Cultural English about Halloween

Common sense of Halloween culture ppt 1. Halloween knowledge

In the west, every year 165438+ 10 1 65438+ 10/0 is Halloween. It is usually called Halloween. Whenever Halloween comes, children can't wait to put on colorful makeup clothes, put on strange masks, run around the house with a "pumpkin lantern" and ask adults for holiday gifts. These are the most well-known symbols of Halloween-strange "jack-o'-lanterns" and trick-or-treating. There are also American movies of the same name.

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Halloween pumpkins

Jack-o-lanterns look very cute and are extremely simple to make. Hollow out the pumpkin, then carve smiling eyes and a big mouth on the outside, then put a candle in the pumpkin and light it, so that people can see this innocent smiling face from far away. This is the children's favorite toy.

Halloween costume

Black cat witch white bone bat bat.

Many ethnic groups hold a celebration party on Halloween, which is also called Halloween, Halloween, Halloween or Halloween. Finally, the agreement evolved into "Halloween" and the Chinese translation became Halloween night.

2. Knowledge about Halloween

Halloween in the West In western countries, there is a Halloween on June 3 1 every year, which is interpreted as "Halloween" in the dictionary and "Halloween night" in Chinese translation.

Halloween is a traditional festival in western countries. This night is the most haunted night of the year, so it is also called "Ghost Festival".

More than two thousand years ago, the Catholic Church in Europe designated 1 65438+1October1as "Halloween". "Saint" means saint.

Legend has it that since 500 BC, Celts living in Ireland, Scotland and other places have moved this festival forward by one day, that is, 65438+1October 3 1. They think that this day is the day when summer officially ends, that is, the beginning of the new year and the beginning of the severe winter.

At that time, people believed that on this day, the dead souls of the deceased would return to their former homes to look for all beings, so as to be reborn, which was the only hope of being reborn after death. Living people are afraid of dead souls to take life, so people put out fire and candlelight on this day, so that dead souls can't find living people and dress up as monsters to scare away dead souls.

After that, they will rekindle the candlelight and start a new year's life. Legend has it that Celtic tribes also had the custom of killing the living to commemorate the dead on June 3 10.

By the 1 century, the Romans who occupied the territory of Celtic tribes gradually accepted the custom of Halloween, but the barbaric practice of burning the living to sacrifice the dead was abolished. Roman festivals celebrating harvest were combined with Celtic rituals, wearing terrible masks and dressed as animals or ghosts to drive away demons wandering around them.

This is why most people in the world celebrate Halloween with strange costumes today. With the passage of time, the meaning of Halloween has gradually changed, becoming active, joyful and festive.

The idea of the deceased seeking the reincarnation of body double was gradually abandoned and forgotten. Today, most images and pictures symbolizing Halloween, such as witches and black cats, have friendly, lovely and interesting faces.

Florida, USA: Underwater Halloween facial makeup is the origin of the traditional Halloween program "Halloween". Many ethnic groups hold a celebration party on Halloween, which is also called Halloween, Halloween, Halloween or Halloween. Finally, the agreement evolved into "Halloween" and the Chinese translation became Halloween night.

——Trick or treat, the custom of Halloween, is an interesting content of Halloween, but this custom did not originate from Ireland, but from the Christian church in Europe in the ninth century. At that time,165438+1October 2nd was called "All Souls Day" by Christians.

On this day, believers trudged in the backcountry, begging from door to door for "soul bread" made of flour and raisins. It is said that people who donate cakes believe in the prayers of church monks, hoping to get God's protection and let their dead relatives enter heaven as soon as possible.

This tradition of begging from house to house has evolved into a game, in which children carry pumpkin lanterns and beg for candy from house to house. When they met, the children dressed as ghosts threatened to make trouble without inviting them to dinner, but the host naturally dared not neglect and repeatedly said, "Please eat! Please eat! " At the same time, put the candy into the big pocket that the child carries with him.

There is also a story about pumpkins carved into lanterns. This comes from ancient Ireland.

