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Culture Corner Happy Halloween! Over 2000 years ago, people known as the Celts lived in Northern Europe. They worshipped the sun god and believed the god made their crops grow. On the night of 31 October, after their crops had been harvested and stored for winder, the Celts began a 3-day New Year holiday. During this time, they offered crops and dead animals to thank the god and danced in costumes made from animal heads and skin. Later, when the Romans invaded Europe. They adopted the Celts’ New Year customs and used them in their own festivals. After 835 AD, the Catholic Church in Europe invented a holiday on 1 November, All Hallow’s Day, to honour saints. Later, it invented another holiday on 2 November, All Souls’ Day, to honour dead people. To celebrate All Souls’ Day, people, made big bonfires and dressed up as angels, devils, saints and witches. They lit candles in lanterns made of hollowed-out turnip or pumpkin to frighten away ghosts. On this night, people also traveled from village to village to ask for food. It was believed that any village that did not give food would have bad luck. Gradually, over the years, the Celtic, Roman and Catholic customs and holidays got mixed together, and finally 31 October became known as Halloween. In the nineteenth century, Irish immigrants took Halloween customs from Europe to the USA. Today, in the USA and the UK in particular, Halloween has become a special occasion for young people. In these countries, children wear spooky costumes and go from door to door saying “Trick or treat!” and they are given sweets to take home. 文化角 万圣节快乐！ 2000多年前，人们称为凯尔特人居住在欧洲北部。他们崇拜太阳神，认为神造他们的作物生长。在10月31日夜，在庄稼已收割和储存的绕线机，凯尔特人开始了为期3天的新年假期。在这段时间内，他们提供的作物和动物尸体感谢上帝和从动物的头和皮服装跳舞。 后来，当罗马人入侵欧洲。他们采用了凯尔特人的新年习俗和使用他们自己的节日。在公元835年，欧洲的天主教了假日，在1十一月，万圣节，纪念圣徒。后来，它发明了另一个节日在十一月2，万灵节，纪念死去的人。 为了庆祝万灵节，人，大篝火，装扮成天使，魔鬼，圣徒和巫婆。他们点燃蜡烛制成镂空的萝卜还是南瓜吓跑鬼灯笼。在这个晚上，人们也专程从村庄找食物。据认为，任何的村庄，不给食物会带来坏运气。 渐渐地，在过去的几年中，凯尔特人，罗马天主教的习俗和节日混合到一起，并最终成为被称为万圣节十月31。 在第十九世纪，爱尔兰移民把万圣节习俗从欧洲到美国。今天，在美国和英国，万圣节已经成为年轻人的一个特殊的场合。在这些国家，孩子们穿着怪异的服装和挨家挨户说“恶作剧还是款待！“给他们糖果带回家。 |
