五花八门的庆祝活动也是层出不穷。派对、嘉年华、化妆舞会、游行，应有尽有，热闹非凡。
然而与热火朝天的万圣节前夜相比，本应是主角的万圣节这边却显得落寞许多，被抢尽了风头。
人们似乎忘记了万圣节的宗教渊源，与它的初衷渐行渐远。流传到今天，万圣节已然成了狂欢的代名词。
并且由于文化的差异，其他国家的人经常会将万圣夜误称为万圣节，甚至连什么是万圣节也搞不清楚，不用怀疑，也许你就是其中一位。
所以，万圣节为什么不叫“鬼节”，而叫“万圣节”呢？它是为何设立？又与宗教有着怎样的渊源呢？别急，接下来将为你揭晓答案。
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All Saints' Day
万圣节
All Saints'Day, or All Hallows' Day, fallson the 1st of November every year. People celebrate it to remember all Christian saints, particularly those who have no specialfeastdays of their own.
每年的11月1日，万圣节就会到来。万圣节是为了纪念基督教的所有圣徒，尤其是那些没有自己的特设节日的圣徒。
saint n[C]圣徒（是基督教各派对已去世的教士和信徒所加的尊号）
fallvi[熟词生义] 发生；突然到来
feast n [C]（宗教的）节日；盛宴
What is a saint? You might ask. I'll answer that question. A saint is a very good or holyperson who is given special respect after death by the Christian church. Such asSt. Mary the Virgin and Saint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ.
你可能会问，什么是圣徒？我来告诉你。圣徒是心地善良、圣洁的人，是在去世后被基督教会给予特殊敬意的人。比如圣母玛丽亚，以及耶稣的十二门徒之一圣彼得。
holy adj 与神（或宗教）有关的；神圣的；圣洁的
church n [C] 教堂
such as 例如；比如
apostle n[C] 门徒；使徒
In the Western Christian practice, the celebration begins on the evening of October 31st, Halloween (All Saints’ Eve), and ends at the close of November 1st.
在西方基督教的习俗里，万圣节的庆祝活动在10月31日的晚上开始，也就是万圣节前夕，并在11月1日结束。
practicen[C] & [U] [熟词生义] 惯例；习俗
eve n[C]（尤指宗教节假日的）前夕；前一天
What is Halloween?
什么是万圣节前夕？
Halloween refers tothe Eve of All Hallows. The root word of Halloween is “hallow”, which means “holy”. The suffix“een” is an abbreviationof “evening”.
万圣节前夕指的是万圣节的前一夜。它的词根是 hallow，意思是“圣徒”。后缀 -een是 evening的缩写。
refer to 涉及；与……相关
suffix n[C]后缀
abbreviation n[C] 缩略语；缩写（形式）
Halloween’s origins date back tothe ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. This festivalmarked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that wasoften associated withhuman death.
万圣节前夕的起源可以追溯到古代凯尔特人的萨温节。这个节日标志着夏天和秋收的结束，以及黑暗、寒冷的冬天的开始，是一年中常与人类的死亡相联系在一起的时间。
date back to 追溯到；始于
festival n[C]节日（来源于feast“宗教节日”）
be associated with 与……相关的
On the night of October 31st Celts celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that theghostsof the dead returned to earth. They would light bonfiresand wear costumes to ward offghosts.
在10月31日的晚上，凯尔特人会庆祝萨温节，他们相信死者的鬼魂会在这一天回到人间。他们会点燃篝火，穿上化妆服来驱赶鬼魂。
ghost n [C] 鬼魂；幽灵
bonfire n [C]篝火；火堆
costume n[C] 戏装；化妆服
ward off 抵御；避免；防止
Jack-o’-lanternscarved from pumpkins are a yearly Halloween tradition. Their origin comes from an Irish myth about Stingy Jack, who trickedthe Devil for his own monetarygain. When Jack died, God didn’t allow him into heaven, and the Devil didn’t let him into hell, so Jack was sentenced toroam the earth for eternity.
用南瓜雕刻南瓜灯（杰克灯）是每年万圣节的传统。南瓜灯来自爱尔兰的一个关于吝啬鬼杰克的神话故事。杰克为了谋财欺骗了魔鬼，他死后，上帝不让他进入天堂，魔鬼也不让他进入地狱，所以杰克被判在人间永远游荡。
jack-o'-lantern n[C] 南瓜灯；杰克灯
trick vt 欺骗
monetary adj 货币的；钱的
be sentenced to 被宣判……；被判决……
roam vi& vt徜徉；漫步
eternity n[U]永恒；永生
But the Devil took somepity onJack, giving him some coal to lighthis turnip lantern as he wanderedbetween both places.
但魔鬼有些可怜杰克，在杰克游荡于天堂与地狱之间时，给了他一堆炭火来点亮他的萝卜灯笼。
take pity on 怜悯……；可怜……
light vt 点亮
wandervt& vi游荡；漫游
In Ireland, people started to carve demonicfaces out of turnips to frighten awayJack’s wandering soul. When Irish immigrants moved to the US, they began carving jack-o’-lanterns from pumpkins, as these were native tothe region.
在爱尔兰，人们开始用萝卜雕刻出恶魔的脸来吓走杰克流浪的灵魂。当爱尔兰移民搬到美国后，他们开始用南瓜雕刻杰克灯，因为南瓜是当地的特产。
demonic adj恶魔的
frighten away 把……吓走
be native to 原产于……的；当地的
Celebrations of All Saints’ Day around the world
世界各地的万圣节庆祝活动
The customs of All saints’ Day vary around the world. In the United States, people usually put up jack-o’-lanterns and dress in costumes with themes of death commonly associated on Halloween.
