ContentsTheOriginofHalloweenTheTraditions:Food&CostumeJack-o'-lanternTrickorTreatCompetiton&PunishmentThetheoriginofHalloweenHalloween,orHallowe’en,isaholidaycelebratedonOctober31.IrishimmigrantscarriedversionsofthetraditiontoNorthAmericainthenineteenthcentury.Otherwesterncountriesembracedtheholidayinthelatetwentiethcentury.HalloweeniscelebratedinseveralcountriesoftheWesternworld,mostcommonlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,Ireland,Japan,NewZealand,UnitedKingdomandoccasionallyinpartsofAustralia.HalloweenhasitsoriginsintheancientCeltic(凯尔特人)festivalknownasSamhain(萨温节).ThefestivalofSamhainisacelebrationoftheendoftheharvestseasoninGaelic(盖尔族的,盖尔语的)culture,andissometimesregardedastheCelticNewYear.Traditionally,thefestivalwasatimeusedbytheancientpagans(异教徒,非基督教徒,没有宗教信仰的人)totakestockof(估计,观察)suppliesandslaughterlivestock(家畜)forwinterstores.TheancientGaelsbelievedthatonOctober31,nowknownasHalloween,theboundarybetweenthealiveandthedeceased(死亡)dissolved(消失),andthedeadbecomedangerousforthelivingbycausingproblemssuchassicknessordamagedcrops.Thefestivalswouldfrequentlyinvolvebonfires(营火),intowhichbonesofslaughteredlivestockwerethrown.Costumesandmaskswerealsowornatthefestivalsinanattempttomimic(模仿)theevilspiritsorplacate(安抚,平息)them.Trick-or-treat,Ghosttours,Costumeparties,Visitinghauntedattractions,CarvingJack-o'-lanternsandsoonTraditionFood&CostumeHalloweencostumesaretraditionallythoseofmonsterssuchasghosts,skeletons,witches,anddevils.Costumesarealsobasedonthemesotherthantraditionalhorror,suchasthoseofcharactersfromtelevisionshows,moviesandotherpopcultureicons.FOODSBecausetheholidaycomesinthewakeoftheannualappleharvest,candyapples(alsoknownastoffeeortaffyapples)areacommonHalloweentreatmadebyrollingwholeapplesinastickysugarsyrup,andsometimesrollingtheminnuts.Candyappleswerecommonlygiventochildren.candyappleJack-o'-lanternAjack-o'-lantern(sometimesalsospelledJackO'Lantern)istypicallyacarvedpumpkin.HowtomakeaJack-o'-lanternn•STEPONE:Cutoffthetopofthepumpkin.•STEPTWO:Scoopouttheinsideofthepumpkin.•STEPTHREE:Carvethepumpkinwithknife•STEPFOUR:PutancandleinthepumpkinSeehowotherpeoplemakeaJack-o'-lanternTrickorTreatTrick-or-treating,isforchildrenonoraroundHalloweeninwhichtheyproceedfromhousetohouseincostumes,askingfortreatssuchasconfectionerywiththequestion,Trickortreat?Thetrickpartoftrickortreatisanidlethreattoplayatrickonthehomeownersortheirpropertyifnotreatisgiven.OralActivity:TrickorTreat=8AEe1f74vC0CompetitonGROUPONEGROUPTWOMaskJack-o'-lanternWitchBlackCatCandyApplebackPumpkinGhostBathauntedattractionsSkeletonBACKThankyouforyourattendmentandHappyHalloween!!