The story is about a man named Jack. He is drunk and likes playing practical jokes. One day, Jack tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and then carved a cross on the stump, threatening the devil not to come down. Then Jack made an agreement with the devil to let him come down from the tree on the condition that the devil promised to cast a spell so that Jack would never commit a crime.

After Jack died, his soul could neither go to heaven nor go to hell, so his ghost had to wander between heaven and earth with a small candle. Demons and Ghosts Dancing On October 30th, 2004/kloc-0,/kloc-0, a Romanian child participated in Halloween activities in Bucharest, the capital.

In the ancient Irish legend, this small candle was placed in a hollowed-out radish, which was called "Jack's lantern", while the ancient radish lantern evolved to today, and it was made of pumpkin lantern. It is said that soon after the Irish arrived in America, they found that pumpkins were superior to radishes in source and carving, so pumpkins became Halloween pets.

Halloween in Brussels is children's favorite festival. Halloween is a good time for children to have fun. In the eyes of children, this is a festival full of mystery.

As night falls, the children can't wait to put on colorful costumes, strange masks and a "Jack-o-lantern" and run out to play. "Jack-o 'lantern" looks lovely. The way is to hollow out the pumpkin, carve smiling eyes and a big mouth on the outside, and then put a candle in the pumpkin and light it, so that people can see this innocent smiling face from far away.

After packing, groups of children dressed as monsters ran to the neighbor's door with "pumpkin lanterns" in their hands, threatening to shout "trick or treat" and "want money or eat" If adults don't give candy or change, those naughty children will do as they say: OK, I'll play a trick on you if you don't give it.

Sometimes they soap other people's doorknobs and sometimes color other people's cats. These little pranks often make adults laugh and cry.

Of course, most families are happy to entertain these naive little guests. Therefore, on Halloween, children are always full and have bulging pockets.

The most popular game on Halloween is "biting apples". In the game, people let the apples float in a basin filled with water, and then let the children bite the apples with their mouths instead of their hands. Whoever bites first wins.

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3. Halloween knowledge

In the west, every year 165438+ 10 1 65438+ 10/0 is Halloween.

It is usually called Halloween. Whenever Halloween comes, children can't wait to put on colorful makeup clothes, put on strange masks, run around the house with a "pumpkin lantern" and ask adults for holiday gifts.

These are the most well-known symbols of Halloween-strange "jack-o'-lanterns" and trick-or-treating. There are also American movies of the same name.

"Jack-o-lantern" looks very cute and the method is extremely simple. Hollow out the pumpkin, then carve smiling eyes and a big mouth on the outside, then put a candle in the pumpkin and light it, so that people can see this innocent smiling face from far away.

This is the children's favorite toy. Black Cat Witch White Bone Bat Many ethnic groups have celebration parties on Halloween, which are also called Halloween, Halloween, Halloween or Halloween.

Finally, the agreement evolved into "Halloween" and the Chinese translation became Halloween night.

4. What are the customs and knowledge about Halloween?

Halloween originated in western countries, and the annual dates of 10 and 3 1 are "Halloween Night".

Halloween is a traditional festival in western countries. Festival night is the most haunted night of the year, so it is also called "Ghost Festival".

At that time, people believed that on this day, the dead souls of the deceased would return to their former homes to look for all beings, so as to be reborn, which was the only hope of being reborn after death. The main activity of Halloween is trick or treat.

The children dressed up as scary people rang their neighbors' doorbell door to door and shouted, "Trick or treat!" " "(meaning trick-or-treating), the host family (who may also wear scary clothes) will take out some candy, chocolate or small gifts. Some families even use sound effects and cigarette makers to create a horrible atmosphere.

Children often get candy in a night by the number of bags and take it home in the whole bag. Every year, 65438+1October 3 1 is a traditional "ghost festival" in the west-Halloween.

However, the atmosphere of this day is far less "creepy" than its name. Whenever Halloween comes, children can't wait to put on colorful costumes, put on strange masks and carry a "pumpkin lantern" to ask adults for holiday gifts everywhere.

