在西方國家，每年的10月31日，有個“Halloween”，辭典解釋為“The eve of All Saints'Day”，中文譯作：“萬圣節(jié)之夜”。萬圣節(jié)是西方國家的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。這一夜是一年中最“鬧鬼”的一夜，所以也叫“鬼節(jié)”。
一：The origin of Halloween
The legend of the origin of Halloween, there are many versions, the most common view, that is before the birth of Christ from the Medieval Western Europe countries, including Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This person called several of the Medieval Western Europe Druitt people. Druitt in the November 1 New Year, New Year's Eve, young people who set druid team, wearing all kinds of weird mask, carrying a carved radish good light (the late custom pumpkin light system, Medieval Western Europe first there is no pumpkin), they walk in the villages between. This was actually a kind of harvest celebration; also said to be "Halloween", the legend who died that year, the eve of Halloween spirit will visit the world, said that people should be allowed to visit the ghost that the ghost of a successful harvest and to render a hearty welcome. All fire and lights, the one to frighten away the ghost, but also for the ghost light line, to guide their return.
Central Europe in the Middle Ages, there had been destroyed by the pagan history of Christianity. However, before the ritual celebration of New Year's Eve never really eliminated, but in the form of witchcraft. This is why we are Halloween, but are also left witches broom, black cat, spells and other marks.
譯文：萬圣節(jié)的由來
關于萬圣節(jié)由來的傳說有許多版本，最普遍的認為，那是源于基督誕生前的古西歐國家，主要包括愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭和威爾士。這幾處的古西歐人叫德魯伊特人。德魯伊特的新年在十一月一日，新年前夜，德魯伊特人讓年輕人集隊，戴著各種怪異面具，拎著刻好的蘿卜燈（南瓜燈系后期習俗，古西歐最早沒有南瓜），他們游走于村落間。這在當時實則為一種秋收的慶典；也有說是“鬼節(jié)”，傳說當年死去的人，靈魂會在萬圣節(jié)的前夜造訪人世，據(jù)說人們應該讓造訪的鬼魂看到圓滿的收成并對鬼魂呈現(xiàn)出豐盛的款待。所有篝火及燈火，一來為了嚇走鬼魂，同時也為鬼魂照亮路線，引導其回歸。
在中世紀的中歐，曾有過基督教摧毀異教徒的歷史?？墒切履暌骨暗募漓霊c典從未真正消除，不過以巫術的形式出現(xiàn)。這也就是為什么我們現(xiàn)在的萬圣節(jié)里，還留有巫婆的掃帚、黑貓、咒語等痕跡。
