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万圣节的由来与习俗

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万圣节的由来与习俗

  10月31日为万圣节,但是小伙伴们,你们知道万圣节的由来与习俗吗?我们不妨去了解一下详细的情况吧!

万圣节的由来与习俗

  

  万圣节的由来

  Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloween begins after sunset. Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween. Today, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.

  万圣节前夜是在10月31日庆祝的一个节日,根据传统,万圣节前夜的庆祝活动从太阳落山开始。在很久以前,人们相信在万圣节前夜女巫会聚集在一起,鬼魂在四处游荡。现在,大多数人们不再相信有鬼魂和女巫的存在了,但是他们仍然把这些作为万圣节前夜的一部分。

  The colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween. Black is a symbol for night and orange is the color of pumpkins. A jack-o’-lantern is a hollowed-out pumpkin with a face carved on one side. Candles are usually placed inside, giving the face a spooky glow.

  黑色和橙色仍然是万圣节前夜的一部分,黑色是夜晚的象征,而橙色代表着南瓜。南瓜灯是用雕刻成脸型,中间挖空,再插上蜡烛的南瓜做成的,带来一个毛骨悚然的灼热面孔。

  Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children. According to tradition, people would dress up in costumes (wear special clothing, masks or disguises) to frighten the spirits away.

  盛装是最受欢迎的万圣节风俗之一,尤其是受孩子们的欢迎。按照传统习俗,人们会盛装(穿戴一些特殊的服饰,面具或者装饰)来吓跑鬼魂。

  Popular Halloween costumes include vampires (creatures that drink blood), ghosts (spirits of the dead) and werewolves (people that turn into wolves when the moon is full).

  流行的万圣节服装包括vampires(吸血鬼),ghosts(死者的灵魂)和werewolves(每当月圆时就变成狼形的人)。

  Trick or Treating is a modern Halloween custom where children go from house to house dressed in costume, asking for treats like candy or toys. If they don't get any treats, they might play a trick (mischief or prank) on the owners of the house.

  欺骗或攻击是现代万圣节的风俗。孩子们穿着特殊的衣服走街串巷,讨取糖果和玩具之类的赏赐。如果他们得不到任何的赏赐,就可能会对屋主大搞恶作剧或者胡闹了。

  The tradition of the Jack o' Lantern comes from a folktale about a man named Jack who tricked the devil and had to wander the Earth with a lantern. The Jack o' Lantern is made by placing a candle inside a hollowed-out pumpkin, which is carved to look like a face.

  南瓜灯的传统来自于一个民间传说。一个名叫Jack的人戏弄了恶魔,之后就不得不提着一盏灯在地球上流浪。南瓜灯是用雕刻成脸型,中间挖空,再插上蜡烛的南瓜做成的。

  There are many other superstitions associated with Halloween. A superstition is an irrational idea, like believing that the number 13 is unlucky!

  和万圣节有关的迷信还有很多。迷信是一种不合常理的想法,比如认为13是不吉利的数字!

  Halloween is also associated with supernatural creatures like ghosts and vampires. These creatures are not part of the natural world. They don't really exist... or do they?

  万圣节还和一些诸如鬼魂和吸血鬼之类的超自然的生物有关。这些生物不是自然界的一部分。他们实际上是不存在的......或许他们其实真的存在?

  Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers. They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks.

  女巫是万圣节很受欢迎的人物,人们认为她们具有强大的魔力。他们通常戴着尖顶的帽子,骑在扫把上飞来飞去。

  Bad omens are also part of Halloween celebrations. A bad omen is something that is believed to bring bad luck, like black cats, spiders or bats.

  恶兆也是万圣节庆祝活动的一部分。人们相信恶兆会带给坏运气,黑猫、蜘蛛或者蝙蝠都算是恶兆。

  万圣节的习俗

  象徵物南瓜灯

  万圣夜的象徵物是南瓜灯,所以南瓜派也是万圣夜的节庆食品,特别是在美国。 南瓜灯原本不是南瓜灯而是芜菁灯,据说是有一个叫杰克的爱尔兰人,因为对钱特别吝啬,死后不让他进入天堂,而是被打入地狱。据说爱整人的杰克有一天和撒旦去酒吧喝酒,因为两个人喝完后没钱付帐,他就要撒旦变成六便士的'硬币来付帐,但杰克并没有拿它来付钱,反而用符咒镇住撒旦,撒旦哀求杰克放走它,杰克说只要撒旦一整年不吓他,他就放它出来,撒旦答应了,第二年的万圣节,撒旦又答应来年不会来骚扰杰克,但是这一年还没过完杰克就死了,天堂觉得他不够资格叫好人,拒绝收他,於是他来到了地狱,可是撒旦已经答应不骚扰他了,无处可去的杰克坚持不肯离去,而且路实在是太黑了。於是撒旦就丢给他一块烧着的炭,他把柴火放在一个挖空的芜菁里,好让这支即将熄灭的火光能够燃烧久一点,这就是「杰克的灯笼」Jack-O'-Lantern。爱尔兰人将这个习俗带到美国之后,发现美国盛产的南瓜比芜菁更好用,因此杰克的灯笼就改成用南瓜来做了。

  南瓜派

  南瓜派是美国南方的深秋到初冬的传统家常点心,平常就有在吃,特别在万圣夜的前后,成为一种应景的食物。另外烘干的南瓜子也是常被当做万圣夜的食品。

  糖苹果

  由於万圣夜临近苹果的丰收期,焦糖苹果(caramel apple、toffee apples)成为应节食品。做法是把苹果从果蒂部直插入竹签,然后手持竹签把苹果浸在糖浆中沾上一层糖衣,有时再黏上果仁、棉花糖、小饼乾、爆米花等,有时会添加一些肉桂粉,成为精巧的零食,有时也会浸入巧克力来做,外头再黏上彩色的巧克力米。苹果的酸甜和外头的糖衣很配,小孩子特爱!焦糖苹果从万圣节到圣诞节都算是节庆食品,在全美流行。

  彩色糖果

  和苹果有关的还有一个热苹果西打,西打cider就是苹果汁或苹果酒,这种饮料是用苹果酒加热再加入肉桂、丁香、糖熬煮而成,酒精在加热时已经挥发得差不多了。这种饮料在欧美的冬天都很盛行,一路喝过圣诞节到春天,热红酒也常常在这个时候喝,做法颇为类似,就是把苹果酒换成红酒。 万圣夜晚上小孩子和青少年都会化妆成鬼怪沿街要糖果,因此各种糖果也算是应景食品的一种,这时候商店里卖的糖果较受欢迎的是各种鬼怪造型的糖、和以万圣夜常见的橘色、棕色或黑色为包装的糖。