HalloweenfirstcametoAmericawithearlysettlersfromCelticareasinEurope,suchasIrelandandScotland.ButotherAmericansettlerswithstrictreligiousbeliefs,includingthePuritansfromEngland,rejectedHalloween.ThearrivalofmanyIrishimmigrantsduringthe1800shelpedspreadHalloween'spopularity.
Butbythelate1800s,fewerpeoplebelievedinancientsuperstitionsofghostsandwitches.Halloweenbecamemoreaholidayforchildrentoreceivetreatsanddressincostume.
Itishitbyinthechildreneye,isisafestivalbeingfullofthemysteriouscolor.Theveilofnightcomes,colourfulputtingonmakeupofthechildrenfieldputonjusttooimpatienttowaitisaccustomedto,putsontheexceedinglystrangemask,mentionprevious"Jacklight"runninggoouttoplay.Andthen"Jacklight"appearanceisverylovable,methodofworkisthatSpanishgourdishollowedout,outsideengravebeallsmilestheeyeandbigmouths,havingedacandle,itisignitedinmelon,peoplejustcanseethischarminglynaivesmilingfaceinverydistantplace.
Theportablechild"Jacklight"punishingthereadyqueen,disguisingselfasallsortsofevil-doersgroup,runsbeforetheneighbourdoorofahouse,intimidatesasthefieldisshouting:"Askapracticaljoketostillbetobeingentertained"",givenmoneytostillbeingeaten".
Theotherdaywasaforeignholiday-halloween.MyEnglishextracurricularclasslaunchedaHalloweennightelfparty,andIjoinedinwithgusto.
Toparticipateinthisevent,Ineedtoputonexoticclothes.WhatdoIwanttowear?"Mycarefulmotherhadpreparedforme,ahorriblevampiremask,amagichat,andablackrobe,formingthe"me"ofhalloween".Totheplace,wherethehugecrowdsofpeople,thereisaclassmate"transformed"intoapluginthewings,cute"littleangel";andstudentsdressedas"blackWizard",somestudentsevendoaHalloweenpumpkin.
Theactivitystartedandonlyheardsomeonescreaminginfront.Istoodontiptoeandlookedforward."Ah!"!"Look!What'sinfront?Isafrighteningwhitezombie;hewaswearingawhitemask,wearingablackcloak,stepbystep,likearobotwalkingtowardusthis......Wequicklygetoutofaroad,forfearoftheirowntrouble."Notgood.""!"Zombie"wascomingtowardme,Istumbledandbackagainandagain,butfellback,isawallinfrontofme,I"ahah"!Atthistime,evenifIscreamnoonetosave,asifmyheartisgoingtojumpout,Isawitmadealeapoftheposture,Ihurriedtowardthewrongside,jumpaside,itrushedtoempty,Iseizethisgodsend,immediatelywalk,Iwasalongsighofrelief!
Therestofthegameisalsoveryinteresting,amongthem,the"bite"ismymostlovethegame,Ineedtokneelontheground,theheadpressuretobiteintothebucket,floatingonthesurfaceoftheapple,whenthemouthhittheapple,Applewillsinkintothewaterinside,triedmanytimes,however,tothelastappledidnotbite.
Thisactivitymademyafter-schoollifemorecolorfulandmademeknowthecustomsofforeignersforhalloween.
IStillRememberThatHalloween.
Daysanddayspast,I'mnotachildanylonger.ButIstillrememberthatHalloween,31stOctober20xx.ThatwasSaturday.IwenttostudyEnglishwithanAmericangirlnamedDebbyasusual.Wehad5studentsaltogether.Beforethatweek,DebbyhadalreadytoldustolearnsomethingaboutHalloweenourselves.
WhentheharvestmoonrisesonOctober31,littlehobgoblins,spookyghosts,ghoulishwitchesandgremlins—theiryoungfaceshiddenbehindgrotesquemasks—willgoforthtofrightenfriendsandneighborsandtothreatenthemwith"TrickorTreat".
