万圣节南瓜的来历

【篇一：万圣节南瓜】

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the irish brought the tradition of the jack o’lantern to america. but, the original jack o’lantern was not a pumpkin.the jack o’lantern legend goes back hundreds of years in irish history. as the story goes, stingy jack was a miserable, old drunk who liked to play tricks on everyone: family, friends, his mother and even the devil himself. one day, he tricked the devil into climbing up an apple tree. once the devil climbed up the apple tree, stingy jack hurriedly placed crosses around the trunk of the tree. the devil was then unable to get down the tree. stingy jack made the devil promise him not to take his soul when he died. once the devil promised not to take his soul, stingy jack removed the crosses and let the devil down.

many years later, when jack finally died, he went to the pearly gates of heaven and was told by saint peter that he was too mean and too cruel, and had led a miserable and worthless life on earth. he was not allowed to enter heaven. he then went down to hell and the devil. the devil kept his promise and would not allow him to enter hell. now jack was scared and had nowhere to go but to wander about forever in the darkness between heaven and hell. he asked the devil how he could leave as there was no light. the devil tossed him an ember from the flames of hell to help him light his way. jack placed the ember in a hollowed out turnip, one of his favorite foods which he always carried around with him whenever he could

steal one. for that day onward, stingy jack roamed the earth without a resting place, lighting his

way as he went with his jack o’lantern.

on all hallow’s eve, the irish hollowed out turnips, rutabagas, gourds, potatoes and beets. they placed a light in them to ward off evil spirits and keep stingy jack away. these were the original jack o’lanterns. in the 1800’s a couple of waves of irish immigrants came to america. the irish immigrants quickly discovereed that pumpkins were bigger and easier to carve out. so they used pumpkins for jack o’lanterns

【篇二：万圣节资料】

中英文对照：万圣节的介绍

halloween

halloween is an autumn holiday that americans celebrate everyyear. it means holy evening, and it comes every october 31, the evening before all saints day. however, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly.

every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children picklarge orange pumpkins. then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside. it looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! these lights are called jack-o-lanterns, which means

jack of the lantern.

the children also put on strange masks and frightening costumesevery halloween. some children paint their faces to look like monsters. then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. everytime they come to a new house, they say,trick or treat! money oreat! the grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags.

not only children, but most grown-ups also love halloween andhalloween parties because on this day,they can disguise themselves as personages or ghost as their imaginations will lead them. this bring them the satisfaction of being young.

万圣节前夕

万圣节前夕是美国人年年都会庆祝的秋季节日。它的意思是“神圣的夜晚”，在每年的 10月31日，也就是万圣节前夜。但实际上这不是一个真正的宗教节日，而主要是孩子们的节日。

每年秋天蔬菜成熟可以食用的时候，孩子们就会挑出大个儿的橙色南瓜。

然后在南瓜上刻上一张脸，把一根点燃的蜡烛放在里面。看起来就好像有人在向南瓜外面张望。这些灯就叫做“iack-o-lantems”，意思也就是“杰克的灯”。

每年万圣节前夕孩子们还戴上奇怪的面具，穿上吓人的服装。有些孩子把脸刷成怪物。然后他们拿着盒子或袋子挨家挨户串门。每来到一个新房子他们就说：“不款待就捣乱!给钱还是吃的!”大人们就会把用来招待的钱或糖放在他们的袋子里了。

another edition(english one):symbols of halloween halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of halloween. bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also

popular symbols of halloween. they were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead. black cats are also symbols of halloween and have religious origins as well. black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future. during the middle ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats. thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise. all these are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows. black is one of the traditional halloween colors, probably because

halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. pumpkins are also a symbol of halloween. the pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional

halloween color. carving pumpkins into jack- o-lanterns is a halloween custom also dating back to ireland. a legend grew up about a man named jack who was so stingy that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser. he couldnt enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. as a result, jack had to walk on the earth with his lantern until judgement day. so jack and his lantern became the symbol of a lost or damned soul. to scare these souls away on halloween, the irish people carved scary faces out of turnips, beets or potatoes representing jack of the lantern, or jack-o-lantern. when the irish brought their customs to the united states, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips. today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies waiting if they knock and say trick or treat!

人可以来.

万圣节，是天主教、圣公宗和东正教都有的节日。在天主教会和圣公会中，万圣节在每年的11月1日。在正教会中，诸圣节是圣灵降临节(pentecost)之后的第一个星期日，因而标志着复活节季度的结束。

万圣节(halloween)为每年的10月31日。是11月1日诸圣节的前夕，通常叫做万圣节，这一夜是一年中最“闹鬼”的一夜，所以也叫“鬼节”。源自古代凯尔特民族(celtic)的新年节庆，此时也是祭祀亡魂的时刻，在避免恶灵干扰的同时，也以食物祭拜祖灵及善灵以祈平安渡过严冬，是西方传统节日。万圣节期间，许多公共场所乃至居家院落，都会布置上很多装璜，诸如各式鬼怪、南瓜灯、还有黑猫以及巫婆的扫帚之类;孩子们会穿上每年不一样的万圣节服装，拎着南瓜灯的提篓去挨家挨户地讨糖，说是“trick or treat”。

公元1世纪初，欧洲的天主教会把11月1日定为“天下圣徒之日” (all hallows day) 。“hallow” 即圣徒之意。传说自公元前五百年，居住在爱尔兰、苏格兰等地的凯尔特人(celts)把这节日往前移了一天，即10月31日。

