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.
Well, Irish children made Jack's lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla. The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern," abbreviated as " Jack-o'-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-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.
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，因為他對錢特別的吝嗇，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。
在十月三十一日愛爾蘭的孩子們用土豆和蘿蔔製作“傑克的燈籠”，他們把中間挖掉、表面上打洞並在裡邊點上蠟燭。為村裡慶祝督伊德神的萬聖節，孩子們提著這種燈籠挨家挨戶乞討食物。這種燈籠的愛爾蘭名字是“拿燈籠的傑克”或者“傑克的燈籠”，縮寫為Jack-o'-lantern 。
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：各種各樣桔紅色的南瓜燈。
In the Western countries, have "Halloween" on October 31 every year,the dictionary makes an explanation for "The eve of All Saints'Day " , Chinese translates work: "Night of All Saints' Day". All Saints' Day is the Western countries tradition festival. This one night is one night "being haunted " most among 1 year, therefore also calling "spirit festival".
Before more than two thousand years, European Roman Catholic Church fixes November 1 for "Japan of land under heaven believer" (ALL HALLOWS DAY). "HALLOW" is intention of believer.
Legend Celt (CELTS) who lives in fields such as Ireland , Scotland has moved this festival forward since B.C. for 500 years, being October 31 one day. They think that should gradually are the day being over formally in summer, is just a New Year beginning, a day that grim winter starts.
People believes that the soul of a deceased person of old friend meeting returns to the former home field look for the people on living person , borrows this regeneration in this day at that time, this is person unique hope being able to gain regeneration in postmortal and.
The alive people seizes but a life coming the soul fearing to die then , people puts out away fire , candela thereupon right away in this day , lets rigid soul have no way to look for living person , self soul of dressing the dead up as all sorts of evil-doers is frightened off. Afterwards, they meeting candela ignites kindling again , start new life for 1 year.
The Celt tribe still has legend at that time in the convention living person is killed on October 31 being used in holding a memorial ceremony for the dead. Have arrived at A.D. 1 century, Roman who has captured the Celt tribe manor has accepted All Saints' Day convention also gradually , has abolished but the barbarous method of work burning living human sacrifice dead herefrom. Roman celebrates the good harvest festival and Celt ceremony combines, be wearing the dreadful mask , be dressed up as animal or ghosts and monsters, be then for driving demon wandering all around in them away.
This is just that the whole world most people is skill in strange dressing with acient bier today , comes to celebrate the All Saints' Day reason.
Gradually, the time lapse , the All Saints' Day significance have got change , have become active
happy get up, rapturous implication has become main current.
Rigid soul looks for a stand-in to return to the world statement also gradually, be got rid of and be forgot. Have arrived at the image , picture symbolizing All Saints' Day today, if the witch , the black cat wait , have had lovable and comical friendly face mostly. USA Buddha State: Undersea All Saints' Day
That the facial make-up type puts on makeup is an All Saints' Day tradition program Halloween "one word creation Or many nations is had celebration to get together all in All Saints' Day eve , this is called "the All Hallow E'en " ", The Eve of All Hallows " ", Hallow e'en ", "The eve of All Saintas'Day ".
Ultimate common run of mankind has developed to have become "Halloween" , Chinese intention has translated into night of All Saints' Day. The All Saints' Day convention does not ask being going to make trouble A amusing content of All Saints' Day is "a Trick or treat " , that this convention but is not originated from Ireland, is to start from A.D. nine centuries Europes Body of Christ but. At that time (Japan of "ALL SOULS DAY " Wan Ling ) being called by Christians on November 2. Trudge in this a day , disciples in out-of-the-way place province in the countryside, suffer from village "cake of going begging for the soul" using flour and raisin to be made from from door to door.
Contribute the cake household allegedly believe in prayer of church monk, blessing expecting to get God's from this protects, let passed-away relative enter Heaven soon.
This is conducted by the tradition that the family goes begging for asking for the game that candy eats one by one till developing unexpectedly nowadays to have become the children being carrying the Spanish gourd lantern. The children who is dressed up as damned spirit appearance needs to send out the threat "not asking being made trouble " right away all in the same key all, but the host does not dare at ease when meeting, cold-shoulder, doctrine repeatedly eats, "please! Eat please"! Candy put into big carry-on the children bags lining at the same time.
Still have Spanish gourd vulture empty space besides pawning the lantern story. This is to originate from Ireland the ancient times. That the story is to criticize a people who is called JACK, is a drunken man and loves a practical joke. One day JACK has deceived a demon into having mounted a tree , has carved a cross immediately on the stump, frighten a demon to make him not dare come down, JACK makes a few simple rules with the demon and then right away , let a demon promise Shifarang JACK to will never commit a crime for condition lets him go down a tree.