These are the most well-known symbols of Halloween ―― weird "jack-o'-lanterns" and trick-or-treating. The Origin of Halloween There are many versions of legends about the origin of Halloween. It is generally believed that it originated in ancient western European countries before the birth of Christ, mainly including Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The ancient Western Europeans in these places were called Drouth people. The New Year in Drouth is 1 1 month 1 day, New Year's Eve. People in Drouth let young people wander among villages in groups, wearing all kinds of weird masks and carrying carved radish lanterns (pumpkin lanterns are a late custom, and there were no pumpkins in ancient Western Europe).

It was actually celebrating the autumn harvest; Some people say it is "Ghost Festival". It is said that the souls of those who died that year will visit the world on Halloween. It is said that people should let visiting ghosts see the harvest and show rich enthusiasm to them. All the bonfires and lights, in order to scare away ghosts, also illuminate the route for ghosts and guide them back.

In medieval Central Europe, there was a history of Christianity destroying pagans. However, the sacrificial ceremony before New Year's Eve never really disappeared, but appeared in the form of witchcraft.

That's why we have traces of witches' brooms, black cats, spells and so on on Halloween. The word "Halloween" came into being. Many ethnic groups hold celebration parties on Halloween, so this day is also called Halloween, Halloween, Halloween or Halloween.

Finally, the agreement evolved into "Halloween" and the Chinese translation became Halloween night. Legend of Halloween: Halloween means "holy night".

Nowadays, Halloween has become one of the most popular and popular festivals in a year, and many players celebrate it with great enthusiasm. Halloween on June 3 1 is actually a festival to praise autumn, just as May Day is a festival to praise spring.

Druids, priests of ancient Gaul, Britain and Ireland, had a grand festival to praise autumn, which started at midnight on June 3 1 and lasted all day until the next day. They think that on that night, their great Shaman Church of Death summoned all the ghosts of those who died that year, and these evil spirits would be punished by being born as animals.

Of course, just thinking of such a ghostly party was enough to make those simple-minded fools at that time tremble with fear and can't believe it. So they lit a bonfire and watched these evil spirits closely.

That's how the saying that there are witches and ghosts everywhere on Halloween comes from. Until now, some people in some isolated areas of Europe still believe this is true.

Now all over Europe, people regard Halloween as a good opportunity to have fun, tell ghost stories and scare each other. So people no longer just praise Qiu Guang with this festival, but make it a real "carnival".

Facial makeup is one of the traditional Halloween programs. The custom of Halloween One of the interesting contents of Halloween is "trick or treat". However, this custom did not originate from Ireland, but from the Christian church in Europe in the 9th century.

At that time,165438+1October 2nd was called "All Souls Day" by Christians. On this day, believers trudged in the backcountry, begging from door to door for "soul bread" made of flour and raisins.

It is said that people who donate cakes believe in the prayers of church monks, hoping to get God's protection and let their dead relatives enter heaven as soon as possible. This tradition of begging from house to house has evolved into a game, in which children carry pumpkin lanterns and beg for candy from house to house.

When they met, the children dressed as ghosts threatened to make trouble without inviting them to dinner, but the host naturally dared not neglect and repeatedly said, "Please eat! Please eat! " At the same time, put the candy into the big pocket that the child carries with him. There is also a story about pumpkins carved into lanterns.

This comes from ancient Ireland. The story is about a man named Jack. He is drunk and likes playing practical jokes.

One day, Jack tricked the devil into climbing a tree, and then carved a cross on the stump, threatening the devil not to come down. Then Jack made an agreement with the devil to let him come down from the tree on the condition that the devil promised to cast a spell so that Jack would never commit a crime. After Jack died, his soul could neither go to heaven nor go to hell, so his ghost had to wander between heaven and earth with a small candle.

5. Knowledge about Halloween

All Saints'Day (Nov 1st)

Every year 1 65438+1October1is Halloween in the west. 65438+1October 3 1 is Halloween. It is usually called Halloween. Whenever Halloween comes, children can't wait to put on colorful makeup clothes, put on strange masks, run around the house with a "pumpkin lantern" and ask adults for holiday gifts. These are the most well-known symbols of Halloween-strange "jack-o'-lanterns" and trick-or-treating.

