Halloween —— 万圣节，西方的鬼节 施美怡 外语学院

History of Halloween “Halloween”, actually has its origins in the Catholic ( 天主教的 ) Church. November 1, “All Saints’ Day”, is a Catholic day of celebration in honor of saints ( 圣徒 ). In the 5th century BC, in Celtic ( 凯尔特人的 ) Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. A holiday was called Samhain, the Celtic New year, was held this day. One story says that, on that day, the spirits of all those who had died throughout the last year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year.

Custom of Halloween The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840s by Irish immigrants ( 移民 ). The custom of trick or treat is thought to have come from not the Irish Celts, but from a ninth-century European custom called souling. On November 2, All Souls’ Day, early Christians would walk from village to village begging for “soul cakes”.

Symbols of Halloween Black cats, ghosts, goblins （小精灵） and skeletons Orange-colored Pumpkins

Halloween makeup They've prepared all the scary things Blood, vomit, pus, slime They've also got some scary masks. A werewolf, a skull, and a scary clown （狼人、骷髅头还有恐怖小丑） people do these things just for fun. They shouldn‘t wear their masks or make-up in public places to scare people at night 。

Halloween food 1.candy corn. 2. Bairin Breac (Ireland). 3. Colcannon (Ireland). 4. bonfire toffee (in the UK). 5. Toffee Apple (England, Wales and Scotland, instead of "Candy Apples"). 6. hot apple cider. 7. roasted or popped corn. 8. roasted pumpkin seeds. 9. pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread.

"What Do You Come For?" There was an old woman who lived all by herself, and she was very lonely. Sitting in the kitchen one night, she said, "Oh, I wish I had some company." No sooner had she spoken than down the chimney tumbled two feet from which the flesh had rotted. The old woman's eyes bulged with terror. Then two legs dropped to the hearth and attached themselves to the feet. Then a body tumbled down, then two arms, and a man's head. As the old woman watched, the parts came together into a great, tall man. The man danced around and around the room. Faster and faster he went. Then he stopped, and he looked into her eyes. "What do you come for? she asked in a small voice that shivered and shook. "What do I come for?" he said. "I come for YOU!" The narrator shouts and jumps at the person near him! Scary Stories