Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celticculture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in thefeast of Samhain, which was annually on October31st to honor the dead。
萬聖節文化可以追溯到德魯伊教,這是壹種愛爾蘭、北歐和英國的凱爾特文化,根植於Samhain節的慶祝活動,Samhain節於每年的10月31日紀念逝者。
Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. Samhain was aharvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of theCeltic year and beginning of a new one. Many of the practicesinvolved in this celebration were fed on superstition 。
Samhain節說明夏天結束或者十壹月,是壹個豐收的節日。在Samhain節會燃起神聖巨大的篝火,標誌著凱爾特壹年的結束和新壹年的開始。壹些做法因為迷信被加入慶祝活動中。
The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streetsand villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to befriendly, gifts and treats were left out topacify the evil and ensure next years crops wouldbe plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating。
凱爾特人相信死者的靈魂會在夜裏出沒在街道和村莊。因為他們認為不是所有的靈魂都是友善的,所以就把禮物和好吃的留在外面安慰惡靈來確保來年的莊稼可以豐收。這種習俗演變成了trick-or-treating。
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由於萬聖夜鄰近蘋果的豐收期,太妃糖蘋果(toffee apples)成為應節食品。制法是把蘋果插上竹簽,然後手持竹簽把蘋果放在太妃糖漿中轉動,有時會再粘上果仁。
從前,各家各戶會準備太妃糖蘋果送給小孩,但當傳聞有人把大頭針和刀片放入蘋果中,送太妃糖蘋果的習慣便逐漸消失。雖然大部分個案只是惡作劇,即使是在真實個案中,小孩也僅受輕傷,但是不少家長仍然以為在蘋果中放刀片是十分普遍的。
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