Halloween(AIIHallowsEve)asthenameimplies,isanighttimeholiday,theonenightintheyearwhenthechild'sworldturnstopurefantasy.Childrentakealltheleadpartswhileparentsandotheradultsplaythesupportingroles.Encouragedbyteachersandmerchantsandtheremembranceofthegoodtimetheyhadtheearlieryear,children(from3to11yearsold)startpreparingtheircostumesandHalloweendecorationsweeksahead.Althoughparentshelpthechildrenverymuchpreparethecostumes,onHalloweentheymustpretendtobefrightenedbythemaskedvisionsthatsuddenlyappear.Therewillbelittlewitchesinlongblackdresseswithtall-pointedhatsandmagicbroomstickstocarrythemovertherooftops—toaneighbor'shouseinthenextblock.Ghostsinsheetsrunwithtell-talesneakersandhalfsocksshowing;andterriblepirateswithskullandcross-bonespaintedontheirthree-corneredhats.Somecarryjack-o'-lanternsbutallcarrybagsorUNICEFboxesmarked"TrickorTreat",whichfillupveryfast.
Teenagershavetheirfunplayingtricksthatsometimesgetratherrough.Theythroweggsortomatoesatpassingmotorists,markupwindowsandwindshieldswithhard-to-erasecandlewax,rollpumpkinsdownlonghills,carryawayporchfurnitureandgarbagecancovers,engravegraffitionfences,ordowhateverbadthingsoccurtothemastheygoaroundlookingforwaysto"letoffsteam".Policeofficersarealertbuttheyonlyarrestthosecaughtdoingrealdamage.Inmostcommunitiesthereareschooldancesorblockpartiestohelpredirecttheenergiesoftheyouthfulpranksters.Businessfirmsofferprizesforthebestcostumesandrecreationdirectorshelpplantheparty.
Halloween,childrencanbehappy,theycangotosomeoneelsetolookatthem,candy,onewithpumpkinhat,wearingaghostsuit,somereallyterrible,butyoulistentotheirvoice,avoiceverycute."Let'sgogetthecandy."!"Thelittleghostattheheadcan'twait."Blunt!"!"Thelittleboysfinallysetoff,andtheywenttoanother'shousetoaskforsweets.
Timewentby,andfinallyitwastimeforthemeeting.Theycamewithbasketsofcandy.Look,theirbasketsarefull.Buttheydonoteattheirown,butgoodteamwalkedtotheEast,toalargeroomdoor,thefirstchildsaid:"thebellsareringing!"Thedooropened,andtheywentin,anauntexcitedlyranoverandsaid:"youwantalotofsugar!"Theselittleghostshappynodded,headofthelittleghosttookoffthepumpkinhat,hewasalittleboy,herantothesideoftheaunt,said:"Mom,Ihavetriedmybest,Icanonlycallsomuchbuddytocandy,donotknowenough.""Thebellhasbeenverymuch,go,mothertakeyoutothosepoorchildreninthefamilytosendcandy.""Auntie,let'sgo,too."!"Criedthelittleboy'scompanion."Well,let'sgotogether."."
Theysetfootontheroadtothepoorchildrentogether......
Inourhearts,thelongexpectedHalloweenfinallyarrived.Onthesameday,theschoolorganizedeachclasstomakeapumpkinlamp.Thepumpkinlampinmyclassseemedsmallandexquisite,anditcontainedsomeeeriehorror.Itseyeswereoddlyshapedanditsmouthwaswideandseemedtoeatus.Itisnight,weputJack-O-Lanternshinypenduluminthecenterofourlighting.(Ididn'tturnonthelightatthattime.)
Wethenbeganathrilling"ghostman"game.Itookthebloodymaskandstartedscreaminglikeaghost.Ianda"potatoman"liebehindagirl,Ipattedthegirl'sshoulder,whilethe"potatoman"waslearningaghostsneer.Thegirlturnedtoquivering,weallscreamed,thegirlscaredpale,"ah"soundoverhisfaceandflyaway,andwehavegloatinglyinacoolplacesnicker,gladthattheysuccessfullyscaredawayagirl.Ontheotherhand,Mr.Yangwasdressedinacloak,whichshetookupthestudentswhohaveahead,butwhoiscaught,theotherghostswillalsohelpthe"GreatSatan"puttogetherthebadguysthrowatthedoor,andsenttwoof"protectingthedevilholdthis"Wei"theprison",don'tlethimcomeinagain.
