你了解万圣节的由来吗？
Halloween, or Hallowe'en, a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, is a mix of ancient Celtic practices, Catholic and Roman religious rituals and European folk traditions that blended together over
time to create the holiday we know today.
万圣节前夜(每年10月31日)，在其形成过程中逐渐融合了凯尔特习俗、天主教仪式和欧洲民间传统，最终形成了我们今天所见的这
样一个节日。 Ancient 远古时期
Shades: Throughout ancient history, Shades meant the spirit of a
dead person, residing in the underworld.
幽灵：远古时期，人们认为幽灵是生活在地下世界的死者的灵魂。 Carving gourds into elaborately decorated lanterns dates back
thousands of years to Africa.
将葫芦精雕细刻、做成灯笼的习俗可追溯到几千年前的非洲。
800-450 B.C.
公元前800-450年
The ancient Celts believed that wearing masks would ward off evil
spirits.
古凯尔特人相信戴上面具可以避开邪灵。
Pre-1st Century
1世纪前
Samhain: The Festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the
Gaelic harvest season.
死神节：盖尔人(苏格兰和爱尔兰的凯尔特人)庆祝丰收季节结束
的节日。 1st Century 1世纪
Gaels believed that the border between this world and the otherworld became thin on Sambain; because animals and plants were dying, it allowed the dead to reach back through the veil that separated them from
the living.
盖尔人相信，在死神节，现世与冥界的边界会逐渐消失。动物和植物纷纷死去，而死者将穿过把他们同生者隔开的幕布重回世间。 Bonfires played a major role in the Festival of Samhain. Celebrants wore costumes, mostly skins and animal heads, and danced around
bonfires.
篝火对于死神节来说是必不可少的。参加庆典的人们穿上动物的
皮毛和头颅做成的服装，围着篝火舞蹈。
By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered much of Celtic territory. Two Roman festivals were combined with the Celtic celebration of Samhain: Feralia, a day in late October when Romans commemorated the passing of the dead, and a day to honor Pomona, Roman goddess of fruit and
trees.
公元43年，罗马人占领了凯尔特人的大部分领土，并将两个罗马节日与死神节的传统结合起来：一个是纪念死者的Feralia节(十月
末的一天)，另一个是纪念罗马的果树女神Pomona的节日。 Werewolf: The original werewolf of classical mythology, Lycaon, a king of Arcadia who, according to Ovid's Metamorphoses, was turned
into a ravenous wolf by Zeus. Possibly the source of the term
lycanthropy.
Halloween_万圣节的由来中英文对照介绍
