❶ 萬聖節英語手抄報資料。
每年的10月31日乃是西方的傳統節日,萬聖節(Halloween)。「萬聖節」又稱「鬼節」。它是西方歷史悠久的節日之一。據說,早在公元前,住在英倫三島、愛爾蘭、法國一帶的凱爾特人每逢10月31日都要為殘廢和黑暗之神舉行慶祝活動。這一天晚上,他們預備了許多美味佳餚,讓善良的鬼來吃,還有曠野的山丘上燃起篝火,讓明亮的火焰招來善鬼,驅走惡魔。這可能是鬼節的最早形式了。後來,「鬼節」又與基督教相結合,成為聖徒們的一個傳統節日,並改稱為「萬聖節」,時間定於每年的11月1日。以後,這一節日逐漸從歐洲傳入北美及世界其他一些地區。
萬聖節的來歷
這一天不論大人或小孩,都可以盡其所能的作怪,而不會招致異樣的眼光。大部份的家庭會在院子里擺上幾棵南瓜或是和真人一般高的稻草人,並且在窗戶上裝飾小小的南瓜燈或是掛上一副骷髏;有些人也會在前門上方掛些蜘蛛網。愛熱鬧或是有年輕人在家的家庭則會舉辦化妝舞會,或是將家裡裝飾成鬼屋!萬聖節可是僅次於耶誕節和感恩節的第叄大節日喔.。
當夜幕降臨,孩子們便迫不及待地穿上五顏六色的衣服,戴上千奇百怪的面具。他們有的披上漆黑的長衫,騎著魔帚,扮作女巫;有的裹上白床單裝鬼;有的戴上畫有骷髏旗的帽子扮成海盜;不少孩子手中還提有一盞南瓜做成的傑克燈(Jack-O』-Lantern)。在月光照耀下,他們來到鄰居家門前,威嚇般地喊著"Trick or Treat"(惡作劇還是請客),如果有人不用糖果、零錢款待他們,那些調皮的孩子有時就把人家門上的拉手塗上東西,或把別人的貓塗上顏色;這些小惡作劇常令大人啼笑皆非。當然,大多數人都非常樂於款待這些天真浪漫的小客人。所以當夜色消逝時,孩子們總是肚子塞得飽飽的、口袋裝得滿滿的回到家裡。
❷ 萬聖節簡介 英文版
Halloween萬聖節
萬聖節又叫諸聖節,在每年的11月1日,是西方的傳統節日;而萬聖節前夜的10月31日是這個節日最熱鬧的時刻。為慶祝萬聖節的來臨,小孩會裝扮成各種可愛的鬼怪向逐家逐戶地敲門,要求獲得糖果,否則就會搗蛋。而同時傳說這一晚,各種鬼怪也會裝扮成小孩混入群眾之中一起慶祝萬聖節的來臨,而人類為了讓鬼怪更融洽才裝扮成各種鬼怪。
例如:
1、I invited him to the halloween ball tonight.
我邀請他今晚來萬聖節的舞會了。
2、We had to start classes on Christmas and Halloween activities.
我們班中展開過關於聖誕節和萬聖節的活動。
3、We need some chocolate and some pumpkins for Halloween.
在萬聖節前夕我們需要一些巧克力和南瓜。
4、Both children and alts dress up on Halloween.
小孩和大人在萬聖節時都喬裝打扮。
5、We eat a lot of special Halloween chocolates and candies.
我們吃很多特製的萬聖節巧克力和糖果。
6、Today is Halloween, Mom bought me this dress with that funny little hat.
今天是萬聖節,媽媽給我買了這件小裙子,還有個滑稽的帽子。
網路萬聖節
❸ 萬聖節來歷的概述 英文版
Next to Christmas, Halloween is the most commercialized celebration in the United States and Canada. This ancient festival originated far from North America however, and centuries before the first European set foot on the continent.
The ancient Druids 督伊德教(古代高盧人與不列顛人的一種宗教)的教徒 who inhabited what we now call Great Britain placed great importance on the passing of one season to the next, holding "Fire Festivals" which were celebrated for three days (two days on either side of the day itself).
One of these festivals was called Samhain (pronounced Sha-Von) and it took place on October 31 through to November 1. During this period, it was believed that the boundaries between our world and the world of the dead were weakened, allowing spirits of the recently dead to cross over and possess the living.
In order to make themselves and their homes less inviting to these wayward spirits, the ancient Celts(凱爾特人)would douse (插入水中, 把弄熄, 弄濕)all their fires. There was also a secondary purpose to this, after extinguishing all their fires, they would re-light them from a common source, the Druidic fire that was kept burning at Usinach, in the Middle of Ireland.
Samhain was considered to be a gateway not only from the land of the dead to the land of the living, but also between Summer and Fall/Winter. For the Druids, this was the last gasp (喘息, 氣喘)of summer (it was also the Celtic New Year), so therefore they made sure it went out with a bang before they had to button down (把...弄清楚)for the winter ahead.
They would dress up in bizarre costumes and parade through their villages causing destruction in order to scare off any recently departed souls who might be prowling (巡遊)for bodies to inhabit, in addition to burning animals and other offerings to the Druidic deities(神, 神性). It is also a popular belief that they would burn people who they believed to be possessed, but this has largely been debunked (揭穿, 拆穿假面具, 暴露)as myth.
This yearly festival was adopted by the Roman invaders, who helped to propagate (傳播, 宣傳)it throughout the rest of the world (and at that time, the Roman Empire was the world). The word "Halloween" itself actually comes from a contraction of All Hallows Eve, or All Saint's Day (November 1), which is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints.
This tradition was later brought to the North American continent by Irish immigrants who were escaping the Potato Famine in their homeland. In addition to the festival itself, the immigrants brought several customs with them, including one of the symbols most commonly associated with Halloween -- the Jack 'O Lantern.
According to Irish folklore, there once lived a man named Jack who was known for being a drunk and a prankster(頑皮的人, 愛開玩笑的人). One night Jack tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and quickly carved an image of a cross on the trunk, trapping the devil. Jack then made him promise that, in exchange for letting him out of the tree, the Devil would never tempt him to sin again. He reluctantly agreed, but was able to exact his revenge upon Jack's death. Because of his mischievous ways in life, Jack was barred from entering heaven and because of his earlier trick, he was also barred from hell. So he was doomed to wander the earth until the end of time, with only a single ember(灰燼, 余燼) (carried in a hollowed out turnip.[植]蕪箐, 蕪箐甘藍) to warm him and light his way.
In Ireland, they originally also used turnips for their "Jack Lanterns", but upon arriving in the new world, they discovered that pumpkins were abundant and easier to carve out.