Playandplay,Idonotknowwherefroma"sugarteam",specificallytoteachersorstudentstocandy,andthelineupisgrowing,intheprimarypartofthecycle.Iaskedallmyclassmatestojointhepartyandsay,"pleasetrytogetcandyfromothers.".Thegroup's"leadmagic",withourgroupof"littlemagic"mercilesslybrokeintoaclassroom,"leadmagic"shouted:"slogan."!""Littledemons"criedoutinaloudvoice,"givemesugar!"!Givemesugar!Give......"Thissceneisreallyspectacular:theteacherputacandythrowninthemiddleoftheclassroom,allthe"magic"Yiyongershangsqueezesqueeze,pushpush,grabgrab.Ifinallygotamilksugar,didnotgrabtheaddedindignityleft.Backintheclass,Icountedtheharvesttonight.Well,itwasgreat.Igotfifteensweets.
Unfortunately,happytimesarealwayssoshortandhappyHalloweenisover.
Tinyghost-likedollshangfromtrees,bigplasticspiderssitonrooftopsandbloodyplastichandsreachoutfromgravestonesAreyoureadyforthescariestnightoftheyear?树上到处悬挂着鬼怪小玩偶，屋顶盘踞着巨大的塑料蜘蛛，墓穴里伸出一双血淋淋的塑胶手一年之中最恐怖的夜晚到来了，你准备好了吗？
October31isHalloween,oneofthemostpopularfestivalsintheUS,CanadaandBritain.Thefestivalbeganasadaytorememberthedead.Butnowadaysitsallaboutthecarnivalatmospherewhenpeoplecanenjoydressingupandscaringeachother.10月31日万圣节前夜是美国、加拿大和英国最受欢迎的节日之一。这个节日源起于对死者的纪念日。但现在它已经完全成为一场大狂欢，人们尽情享受着改装易容互相恐吓的`乐趣。
Halloweenisoneofchildrensfavouritenightsoftheyear.Theydressupasmonstersandgototheirneighbourshouses.Knockingonthedoortheyshout:Trickortreat!Ofcourse,usuallypeoplegivethemtreats－alikesweetsandchocolates.But,ifyoudont,youcanexpectapranksuchashavingyourcarwindowssoapedoryourgarbagecansturnedover.万圣节前夜还是一年之中孩子们最喜欢的一个夜晚。他们打扮成妖怪去邻居家，敲着门大喊：不给糖就捣蛋！当然，人们通常会给他们糖比如甜食或者巧克力。但如果你不给，那就等着一场恶作剧吧，你会发现你的车窗被涂上了肥皂，垃圾桶翻倒在地，等等。
Octoberisacarnivalseason,andonOctober4th,wewenttotheHangzhouamusementpark,Halloween,whichwasabsolutelycarnival.
StandingatthegateoftheHalloweenCarnival,therewasahuge,terrifyingskull,10metershigh,spectacular.Carnivalinmanyentertainmentfacilities,amongthem,themostexcitingisthe"soultrain".
"Soultrain"isa880meterlongrailtrain,verymajestic.BeforemymotherandIcametotheteam,therewere7linesandmorethan300peopleintheteam.Wewereinlinefor1.5hoursanditwasourturn.Wegotonthebus,fastenedourseatbeltsandstartedoff.Thetrainstartedandslowlyclimbedthe40meterslope".Ontopofit,Isawmanyrecreationalfacilitiesinthecarnivalareaandthegreentrees."Boom-"trainfromtheslopedown,Ifeelmyselffloatingup.Then,thetrainturnedtwosomersaultsatarapidrate,andscreamsbrokeout.5minuteslater,thetrainenteredthestation,Iconfusedanddisorientedundergroundcar,theheartisstillbeatingjump,toplayanotherproject.Next,wealsoplayedlifeanddeathspeed,hellturntable,ghostship,suchasfunandexcitingitems.
Carnivalareasoftenhave"devilparade",andthosepeoplearedressedinterror.Sometimes,azombiepassesbehind,andthedevilwalksslowlyupanddown,staggering,andevenlongleggedaliens......It'sreallydifferent.Ialsohadapicturewiththem!
Ahappydayiscomingtoanend,thebeautifulsunsetquietlyhangingonthehorizon,wesingahappysong,setfootonthewayback,theabsoluteHalloweenCarnivalsceneisdeeplyimprintedonmymind.
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