning candle to light his way. Jack put the candle into a carved