萬聖節要來了哦，小編收集整理了一些關於萬聖節的資料，歡迎大家閱讀欣賞哦!
【Corn Husks and Stalks of Wheat穀殼和小麥的莖幹】
The significance of corn husks and stalks of wheat is pretty straightforward.
Halloween comes in the autumn, the traditional festival celebrated the end of summer and the end of the harvest, so these images are meant to represent the end of harvest and the beginning of winter.
Corn and wheat are symbols of agricultural change, and the change of the seasons.?
稻穀的外殼還有小麥的莖幹所傳達的意思是非常鮮明的。萬聖節深受在秋季時分慶祝夏日離去、豐收結束的傳統節日的影響。
所以穀殼和麥莖就是在傳達著豐收的喜訊還有冬季即將到來的訊息。稻穀和小麥是所有農作物從耕種到豐收階段的變化，同時也在向人們傳遞著四季交替的資訊。
【The Colors Orange and Black主打橙色和黑色】
The colors orange and black are most likely further representations of the time of year, rather than any Halloween lore or mythology.
The color orange likely represents autumn, when the leaves change from green and orange pumpkins are ripe for the picking.
As mentioned earlier, the Celtic festival marked the transition between “light” days and “dark” days – so the black likely represents those dark days of winter when there are fewer daylight hours to attend to the fields and crops.
Of course, the modern secular Halloween retailers have certainly pushed the orange-and-black as official colors of Halloween, so such an explanation seems weak, but it’s true.? Sorry, to quote some movie somewhere, “orange is the new black.”? Or pink.? Or something.
萬聖節之所以是橙色和黑色作為主打色，很可能是因為在某種深層次的角度而言，這倆顏色象徵了一年之中時節的變化，沒必要把顏色的問題上升到學術或者神祕學的高度來探討。橙色很可能象徵著秋季。
當葉子從綠色變成了橘黃色，南瓜也是如此，好像在提醒人們“我已經成熟啦，快來採我吧”。在更早一些的年份，古代的凱爾特文化下的節日把時間標記為“白色”和“黑色”。
而“黑色”代表的就是冬季的時間，因為凱爾特文化發源於北愛爾蘭，眾所周知秋冬交際，太陽向南迴歸線移動，白天的時間短了，自然而然，黑色成為了冬季的代表色。現在萬聖節時期零售商們售賣的流行玩具大體都是這兩種色調。儘管你可能會覺得關於主打色的解釋有點牽強，但這可是真的。
【Spiders蜘蛛】
As we move more into the “spooky” tales of the Halloween symbol, we’ll start with spiders.? Go to a Halloween party and you’re sure to see fake spider webs spread all over the place.
Forgoing a discussion of any potential mystical qualities a spider might have (because, ew), it is significant that spiders weave webs, which has long been associated with the passing of time, progress, and fate.
OK, so maybe that’s a little mystical too.? All in all, though, the spider’s spinning of its web is a great natural representation of the cycle of life – a spider spins its web, bugs fly into the web, nourish the spider, etc.? Also, spiders like dusty, dark places
當我們一想起無奇不有的萬聖節時，蜘蛛總是不可或缺的。如果你去參加一個萬聖節晚會，我敢保證你能在牆上看到隨意佈置的假蜘蛛網。
摒棄一切關於蜘蛛的潛在的神話故事，我想蜘蛛之所以出現在萬聖節的舞臺很可能是因為它編織的蜘蛛網，讓人聯想到了時間的流逝，生活的前進，還有命運的不可預知。
好吧，我承認，講到這裡就有點神祕感了。總而言之呢，蜘蛛織網的行徑在自然界是象徵生命迴圈的偉大代表——蜘蛛編織它的網，昆蟲粘在網上，成為蜘蛛的大餐等等，同時，蜘蛛喜歡滿是灰塵而又黑暗的地方
【Bats蝙蝠】
Bats are nocturnal?creatures, so it’s natural that a celebration about the end of the light seasons and the beginning of the dark ones would incorporate them.
Additionally, in the old days Halloween meant big bonfires, which draw mosquitoes and moths, which would in turn draw bats.
Also, once vampire legends made their way into Halloween folklore, the position of the bat was set – since it was thought that vampires could transform into bats.?
蝙蝠是晝伏夜出的動物。慶祝豐收原本就是在白色季節(秋季)的結束和黑色季節(冬季)的開始期間。
於是蝙蝠自然而然成為“步入夜色”的代表動物。除此之外，萬聖節曾經流行的慶祝方式是在篝火旁進行。
這樣無疑吸引了許多蚊子和蛾子，因此也間接吸引來了蝙蝠。同時，吸血鬼傳說一度曾是民間最流行的熱點話題。
自從古人認定吸血鬼能夠變成蝙蝠在天空中飛舞的時候，蝙蝠在人們心中的地位便再也無法動搖了。
【Black Cats黑貓】
OK, so while Halloween started out to be about the end of harvest, etc., there are some ancient cultures who also believed that, on Halloween night, the veil between the living world and the spirit world was, if not lifted entirely, at least a little thinner.
Ancient Celtic religions taught that cats were reincarnated souls of humans, and that they were able to see the future.? Also, it was thought (as mentioned earlier) that witches could turn into cats.
Truth be told, most single ladies were thought to be witches, and, just like today, many of the single ladies had?cats.? So, in the 1600’s or so, the local cat lady would have probably been tried for witchcraft.
