現在的萬聖節已經成了孩子們狂歡的節日,萬聖節前夕,孩子們就準備好各種裝扮,期待著萬聖節的到來。下面是小編收集的有關於萬聖節的英語文章以及翻譯，歡迎大家閱讀參考!
【Symbols of Halloween】
Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween. They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead.
Black cats are also symbols of Halloween and have religious origins as well. Black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future. During the Middle Ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise. All these are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows.
Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night.
Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack- o'-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland.
A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser.
He couldn't enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day. So Jack and his lantern became the symbol of a lost or damned soul.
To scare these souls away on Halloween, the Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips, beets or potatoes representing "Jack of the Lantern," or Jack-o-lantern.
When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips.
Today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies waiting if they knock and say "Trick or Treat!"
萬聖節前夜起源於與邪惡幽靈相關的慶祝活動，所以騎著掃帚的女巫、幽靈、小妖精和骷髏都是萬聖節的標誌物。蝙蝠、貓頭鷹和其他夜間活動的動物也是萬聖節的普遍標誌。起初，這些動物讓人覺得非常可怕，因為人們認為這些動物能和死者的幽靈進行交流。
黑貓也是萬聖節的標誌物，並且也有一定的宗教起源。人們認為黑貓可以轉生，具有預言未來的超能力。在中世紀，人們認為女巫可以變成黑貓，所以人們一看到黑貓就會認為它是女巫假扮的。這些標誌物都是萬聖節服裝的`普遍選擇，也是賀卡或櫥窗上很常用的裝飾。
黑色是傳統的萬聖節顏色，這可能是因為萬聖節前夜的各種傳統或儀式都是在晚上舉行。
南瓜也是萬聖節的標誌性象徵。南瓜是橘黃色的，所以橘黃色也成了傳統的萬聖節顏色。用南瓜雕制南瓜燈也是一個萬聖節傳統，其歷史也可追溯到愛爾蘭。傳說有一個名叫傑克的人非常吝嗇，因而死後不能進入天堂，而且因為他取笑魔鬼也不能進入地獄，所以，他只能提著燈籠四處遊蕩，直到審判日那天。
於是，傑克和南瓜燈便成了被詛咒的遊魂的象徵。人們為了在萬聖節前夜嚇走這些遊魂，便用蕪菁、甜菜或馬鈴薯雕刻成可怕的面孔來代表提著燈籠的傑克，這就是南瓜燈(Jack-o'-lantern)的由來。愛爾蘭人遷到美國後，便開始用南瓜來進行雕刻，因為在美國秋天的時候南瓜比蕪菁更充足。現在，如果在萬聖節的晚上人們在窗戶上掛上南瓜燈就表明那些穿著萬聖節服裝的人可以來敲門搗鬼要糖果。
【Story about Halloween萬聖節的故事】
One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.
The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just children's fun night. Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school.
Children would make Halloween decorations, all kinds of orange-paper jack-o-lanterns. And from black paper you'd cut "scary" designs ---an evil witch with a pointed hat riding through the sky on a broomstick, maybe with black bats flying across the moon, and that meant bad luck. And of course black cats for more bad luck. Sometimes a black cat would ride away into the sky on the back of the witch's broom.
We would go together to neighbors' houses, ringing their doorbell and yelling, "Trick or treat!" meaning, "Give us a treat (something to eat) or we'll play a trick on you!" The people inside were supposed to come to the door and comment on our costumes.
Oh! here's a ghost. Oh, there's a witch. Oh, here's an old lady.
Sometimes they would play along with us and pretend to be scared by some ghost or witch. But they would always have some candy and maybe an apple to put in our "trick or treat bags." But what if no one come to the door, or if someone chased us away? Then we'd play a trick on them, usually taking a piece of soap and make marks on their windows. afterwards we would go home and count who got the most candy.
One popular teen-agers' Halloween trick was to unroll a roll of toilet paper and throw it high into a tree again and again until the tree was all wrapped in the white paper. The paper would often stay in the tree for weeks until a heavy snow or rain washed it off. No real harm done, but it made a big mess of both the tree and the yard under it. One kind of Halloween mischief.
關於萬聖節有這樣一個故事。是說有一個叫傑克的愛爾蘭人，因為他對錢特別吝嗇，就不允許他進入天堂，而被打入地獄。但是在那裡他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地獄，罰他提著燈籠永遠在人世裡行走。
現在你在大多數書裡讀到的萬聖節只是孩子們開心的夜晚。在國小校裡，萬聖節是每年十月份開始慶祝的。
孩子們會製作萬聖節的裝飾品：各種各樣桔黃色的南瓜燈。你可以用黑色的紙做一個可怕的造形——一個騎在掃帚把上戴著尖尖帽子的女巫飛過天空，或者是黑蝙蝠飛過月亮。這些都代表惡運。當然黑貓代表運氣更差。有時候會出現黑貓騎在女巫掃帚後面飛向天空的造形。
在萬聖節的晚上，我們都穿著爸爸媽媽的舊衣服和舊鞋子，戴上面具，打算外出。比我們小的孩子必須和他們的母親一塊出去，我們大一點的就一起鬨到鄰居家，按他們的門鈴並大聲喊道：“惡作劇還是招待!”意思是給我們吃的，要不我們就捉弄你。裡邊的人們應該出來評價我們的化裝。
“噢!這是鬼，那是女巫，這是個老太婆。”
有時候他們會跟我們一起玩，假裝被鬼或者女巫嚇著了。但是他們通常會帶一些糖果或者蘋果放進我們的“惡作劇還是招待”的口袋裡。可是要是沒人回答門鈴或者是有人把我們趕開該怎麼辦呢?我們就捉弄他們，通常是拿一塊肥皂把他們的玻璃塗得亂七八糟。然後我們回家，數數誰的糖果最多。
還有一個典型的萬聖節花招是把一卷手紙拉開，不停地往樹上扔，直到樹全被白紙裹起來。除非下大雪或大雨把紙沖掉，紙會一直呆在樹上。這並不造成真正的傷害，只是把樹和院子搞亂，一種萬聖節的惡作劇。