世界各地的万圣节习俗各不相同。在美国，在万圣节前夕，人们通常会挂起南瓜灯，并穿着与死亡主题相关的服装，以此来庆祝万圣节。
put up挂起；张贴
dress in穿上……
Children go door-to-doorin costume, trick-or-treating, which is solicitingcandy from their neighbors. The holiday has lost much of its connection to its religious origins.
孩子们穿着化装服挨家挨户地去玩“不给糖就捣蛋”的游戏，也就是向他们的邻居讨糖果。这个节日已经与它的宗教起源失去了很大的联系。
door-to-door挨家挨户
trick or treat 不给糖就捣蛋
solicit vt&vi 索求；请求……给予
Although nearly everyone celebrates Halloween for the fun of the holiday, the following religious solemnities, are not widely practicedor acknowledged by most Americans unless they are Catholic.
虽然几乎每个人都庆祝万圣节前夕以获得节日的快乐，但接下来的宗教仪式却并不为大多数美国人所广泛遵循或承认，除非他们是天主教徒。
holiday n[C] 假日；节日（尤指宗教节日或国家庆典日，来源于holy day“宗教的节日”）
solemnitiesn [复数] 隆重的仪式
widelyadv 广泛地
practice vt 遵循；奉行；实行
Although not a public holiday in the US, All Saints’ Day is observedpublicly in many countries. In France and Germany, people have the work day off and businesses are closed.
虽然万圣节在美国不是法定节日，但在许多国家却都是公开庆祝的。在法国和德国，人们会放假，商店会关门。
observe vt [熟词生义] 庆祝；庆贺
have the work day off休假
In France churchservices in memory ofall the saints are held on November 1st but by the evening the focus turns towards the dead. Cemeterieseverywhere are crowded withpeople who come to clean and decorate family graves.
在法国，纪念所有的圣徒的教堂仪式在11月1日举行，但到了晚上，人们的重心就转向了死者。墓地挤满了来清理和装饰家族坟墓的人。
service n[C]宗教仪式；（尤指教堂的）礼拜
in memory of作为对……的纪念
cemetery n[C]公墓；墓地
be crowded with挤满……
grave n[C]坟墓；墓穴
In Mexico, people sell candies and toys that symbolize death such as coffinsand skeletons. Typically lively rather than solemn, the holiday’s festivities also includes carnivals, dances, and parades.
在墨西哥，人们出售象征死亡的糖果和玩具，如棺材和骷髅。节日的庆祝活动还包括嘉年华、舞蹈和游行，热闹却并不庄严。
symbolize vt 象征；代表
coffin n[C] 棺材
skeleton n [C] 骨骼；骷髅
typically adv 通常；典型地
lively adj 充满活力的；活跃热情的
rather than而不是
solemn adj庄严的；隆重的
carnival n[C] & [U]狂欢节；嘉年华
paraden[C] 游行
Across much of Europe, the day is commemoratedwith offeringsof flowers left on the graves of the dead. In Eastern Europe, candles are lit on graves instead ofofferings of flowers.
在欧洲大部分地区，人们会在死者的坟墓上献上鲜花来纪念这一天。在东欧，人们在坟墓上点燃蜡烛，而不是献上鲜花。
commemorate vt 纪念
offering n[C]贡品；祭品
instead of 代替；而不是
In countries like the Philippines, where All Saints’ Day is known as“Undas”, the day isn’t just for remembering the saints, but for honoring and paying respects to departedloved ones, usually with prayers, flowers, and good offerings.
在像菲律宾这样的国家，万圣节被称为Undas，这一天不仅仅是为了纪念圣徒，也是为了向逝去的亲人们表达敬意，通常伴有祷告、鲜花和上好的祭品。
be known as 被认为是；被称为；以……著称
pay respects to 向……表示敬意
departed adj去世的；已故的
prayer n[C]祷告；祈祷
In China, Halloween celebrations among the younger generation are gradually becoming more and morepopular. Kids’ Halloween parties and pumpkin-carving is becoming a favorite withless conservative parents in big cities.
在中国，万圣节前夕的庆祝活动在年轻一代中变得越来越受欢迎。在大城市，孩子们的万圣节前夕派对和南瓜雕刻正成为不那么保守的父母们的最爱。
more and more越来越……
become a favorite with sb成为某人的最爱
However, most Chinese people get October 31st confused with November 1st, which is All Saints’ Day actually.
然而，大多数中国人其实把10月31日和11月1日搞混了，11月1日才是万圣节。
As you can see, different cultures have different customs associated with the holiday.
如你所见，关于这个节日，不同的文化有着不同的习俗。
检测题
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1. What is the text mainly about?
A. The origin of Halloween.
B. Celebrations of All Saints’ Day.
C. The knowledge about Christian saints.
D. A brief introduction of All Saints’ Day.
2. What do we know about Halloween?
A. It takes place on November 1 every year.
B. It comes from an ancient Celtic festival.
C. It was first established to respect the death.
D. It originates from an Irish myth.
3. Why did the Irish carve jack-o’-lanterns at first?
A. To trick the devil.
B. To honor Stingy Jack.
C. To scare the ghost of Stingy Jack.
D. To celebrate their immigration to the US.
4. How do Americans celebrate All Saints’ Day according to the text?
A. They practice religious solemnity in churches.
B. They put up pumpkin lanterns and dress in costumes.
C. They have the work day off and close the businesses.
D. They go to the cemeteries to clean and decorate family graves.
5. Which country holds entertaining events to celebrate All Saints’ Day?
A. Mexico. B. France. C. Germany. D. Philippines.
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