大眾普遍接受的是萬聖節是由莊家豐收之後舉辦的慶祝活動演變而來，但依然還有一些遠古的文化被人們所接受：在萬聖節的晚上，人間和冥界的關係會發生微妙的變化，即使兩者沒有實際上聯通，但還是有可能通過某種方式來接觸的。
古代凱爾特宗教認為，貓是能夠被人類的靈魂所附體。通過貓的眼睛，我們可以看到未來。而且在此之前，人們還認為巫師能夠附體在貓的身上。
實話說，當時許多單身的女士被看作是女巫。就算時至今日，許多單身的女士還是會養貓相伴，所以在十五世紀，養著貓的單身女士都被認定其具有某種可怕的巫術。
【Skeletons骷髏】
The Druids and the Celts believed that the skull was the “psychic seat” of the human soul.
All in all, skulls and skeletons are associated with Halloween because they represent the end of the physical part of life, something that is connected to Halloween both because of the death of the “light” seasons and because of the perceived connection to the spirit realm.
以前的祭司和凱爾特人相信頭骨是人類靈魂的寄居地。總的來說頭骨和骷髏之所以與萬聖節有關是因為他們代表著生命在肉體層面的消亡。這與萬聖節是在慶祝白色季節(秋季)的終結之意在精神層面而言，又是不謀而合。
【Ghosts鬼怪】
The idea of ghost plays into this idea that Halloween night is the one night that the spirits of the ancestors are able to walk among the living.?
人們認為在萬聖節之夜，那些死去的人的鬼魂能夠在人間遊走。目的不用多說，肯定是在找還魂的機會!
【Masks and Costumes面具和服飾】
Speaking of ghosts, what is Halloween without costumes?? Back in Celtic times, it was thought that if you could trick the spirit, the spirit would refrain from bothering you about pesky things like tributes and respect.
On a night that the “veil” between the spirit world and the natural world was so thin, it’s best to pretend to be someone else.? In the 1950’s, trick-or treating became all the rage in the United States (can you believe it was that late?)
一說起鬼怪，萬聖節不能缺少的.當然是鬼怪的服飾啦!追溯到凱爾特時期，凱爾特人認為如果你能夠捉弄鬼魂，那麼它將不再有膽量去騷擾你，反而會更加敬重你。在萬聖節當晚，人間和冥界的隔膜會變得非常單薄，防止鬼上身的最好的辦法就是戴上面具假裝成另一隻鬼。1950年後，“不招待就使壞”的習俗才開始在美國流行起來。(你能想象到這種習俗竟然是近代的產物?)
【Pumpkin lanterns南瓜燈】
Originally, the beggars put candles inside them to light their way from house to house to beg and pray.? Eventually, the tradition changed to carving pumpkins, and Jack-o-Lanterns as we know them were born.
One legend sticks out above all others in regards to the Jack-o-lantern tradition.? An Irishman named “Stingy Jack” was a?drunk?and a prankster, and he managed to make both God and the Devil angry.? He died, and neither heaven nor hell wanted him, so he was stuck wandering around on earth.
He carried a turnip, hollowed out, with a candle inside, to light his way, and to keep him from knocking on their door, the Irish would carve scary jack-o-lanterns to put around their houses to keep him away.? Or, so they believed, and a tradition was born.
最初，乞討者們把南瓜扣個洞，然後放進蠟燭用來照明，以此能夠在晚上向人家行乞或者是替他們禱告。最後，該傳統逐漸演變成了雕刻南瓜，傑克·奧的南瓜燈由此誕生。
這裡有個傳說，曾經有個叫做“有次的傑克”的愛爾蘭人是個地道的酒鬼，也是個愛搞惡作劇的人。最終他的行徑惹怒了上帝和魔鬼。
他死了之後，天堂和地獄都不願意收留他，他只能遊走於塵世之間，夜幕低垂時分，他就把大南瓜摳個大洞，並將點燃的蠟燭放置其中以此照明，去敲每家每戶的大門。愛爾蘭人為了能夠驅趕走傑克，都在自家門口做同樣的南瓜。做南瓜燈的傳統因此誕生。
【Witches巫婆】
What’s the go-to Halloween costume for most little girls?? Oh right – some Disney princess.? What?WAS the go-to Halloween costume for little girls until about 10 years ago?? Witch!?
What’s the go-to costume for most female people who get talked into dressing up for their office’s Halloween party?? Witch!? What’s the central subject of most Halloween movies?? Witch!
Witches were feared, and it was believed that their “powers” were at their greatest on Halloween night.?
It was thought that witches were in league with the devil. Still, the image of a witch riding her broomstick across a full moon is one of the most traditional Halloween symbols or images today.
去參加萬聖節化妝晚會的時候，小女孩們都喜歡怎樣的打扮?當然，迪斯尼的公主是不錯之選，但那都是10歲之前的小女孩樂意做的事情。
難不成長大成人之後，在同事之間的晚會上還要扮演一次迪斯尼的小公主?答案當然是打扮成巫婆。大多數萬聖節題材的電影中，什麼才是最核心的主題?答案還是巫婆!
巫婆是非常令人恐懼的。並且很多人相信在萬聖節前夕，他們體內的魔力會達到巔峰。很多人還相信巫婆與魔鬼是同盟關係。
時至今日，巫婆騎著她們的掃帚在圓月的掩映下飛行的場景依舊是好萊塢電影最為經典的鏡頭之一。
