萬聖節的傳統活動

關於萬聖節的傳統活動,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/

Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting “haunted houses” and
carving jack-o-lanterns. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in
the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century
including Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom as well as of Australia
and New Zealand.
傳統活動包括”不給糖就搗蛋”、 大篝火、變裝派對、遊鬼屋還有雕刻南瓜燈籠。愛爾蘭和蘇格蘭移
民將傳統習俗於十九世紀帶進北美。其他西方國家包含愛爾蘭、美國、加拿大、波多黎各以及英國
還有澳洲和紐西蘭則是在二十世紀末開始迎接這個節日。

Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced “sah-win”).
The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. Samhain was a
time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and prepare for winter. The ancient Gaels
believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and
the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops.
萬聖節有其古老的凱爾特慶典,也稱為”薩溫傑”。薩溫節慶典在蓋爾文化是慶祝豐收季末。薩溫節
是古時候異教徒用來儲糧準備過冬的節日。古時候的蓋爾人相信10 月31 號,活人與逝者的結界是
重疊的,亡者會復活並且帶來像疾病或者破壞農作物等的浩劫。

The festival would frequently involve bonfires. It is believed that the fires attracted insects to the area
which attracted bats to the area. These are additional attributes of the history of Halloween.
此慶典常會有大篝火出現。一般相信火會招來昆蟲以致招來蝙蝠。這些是萬聖節歷史的附加註記。

Trick-or-treating, is an activity for children on or around Halloween in which they proceed from house to house in costumes, asking for treats such as confectionery with the question, “Trick or treat?” The “trick” part of “trick or treat” is a threat to play a trick on the homeowner or his property if no treat is given. Trick-or-treating is one of the main traditions of Halloween. It has become socially expected that if one lives in a neighborhood with children one should purchase treats in preparation for trick-or-treaters.
“不給糖就搗蛋”,是一個孩子們在萬聖節當天或者接近時,變裝挨家挨戶要糖果糕點時會問的問題: 給糖或搗蛋? 搗蛋的部分,是指要不到糖果時,針對屋主或者他的房子開的一個小玩笑。”不給糖就搗蛋”是一個萬聖節的主要傳統,流傳至今已經變成社會公認,假如鄰居有孩子,就必須要準備一些小糖果點心來應對這個”不給糖就搗蛋”的活動。

萬聖節(Halloween)名字的由來

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Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. The word Halloween is a shortening of All
Hallows’ Evening also known as Hallowe’en or All Hallows’ Eve.
10 月31 日晚上是慶祝萬聖節的節日,Halloween 這個字則是” All Hallows’ Evening”的縮寫,也被稱作
Hallowe’en 或者All Hallows’ Eve