我们平时所说的万圣节 (All Hallow's Day),其实是万圣节前夜 (Halloween),即10月31日,11月1日才是万圣节。
We usually say the Halloween (All Hallow's Day), is Halloween (Halloween), which in October 31st, November 1st is the halloween.
万圣节前夜又被叫做 “All Hallow E'en”, “The Eve of All Hallows”, “Hallow e'en”, 或者 “The eve of All Saintas'Day”。后来约定俗成被叫做 “Halloween”。 万圣节前夜是西方国家的.传统节日,这一夜是一年中最“闹鬼”的一夜,所以也叫“鬼节”。话说我们中国也有“鬼节”呢,即农历七月十四的盂兰节 (Hungry Ghost Festival),俗称中元节。
Halloween called "All Hallow E'en", "The Eve of All Hallows", "Hallow e'en", or "The eve of All Saintas'Day". The convention was called "Halloween". Halloween is a traditional festival in western countries, this night is one of the most "haunted" in the night, so it is called "halloween". We Chinese have a saying "Halloween", namely the lunar calendar in July fourteen of the hungry ghost festival (Hungry Ghost Festival), commonly known as the festival of the dead.
在万圣节前夜,小孩子们都开心的不得了,等了一年的“不请吃就捣蛋”(Trick or treat) 呀!夜幕降临,孩子们便迫不及待地穿上五颜六色 (multi-colored) 的化妆服,戴上千奇百怪的面具 (all sorts of strange masks),提上一盏“杰克灯 (jack-o'lantern)”跑出去挨家挨户的要糖、小点心或者零钱。小气的人家就要倒霉了,小捣蛋鬼们 (trouble maker)会在门把手涂上肥皂,有时还把他们的猫涂上颜色。
In Halloween, children are very happy, waiting for a year "trick or treat" (Trick or treat)! As night fell, children will be unable to hold oneself back to wear (multi-colored) be riotous with colour makeup suits, wear a mask of all sorts of strange things (all sorts of strange masks), put on a "Jack-O-Lantern (jack-o'lantern)" from door to door to run out of sugar, snacks or change. The mean people will be out of luck, the little monkeys (trouble maker) will apply soap on the door handle, and sometimes their cats painted colors.
现在,“Trunk or treat” 似乎更加流行,在指定停车场 (parking lot),家长们会把车布置成各种有趣、漂亮的主题,准备好零食,等待孩子们的“捣乱”。
Now, "Trunk or treat" seems to be more popular in the designated parking area (parking lot), parents will put the car into a variety of interesting layout, beautiful theme, prepare snacks, waiting for the children ".
由于万圣夜临近苹果的丰收期,“咬苹果”(Apple Biting) 也成了万圣节前夜很流行的游戏。游戏时,大人们让苹果漂浮在装满水的盆里,然后让孩子们在不用手的条件下用嘴去咬苹果,谁先咬到,谁就是优胜者。 另外焦糖苹果 (caramel apple, toffee apple),热苹果西打 (cider),粟米糖(candy corn),烘南瓜子 (pumpkin seed) 等也是受欢迎的应节食品。
Since Halloween approaching apple harvest, "bite" (Apple Biting) has become a very popular Halloween game. The game, the adults make apple floating in a basin filled with water, and then let the children in the mouth bite apple do not in the hands of the conditions, who first bite, who is the winner. In addition the caramel apple (Caramel Apple, toffee apple), hot apple cider (cider), candy corn (candy corn), roasted pumpkin seeds (pumpkin seed) is also popular festive food.
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