更多萬聖節的歷史

關於更多萬聖節的歷史,我們特別翻譯外國網站的原文供大家參考。
資料出處 http://www.halloweenhistory.org/

A jack-o’-lantern (sometimes also spelled Jack O’Lantern) is typically a carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween. Typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced. During the night, a candle is placed inside to illuminate the effect. The term is not particularly common outside North America, although the practice of carving lanterns for Halloween is.
傑克南瓜燈(有時也拼為Jack O’Lantern)是典型的南瓜雕刻。這主要是萬聖節的產物。一般頂部會被切掉,然後裡面的果肉被舀出,再刻一個通常是怪物的臉孔在表皮上,然後把蓋子蓋回去。在晚上,將蠟燭放進挖空的南瓜殼裡當作燈。這樣的方式,通常在北美以外不常見,但在萬聖節大家就會開始做起南瓜燈籠。

In folklore, an old Irish folk tale tells of Jack, a lazy yet shrewd farmer who uses a cross to trap the Devil. One story says that Jack tricked the Devil into climbing an apple tree, and once he was up there Jack quickly placed crosses around the trunk or carved a cross into the bark, so that the Devil couldn’t get down. Another myth says that Jack put a key in the Devil’s pocket while he was suspended upside-down;
在民俗學上,有一個關於傑克的古老愛爾蘭傳說,據說他是一個很懶惰但很機靈的農夫,他用十字架困住惡魔。其中有一個故事說傑克把惡魔騙去爬蘋果樹,然後等他爬到頂端,傑克很快地用十字架圍住樹幹,或是在樹皮上刻了一個十字架,所以惡魔就無法下來。另外一個說法則是傑客在惡魔倒掛時,放了一把鑰匙在他的口袋。