The appearance of "pumpkin lantern" is very cute and the method is extremely simple. Hollow out the pumpkin, then carve smiling eyes and a big mouth on the outside, then put a candle in the pumpkin and light it, so that people can see this innocent smiling face from far away. This is the children's favorite toy.

However, the highlight of Halloween is still at the dinner table. You should not only prepare delicious food to entertain those "children" who make trouble, but also decorate your dining table on this special festival. Don't let your guests underestimate you!

This night is the most "haunted" time of the year, and all kinds of monsters, pirates, whispers and witches are out in succession. Before the Christian era, the Celts held a ceremony in late summer to thank God and the sun for their kindness. At that time, fortune tellers lit and practiced witchcraft to drive away monsters who were said to be wandering around. Later, the harvest festival celebrated by the Romans with nuts and apples merged with Celtic 10 and 3 1. In the Middle Ages, people put on costumes in the shape of animals and put on terrible masks to drive away ghosts in the dark. Although Christianity later replaced the religious activities of Celts and Romans, the early customs still existed. Now, children wear all kinds of costumes and masks to attend Halloween dances. Witches, black cats, ghosts and paper-pasted bones are often hung on the walls around these dances, while grinning or ugly pumpkin lanterns are hung on the windows and doorways.

6. Who can introduce some culture about Halloween?

The following is a story about Halloween: Early in the morning, the children are still sleeping, and their mother has prepared breakfast.

Dad sat in the kitchen, reading the newspaper while eating, and nagging: "Shit, the guy who escaped from prison hasn't been caught yet." Mom shook her head and said, "Yes, that man has been out of prison for three days.

This man specializes in killing children. If we don't catch him, the children will be very unsafe. It will be Halloween in two days, but I dare not let the babies go out to eat candy that night. "

Dad complained to his mother about the escaped prisoner again, and then said, "I'm going to work, dear." Goodbye. "

Mom sent dad away, and then went upstairs to ask the three babies to come down for dinner. The three babies dawdled and finally sat down at the table. When the mother turned to get the milk, she suddenly heard the youngest baby say, "Dad, you have fun pretending to be a ghost."

Mother was so surprised that she almost spilled the milk. She turned around and saw an adult sitting at the table, wearing a white ghost robe and covering herself up from head to toe.

Mom knows that dad has gone out to work, so who is this ghost pretender now? Nine times out of ten, fugitives catch children.

Although I know this is a story about cheating children on Halloween night, I am still slightly surprised to read this. Of course, the story told to children is always a simple happy ending.

Later, the story is that mother and big baby joined hands to deal with the bad guys, called the police, and then the family lived happily together. Halloween is usually called Halloween.

Although there is no public holiday on this day, Halloween can be said to be the most interesting festival in the West. On this day, scary jokes at parties can appear in public, but frightened people are not allowed to get angry; On this day, children can give full play to their imagination, dress up as various roles, and then knock on strangers' doors to ask for candy; On this day, all kinds of monsters, spiders and bats, and decapitated bodies will swagger into people's living rooms or sleep with children.

Halloween is also a favorite festival for businessmen. In the west, Halloween is the most profitable festival besides Christmas.

North America spends almost $3 billion on Halloween every year, mainly because parents buy toys and candy for their children. Halloween consumption this year will be one floor higher than last year.

In the past, parents used to use local materials to make makeup clothes for their children. Now Halloween toys in shops are cheap and exquisite, so parents are naturally willing to save this effort. It is said that the most popular costume for Halloween this year is Spider-Man.

Halloween has rich cultural meanings. Looking at the origin of Halloween, we can see that there are three main sources of Halloween customs: the earliest Kate New Year, the subsequent Roman custom, and the Christian commemoration in the Middle Ages.

Kate is Celtic. This ancient nation does not have its own writing, and historical allusions are handed down orally.

It is generally believed in academic circles that before the Roman invasion, the Kate people lived and multiplied in large areas of Britain and northern France for thousands of years. Kate's New Year is 1 65438+1October1,which is called Samhain.

