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1、 HalloweenOn October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes（节日服装）knock on their neighbors doors and yell Trick or Treat when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they g
2、ive each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks. Since the 800s November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints Day（万圣节）. The Mass that was said on this day was called Allhallowmas. The evening before became known as All Hakkiw een, or H
3、alloween. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both pre-Christian and Christian customs.October 31 st was the eve of the Celtic（凯尔特人的）new year. The Celts were the ancestors of the present-day Irish, Welsh and Scottish people. On this day ghosts walked and mingled with the living
4、, or so the Celts thought. The townspeople baked food all that day and when night fell they dressed up and tried to resemble the souls of the dead. Hoping that the ghosts would leave peacefully before midnight of the new year.Much later, when Christianity spread throughout Ireland and October 31 was
5、 no longer the last day of the year, Halloween became a celebration mostly for children. Ghosts went from door to door asking for treats, or else a trick would be played on the owners of the house. When millions of Irish people immigrated to the United States in the 1840s the tradition came with the
6、m.Today school dances and neighborhood parties called block parties are popular among young and old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties（化妆舞会）. In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at
7、shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!Certain pranks（恶作剧）such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. Bu
8、t partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.Symbols of HalloweenHalloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, g
9、oblins（小精灵）and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. They are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before O
10、ctober 31, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes（轮廓）of witches and black cats. / Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack- olanterns is a Hallo
11、ween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy（吝啬的）that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser（吝啬鬼）. He couldnt enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk the earth with hi
12、s lantern until Judgement Day（审判日）. The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips（芜菁根）, beets（甜菜根）or potatoes representing Jack of the Lantern, or Jack-olantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentif
13、ul than turnips. Today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies（糖果）waiting if they knock and say Trick or Treat!Halloween TreatsDried Pumpkin SeedsAfter carving your pumpkin, separate the pulp from the seeds. Rinse（冲洗）the seeds an
14、d spread them out to dry. The next day, add enough melted butter or margarine（人造黄油）to coat each seed. Spread the seeds onto a cookie sheet（甜酥饼干）and bake for 20 minutes in a 300 degree oven for 20 minutes or until they are slightly brown.Caramel ApplesTake the paper wrapping off about 100 caramels（饴糖
15、）and put them in a saucepan（炖锅）. Put the saucepan over a pan of boiling water. Boil the water until the caramels melt. Put a wooden stick into the top of each apple, dip the apple into the caramel. Let them cool on wax paper and enjoy!Scary StoriesNo Halloween party is complete without at least one
16、scary story. Usually one person talks in a lowvoice while everyone else crowds together on the floor or around a fire. The following is a retelling of a tale told in Britain and in North Carolina and Virginia.What Do You Come For?There was an old woman who lived all by herself, and she was very lonely. Sitting in the kitchen one night, she said, Oh, I wish I had some company.No sooner had she spoken than down the chimney tumble
