❶ 万圣节英语手抄报资料。
每年的10月31日乃是西方的传统节日,万圣节(Halloween)。“万圣节”又称“鬼节”。它是西方历史悠久的节日之一。据说,早在公元前,住在英伦三岛、爱尔兰、法国一带的凯尔特人每逢10月31日都要为残废和黑暗之神举行庆祝活动。这一天晚上,他们预备了许多美味佳肴,让善良的鬼来吃,还有旷野的山丘上燃起篝火,让明亮的火焰招来善鬼,驱走恶魔。这可能是鬼节的最早形式了。后来,“鬼节”又与基督教相结合,成为圣徒们的一个传统节日,并改称为“万圣节”,时间定于每年的11月1日。以后,这一节日逐渐从欧洲传入北美及世界其他一些地区。
万圣节的来历
这一天不论大人或小孩,都可以尽其所能的作怪,而不会招致异样的眼光。大部份的家庭会在院子里摆上几棵南瓜或是和真人一般高的稻草人,并且在窗户上装饰小小的南瓜灯或是挂上一副骷髅;有些人也会在前门上方挂些蜘蛛网。爱热闹或是有年轻人在家的家庭则会举办化妆舞会,或是将家里装饰成鬼屋!万圣节可是仅次於耶诞节和感恩节的第叁大节日喔.。
当夜幕降临,孩子们便迫不及待地穿上五颜六色的衣服,戴上千奇百怪的面具。他们有的披上漆黑的长衫,骑着魔帚,扮作女巫;有的裹上白床单装鬼;有的戴上画有骷髅旗的帽子扮成海盗;不少孩子手中还提有一盏南瓜做成的杰克灯(Jack-O’-Lantern)。在月光照耀下,他们来到邻居家门前,威吓般地喊着"Trick or Treat"(恶作剧还是请客),如果有人不用糖果、零钱款待他们,那些调皮的孩子有时就把人家门上的拉手涂上东西,或把别人的猫涂上颜色;这些小恶作剧常令大人啼笑皆非。当然,大多数人都非常乐於款待这些天真浪漫的小客人。所以当夜色消逝时,孩子们总是肚子塞得饱饱的、口袋装得满满的回到家里。
❷ 万圣节简介 英文版
Halloween万圣节
万圣节又叫诸圣节,在每年的11月1日,是西方的传统节日;而万圣节前夜的10月31日是这个节日最热闹的时刻。为庆祝万圣节的来临,小孩会装扮成各种可爱的鬼怪向逐家逐户地敲门,要求获得糖果,否则就会捣蛋。而同时传说这一晚,各种鬼怪也会装扮成小孩混入群众之中一起庆祝万圣节的来临,而人类为了让鬼怪更融洽才装扮成各种鬼怪。
例如:
1、I invited him to the halloween ball tonight.
我邀请他今晚来万圣节的舞会了。
2、We had to start classes on Christmas and Halloween activities.
我们班中展开过关于圣诞节和万圣节的活动。
3、We need some chocolate and some pumpkins for Halloween.
在万圣节前夕我们需要一些巧克力和南瓜。
4、Both children and alts dress up on Halloween.
小孩和大人在万圣节时都乔装打扮。
5、We eat a lot of special Halloween chocolates and candies.
我们吃很多特制的万圣节巧克力和糖果。
6、Today is Halloween, Mom bought me this dress with that funny little hat.
今天是万圣节,妈妈给我买了这件小裙子,还有个滑稽的帽子。
网络万圣节
❸ 万圣节来历的概述 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(古代高卢人与不列颠人的一种宗教)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(凯尔特人)would douse (插入水中, 把弄熄, 弄湿)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, 气喘)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 (巡游)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 (传播, 宣传)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(顽皮的人, 爱开玩笑的人). 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(灰烬, 余烬) (carried in a hollowed out turnip.[植]芜箐, 芜箐甘蓝) 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.