This day marks the end of the warm sunshine season and the beginning of the cold winter. Kate people also believe that this day is the weakest day between the underworld (that is, the world of the dead) and the yang world, and the dead will come to people's homes to set free.

Kate dressed up in all kinds of scary ways to keep the dead away. After the Roman Empire ruled the Kate people, it brought their holiday customs.

Romans also celebrated Pomona Day in June 1 65438+1October1,thanks for the autumn harvest. As time goes by, Kate's New Year is combined with Roman festivals.

By the ninth century, Europe had been ruled by Christianity. In 835, the Roman Catholic Court designated 1 65438+1October1as a holy day to commemorate saints (that is, saints, an honorary title of Christians), which was called Halloween or Halloween.

Later, the name Holloween came from Halloween. The custom of Halloween has evolved to this day, which fully embodies the integration of ancient and modern cultures.

Black cats, magic and shadow creatures on Halloween can be traced back to the Kate people. Celebrating the autumn harvest on Halloween is a relic of the Romans, while the custom of children knocking at the door for sugar and pumpkin lanterns suitable for all ages evolved from the Christian society in the Middle Ages. Jack-o-lantern is called Jack-O-Lantern in English, which is an Irish custom.

It is said that Jack is a notorious liar, cheating people from east to west, and once he was deceived by the devil. The devil stood in his way and was trapped in a tree. Jack was proud before his death, but he couldn't find a place to live after his death.

God in heaven refused to take him in, and the devil in hell refused to take him in. The devil gave old Jack a burning stick and told him to find his way by this light.

In order to protect the strong light, old Jack put a stick in a hollow radish and made a lantern. It is said that he is still wandering around with lanterns, looking for shelter.

Jack-o-lanterns in Ireland were originally made of radish. When the colonists came to America, they found pumpkins more useful, so Jack-o-lanterns were gradually replaced by pumpkins.

The custom of children asking for candy on Halloween, that is, trick or treat, was originally a religious custom. Every Halloween in the Middle Ages, poor people would go door to door begging for food. At that time, housewives would give a snack called "soulcake". In return, the poor will pray for the dead in this family.

As time goes by, the religious atmosphere is getting weaker and weaker, and children gradually become the protagonists of knocking at the door and begging. Adults prepare candy for their children to prevent them from being cheated by skinny children, so when children want candy, they must call: trick or treat, which means "either let you be fooled or give me some sweetness."

7. What can be written about the origin and customs of Halloween?

Origin: Halloween is an annual traditional festival in western countries.

This night is thought to be haunted, so it is also called "Ghost Festival". Chinese-speaking areas often mistake Halloween for Halloween.

"Hallow" comes from Middle English halwen, which is close to the etymology of holy. In some parts of Scotland, England and Canada, Halloween is still called "Halloween Mass", which means a mass held in memory of all saints. Custom: The night before Halloween is the most haunted time of the year, and all kinds of monsters, pirates, alien visitors and witches are out in succession.

Before the Christian era, the Celts held a ceremony in late summer to thank God and the sun for their kindness. At that time, fortune tellers lit and practiced witchcraft to drive away monsters who were said to be wandering around.

Later, the harvest festival celebrated by the Romans with nuts and apples merged with Celtic 10 and 3 1. In the Middle Ages, people put on costumes in the shape of animals and put on terrible masks to drive away ghosts in the dark.

Although Christianity later replaced the religious activities of Celts and Romans, the early customs still existed. Children wear all kinds of costumes and masks to attend the Halloween dance with a playful attitude. Witches, black cats, ghosts and bones are often hung on the walls around these dances, and grinning or disgusting pumpkin lanterns are hung on the windows and doors.

The most popular game on Halloween is "biting apples". In the game, people let the apples float in a basin filled with water, and then let the children bite the apples with their mouths instead of their hands. Whoever bites first wins.

Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic New Year. At this time, it is also the time to worship the dead. While avoiding the interference of evil spirits, they also worship ancestors and kind gods with food and pray for peace through the severe winter. That night, children will put on makeup clothes and masks and collect candy from house to house.