在苏格兰和加拿大的某些区域，万圣节仍然被称为all hallow mas，意思是在纪念所有的圣人(hallow)那一天，要举行的弥撒仪式(mass)。另由于文化的差异，其他地区的人们会时常将万圣夜误称为万圣节。

不同于圣诞节和平安夜，万圣节与万圣夜并没有什么区别。人们往往就将西方的“万圣夜”认为是万圣节，因为当夜过了12点，就算是新的一天开始了。

万圣节 - 名称

很多民族都在万圣节前夜有庆典聚会，这又被叫做“all hallow een”、“the eve of all hallows”、 “hallow een”，或者“the eve of all saintasday”。最终约定俗成演变成了“halloween”，中文意译成了万圣节之夜。[1][2]

万圣节 - 来源

关于万圣节由来的，传说最多的版本认为，那是源于基督诞生前的古西欧国家，主要包括爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士。这几处的古西欧人叫德鲁伊特人。德鲁伊特的新年在11月1日，新年前夜，德鲁伊特人让年轻人集队，戴着各种怪异面具，拎着刻好的萝卜灯(南瓜灯系后期习俗，古西欧最早没有南瓜)，他们游走于村落间。这在当时实则为一种秋收的庆典;也有说是“鬼节”，传说当年死去的人，灵魂会在万圣节的前夜造访人世，据说人们应该让造访的鬼魂看到圆满的收成并对鬼魂呈现出丰盛的款待。所有篝火及灯火，一来为了吓走鬼魂，同时也为鬼魂照亮路线，引导其回归。

在中世纪的中欧，曾有过基督教摧毁异教徒的历史。可是新年夜前的祭祀庆典从未真正消除，不过以巫术的形式出现。这也就是为什么人们现在的万圣节里，还留有巫婆的扫帚、黑猫、咒语等痕迹。[1]

万圣节 - 庆祝活动

庆祝活动从10月31日晚开始，称为万圣节前夜(halloween)。主要流行在说习惯英语的一些国家。在前夜，人们会按照风俗带上面具、穿上奇异的衣服打扮成鬼怪的模样，家家户户都会用南瓜雕空做成灯。孩子们会打扮好后提着南瓜灯挨家挨户讨要糖果。人们在这天并不拜祭祖先或鬼神。据说打扮成鬼怪模样和做南瓜灯是为了吓跑出来作恶的鬼怪。关于这一日得起源，存在四种不同的说法，但都与鬼有关。流传至今，已经几乎没有了任何宗教或迷信色彩成分，人们的打扮已经不止是鬼怪，任何人都可以随意发挥，很多地区每年都会组织举行大型化妆游行活动，热闹非凡。[3]

万圣节 - 发展

万圣节流传到今天已经完全没有了宗教迷信色彩，它成了一个孩子们的节目，也是年轻人化装舞会的节目。公共场合以及居家周围的节日布置都是自愿的。鬼脸南瓜灯、白网黑蜘蛛等，都是节日的装点，已没有骇人之鬼魅色彩。有的女学生还在这时候会买一对南瓜或者鬼骷髅的耳环来佩带。

学校在万圣节是不放假的。有时学校出面组织晚会，有时不甘寂寞的学生们也会自己主办小型晚会;而朋友、家人间互寄贺卡祝万圣节快乐则成为每年十月间流行的习俗。万圣节已成为西方人一个很普通的季节性节日。有很多人将此看作秋的结束以及冬的到来。万圣节一过，人们就开始期盼感恩节、圣诞节乃至新年。[1]

万圣节 - 节日主题

万圣节的主题是鬼怪、吓人，以及与死亡、魔法、怪物有关的事物。

万圣节 - 象征

通常与万圣节扯上关系的事物有鬼魂、食尸鬼、巫婆、蝙蝠、黑猫、猫头鹰、精灵、僵尸、骷髅和恶魔等，还有虚构人物如吸血僵尸和科学怪人。黑色和橙色是万圣节的传统颜色。现代万圣节的产品也大量使用紫色、绿色和红色。秋天的元素如南瓜和稻草人等，也成为万圣节的象征。

象征物

杰克灯是万圣节最广为人知的象征物。在英国和爱尔兰，当地人原本在挖空的芜菁中燃点蜡烛造成杰克灯，但移民到美国的人很快便采用南瓜代替，因为南瓜比较大和容易在上面雕刻图案。不少家庭在南瓜上刻上吓人的面容，并放在大门口的阶梯上，传统上此做法是想吓走恶魔或妖怪。

节日鬼怪

南瓜灯

南瓜是万圣节的代表，在脑袋上套个南瓜吧，记得留几个洞。

幽灵

幽灵的传说遍及全世界，鬼怪的节日自然也少不了它的出现。僵尸

一脸煞白或是满面挂彩，僵尸的形象随你想象。

吸血鬼

优雅、高贵而又冷酷的血族历来都是神秘午夜故事中的常客。巫婆

黑猫、扫把、魔法帽……法力无边，但要当心脸上的皱纹哦。科学怪人

科幻史上的经典科学怪人，如今也经常现身于万圣节中。精灵

每个人心中都有自己的精灵，人们想象的精灵是什么模样。半人马

半人马的来源在希腊神话中说法不一，于是半人马也有善与恶。狼人

有时是吸血鬼的死敌，有时又传播恐怖和瘟疫。

魔鬼

我能够满足你的愿望，凡人，但是你要把灵魂抵押给我。哥布林

不同的传说与故事中，这些小东西时而邪恶时而滑稽。不死火焰鸟

沐浴于阳光，涅槃于火焰，象征着不朽和重生。

牛头人

克里特岛的牛头怪传说让这种怪物世人皆知。

【篇三：万圣节教案】

万圣节南瓜的来历