萬聖節Halloween介紹（中英雙語版）
October 31st is Halloween
壹、Origin of Halloween (萬聖節起源):
Halloween is one of the world’s oldest holidays, celebrated in several countries around the world including the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Mexico, Latin America, and Spain.
萬聖節是世界上最古老的節日之壹，在10 月31日這天，有許多國家，如：美國,加拿大,英格蘭,愛爾蘭,蘇格蘭,墨西哥,拉丁美洲,西班牙等，都會慶祝萬聖節的來臨。
The Celtic peoples lived over 2,000 years ago In the place that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Northern France.Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).
在2000多年前的愛爾蘭及法國北部，住著壹群凱爾特人，而萬聖節就是起源於古凱爾特人的壹個叫做Samhain的節慶。
For the Celtic peoples, the New Year was celebrated on November 1st of every year. This date marked the end of Summer and the beginning of Winter. And this time of year often associated with human death.
凱爾特人選在每年November 1st ，11月1日慶祝新年，正值夏天結束，冬天剛開始的時節，多半讓人聯想到黑暗的死亡。
二、Traditions of Halloween （萬聖節的傳統習俗）：
Many of the traditions associated with Halloween can be traced back to the ancient festivals of Samhain, such as costuming, trick-or-treating, pinata, pumpkin carving.
許多關於Halloween的習俗，包括變裝打扮，不給糖就搗蛋的遊戲，打彩罐的遊戲，刻南瓜燈籠等習俗，都可以追溯到凱特爾人Samhain節。
三、Symbols of Halloween（萬聖節的象征）：
Modern day Halloween celebrations use many symbols to help make the holiday more interesting.
Do you know what they are？
現代人用許多東西來慶祝萬聖節，讓這個節日變得更有趣。妳知道有哪些東西嗎？
Ghost、Haunted house、spider、bat、vampire、werewolf、coffin、zombie、witch、skull、pirate、Skull &Crossbones、mummy、skeleton、goblin、ghoul、tomb、Bandaged finger、owl、black cat、mask、moon
四、Activities and games of Halloween（萬聖節的活動和遊戲）：
They watch scary movies.
They wear costumes.
They play trick-o’-treat.
They play pinata.