西方的万圣节其实和我们中国人的中元节一样，充满了对于鬼魂的敬畏和好奇。下面是小编精选的万圣节由来英文介绍吗，欢迎参考!

　　万圣节由来英文介绍

　　The History Halloween

　　历史上的万圣节

　　Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originallya paganholiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.

　　10月31日是万圣节，这也是凯尔特历的最后一天。万圣节起初是一个异教徒的节日，纪念死去的人。万圣节源于圣徒日前夜，始于2000多年前。

　　All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day, which was created by Christians to convertpagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. The Catholic church honored saints on this designated day.

　　圣徒日前夜是圣徒日的前一天晚上，圣徒日在11月1日，是基督徒开创的节日，用来劝说异教徒皈依基督，天主教堂在这一天纪念圣徒们。

　　万圣节由来英文介绍

　　The Origin of Halloween

　　万圣节的起源

　　While there are many versions of the origins and old customs of Halloween, some remain consistentby all accounts. Different cultures view Halloween somewhat differently but traditional Halloween practices remain the same.

　　尽管关于万圣节的起源和旧俗有很多不同的看法，但有一些是被所有人接受的。不同文化看待万圣节总是有点不同，但是传统的万圣节做的事情都是一样的。

　　Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feastof Samhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead.

　　万圣节文化可以追溯到德鲁伊教，这是一种爱尔兰、北欧和英国的凯尔特文化，根植于Samhain节的庆祝活动，Samhain节于每年的10月31日纪念逝者。

　　Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning of a new one. Many of the practices involved in this celebration were fed on superstition.

　　Samhain节说明夏天结束或者十一月，是一个丰收的节日。在Samhain节会燃起神圣巨大的篝火，标志着凯尔特一年的结束和新一年的开始。一些做法因为迷信被加入庆祝活动中。

　　The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacifythe evil and ensure next years crops would be plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating.

　　凯尔特人相信死者的灵魂会在夜里出没在街道和村庄 。因为他们认为不是所有的灵魂都是友善的，所以就把礼物和好吃的留在外面安慰恶灵来确保来年的庄稼可以丰收。这种习俗演变成了trick-or-treating。

　　万圣节由来英文介绍

　　第一种说法

　　The new year's Eve (including Ireland, and Welsh) in the ancient Western European countries (including Ireland, Scotland and), the new year's Eve, the Celtics (local people) so that the young people set team, wearing a variety of strange masks, carrying a good radish lamp (ancient Western Europe, the earliest no pumpkins), walk in the village.

　　The celebration of the autumn harvest is named for "Halloween", legend died that year, the soul will be at Halloween, visit the world, said that people should be let to visit the ghost to see a successful harvest, to the ghost and present a hearty welcome. In order to frighten away the ghost, but also for the ghost light line, to guide their return.

　　译文：古西欧国家(包括爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士)的新年在十一月一日，新年前夜，凯尔特人(当地人)让年轻人集队，戴着各种怪异面具，拎着刻好的萝卜灯(古西欧最早没有南瓜)，游走于村落间。

　　当时是秋收的庆典，即"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。一来为了吓走鬼魂，同时也为鬼魂照亮路线，引导其回归。

　　第二种说法

　　Five hundred BC, living in Ireland, Scotland and other places of the Celtic people to move forward this day, that is, October 31st.

　　It is believed that the spirits of the enemy in the day returned to the former residence of find creatures, take this regeneration, and this is man can obtain the regeneration the only hope in after death. And the living fears the dead soul to seize lives, so people will extinguish the fire, candlelight in the day, so that the soul can not find the living dead, and the himself dressed as ghosts and goblins to scare away the dead souls.

　　After that, they will be the fire of the candle lit again, starting a new year of life.

　　译文：公元前五百年，居住在爱尔兰、苏格兰等地的凯尔特人把这节日往前移了一天，即10月31日。

　　人们相信，故人的亡魂会在这一天回到故居找寻生灵，借此再生，而且这是人在死后能获得再生的唯一希望。而活着的人则惧怕死魂来夺生，于是人们就在这一天熄掉炉火、烛光，让死魂无法找寻活人，又把自己打扮成妖魔鬼怪把死人之魂灵吓走。

　　之后，他们又会把火种烛光重新燃起，开始新的一年的生活。

　　第三种说法

　　The Celtics were very afraid of the night of October 31st, because they felt that this night, there was a pile of evil spirits lurking in any place. They at home fire to let those evil spirit leave their homes, they believe that the sun god calls the deceased person. They believed that the sun god dead variable for other things, like a cat.

　　The Celtics would pretend to be a terrible disguise to get rid of the evil spirits. (this is the prototype of Halloween) after Roman occupation of the land of Celtic, Roman holiday and the Celtics October 31, Samhain Festival together, it becomes the Halloween.

　　译文：凯尔特人非常害怕10月31日的夜晚，因为他们觉得这晚，有一堆邪恶灵魂潜伏在任何地方。他们在家生起火来让那些邪恶灵魂离开他们的家，他们相信是太阳神把死人叫出来的，他们还相信太阳神会把死人变为其他东西，好像猫。

　　凯尔特人会装着可怕的伪装来把那群邪恶灵魂赶走。(这就是万圣节的原型)后罗马占领了凯尔特人的土地，把罗马的节日和凯尔特人10月31日的Samhain祭典合在一起，就成了现在的万圣节。

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