万圣节英语简介.ppt

HalloweenTheOriginofHalloween

万圣节来历HalloweenrootslieintheancientCelticfestivalofSamhainwhichwascelebratedinwhatisnowGreatBritainonafullmoonaroundNovember1st.LatertheRomanCatholicChurchnamedthisdayasAllSaintsDay,formerlyknownasAllHallowmas.AllSaintsDayisknowninEnglandasAllHallowsDay.TheeveningbeforeAllSaintsDayisAllHallowsEve,theoriginoftheAmericanwordHalloween.TheOriginofHalloween

万圣节来历01万圣节起源于古代凯尔特人的萨温节（Samhain），生活在英伦列岛的赛尔特人把11月1日左近的一个月圆日定为节日。后来罗马天主教会把这一天命名为万圣节，在英国被称为AllHallowsDay（万圣节）。那么万圣“Hallow”加上前夜“een”就成为了Halloween这个美式表达。所以严格的说Halloween指的是万圣节前夜。02Historyof

HalloweenInBritainHalloweeniscelebratedonthe31stofOctober.However,itisnotapublicholiday.Ifthe31stofOctoberfallsonaweekdaypeoplegotoworkasnormal.ThetypicalcoloursofHalloweenareorangeandblack,seenonitemssuchasblackvampiresandpumpkinlanterns.0102万圣节历史在英国人们的确是在10月31日这天庆祝万圣节。不过它不是公共假日。如果10月31日赶上工作日，那么人们将正常上班。万圣节的标志性色彩是橘黄和黑色，比如黑色吸血鬼和桔黄色南瓜灯等物品。PumpkinlanternsPumpkinsareonsaleinshopsandsupermarketsfromasearlyasthebeginningofOctober.BythelastweekofOctoberyoucanseepumpkinlanternseverywhereinshopwindowsandinpeopleshouses.AlthoughBritishpeopleusedtousepotatoesandturnips,nowtheyusepumpkinstomakeJack-o-lanternsuniquetotheHalloweenseason.Thename“Jack-o-lanterncomesfromanIrishfolktaleaboutamannamedStingyJackwho,becauseofhisbadnature,wasdoomedtoroamtheearthwithoutarestingplaceandwithonlyhislitlanterntolightthewayinthedarkness.Pumpkinlanterns南瓜灯从十月初开始南瓜就在商店里出售啦。到十月最后一周，南瓜灯随处可见，商店橱窗里或英国居民家里也会摆放南瓜灯。虽然英国人过去也曾用土豆和萝卜来刻南瓜灯，但是现在他们都用南瓜做万圣节特有的“杰克灯”了。杰克这名字来自爱尔兰民间故事中一个小气鬼，由于他人品不好，所以死无去处，只能靠提着一个南瓜灯的亮光在黑暗中游荡。Trickortreating

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Childrenlovethisgame!Theydressupandthenknockonthedoorsofpeopleshousesintheirneighbourhoodaskingfora‘trickortreat’.Theneighbourgi