Halloween万圣节

HappyHalloween October31stisHalloween Halloweenisoneoftheworld soldestholidays celebratedinseveralcountriesaroundtheglobeincludingtheUSA Canada England Ireland Scotland Mexico LatinAmerica andSpain FortheCelticpeoples theNewYearwascelebratedonNovember1stofeveryyear ThisdatemarkedtheendofSummerandthebeginningofWinter 在西方国家 每年的10月31日 有个 Halloween 辞典解释为 TheeveofAllSaints Day 中文译作 万圣节之夜 万圣节是西方国家的传统节日 这一夜是一年中最 闹鬼 的一夜 所以也叫 鬼节 TraditionsofHalloween Onhalloweennightwe ddressupinmomordad soldshoesandclothes putonamask andbereadytogooutside thelittlekids childrenyoungerthanwewere hadtogowiththeirmothers Trick or treating Butweolderoneswenttogethertoneighbors houses ringingtheirdoorbellandyelling trickortreat meaning giveusatreat somethingtoeat orwe llplayatrickonyou thepeopleinsideweresupposedtocometothedoor Sometimestheywouldplayalongwithusandpretendtobescaredbysomeghostorwitch buttheywouldalwayshavesomecandyandmaybeanappletoputinour trickortreatbags Butwhatifnoonecometothedoor orifsomeonechasedusaway thenwe dplayatrickonthem usuallytakingapieceofsoapandmakemarksontheirwindows Andafterwardswewouldgohomeandcountwhogotthemostcandy onepopularteen agers halloweentrickwastounrollarolloftoiletpaperandthrowithighintoatreeagainandagainuntilthetreewasallwrappedinthewhitepaper thepaperwouldoftenstayinthetreeforweeksuntilaheavysnoworrainwasheditoff norealharmdone butitmadeabigmessofboththetreeandtheyardunderit onekindofhalloweenmischief OWLS SuperstitionssuggestthatowlsatethesoulsofthedyingbyswoopingtoEarth Owlsscreechesandtheirglassystareareanomenofdeathanddisaster Theowlisrarelyseenduringthedayandisassociatedwithnightbehaviors 传说中 猫头鹰会从天空俯冲下来吃掉人的灵魂 猫头鹰的叫声和眼神让人联想到死亡和灾难 再者 猫头鹰很少在白天出现 也都让人不得不认为他们是属于黑暗和恐怖 BLACKCATS Cats forcenturies havebeenconsideredtobespiritualanimalsthathavetheabilitytosensegoodandbadspirits Westernsuperstitionsdetailthatblackcatsareabletorepresentspiritsorincarnatedhumans therebylinkingthemtowitchcraft Blackisalsothecolormostcommonlyassociatedwithevil 从几世纪前 人们就认为猫是一种有灵性的动物 它们能感应到好或坏的灵魂 西方的传说里 有一种说法 黑猫是灵魂的化身 此外 黑色也是邪恶象征 Ghosts Skeletons Ghostsareuniversalsymbolsforthedeparted Skeletonsandbonesaresymbolsofdeathandshortnessoflife SinceHalloween soriginslieasthefestivalofthedead itseemsonlyfittingthatghostsandskeletonswouldbeused 鬼魂是公认的死亡象征 骷髅象征死亡和短暂的生命 既然万圣节一开始就是一个鬼节 当然鬼魂和骷髅就理所当然成了万圣节必见的东西 Spiders Webs Whilemanyculturesfeelthatthespiderandwebrepresenttheweavingoflife inreferencetoHalloween theyrepresentdark spookyplacesandhauntedhouseslongforgotten 很多文化都视蜘蛛和蜘蛛网为编织生命的象征 但在万圣节 他们却象征着黑暗 恐怖的地方或长久被遗忘的鬼屋 OtherSymbols Othersymbolsr