萬聖節演進表

關於萬聖節的演進表,我們特別翻譯外國網站的原文供大家參考。

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HALLOWEEN TIME LINE
FIFTH CENTURY B.C.E.
The Celts observe the festival of Samhain at the end of October, when they believe ghosts and demons
roam the earth more so than at other times.
FIRST CENTURY C.E.
The Romans conquer the Celts and adopt the spiritistic rituals of Samhain.
SEVENTH CENTURY C.E.
Pope Boniface IV is said to have established the annual celebration of All Saints’ Day to honor martyrs. *
ELEVENTH CENTURY C.E.
The second of November is designated as All Souls’ Day to commemorate the dead. Observances surrounding All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day are collectively called Hallowtide.
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY C.E.
The name of the holiday, Hallowe’en (Hallow Evening) appears in print as Halloween.
NINETEENTH CENTURY C.E.
Thousands of people who move from Ireland to the United States bring with them Halloween customs that, in time, combined with similar customs of emigrants from Britain and Germany, as well as Africa and other parts of the world.
TWENTIETH CENTURY C.E.
Halloween becomes a popular nationwide holiday in the United States.
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY C.E.
Commercial interest in Halloween grows into a worldwide multibillion-dollar industry.

萬聖節演進表
西元前五世紀
塞爾特人相信鬼魂和惡魔在這個時期較常於世間走動,便於10月底守著薩溫節慶典
西元第五世紀
羅馬人征服塞爾特人,並且採用了薩溫節的撫靈儀式
西元第七世紀
據說教皇博義五世建立了一年一度的”萬聖節”慶典以表揚烈士
西元第十一世紀
11月的第二天被作為萬靈節來紀念死者。所有萬聖及萬靈的儀式被統整為萬聖節慶
西元第十八世紀
萬聖夜(節)這個字於印刷品中出現
西元第十九世紀
千萬人從愛爾蘭移居美國並將其萬聖節習俗引進,同時,結合了英國和德國以及非洲移民和其他國家的習俗,
西元第二十世紀
萬聖節成為一個美國流行的國定假日
西元第二十一世紀
萬聖節的商務利益在全世界數百萬的工業中城長