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英语阅读：万圣节(Halloween)
2018-07-05英语阅读：万圣节
(halloween)nexttochristmas,halloweenisthemostcommercializedcelebrationintheunitedstatesandcanada.thisancientfestivaloriginatedfarfromnorthamericahowever,andcenturiesbeforethefirsteuropeansetfootonthecontinent.theancientdruids督伊德教(古代高卢人与不列颠人的一种宗教)的教徒whoinhabitedwhatwenowcallgreatbritainplacedgreatimportanceonthepassingofoneseasontothenext,holdingfirefestivalswhichwerecelebratedforthreedays(twodaysoneithersideofthedayitself).oneofthesefestivalswascalledsamhain(pronouncedsha-von)andittookplaceonoctober31throughtonovember1.duringthisperiod,itwasbelievedthattheboundariesbetweenourworldandtheworldofthedeadwereweakened,allowingspiritsoftherecentlydeadtocrossoverandpossesstheliving.inordertomakethemselvesandtheirhomeslessinvitingtothesewaywardspirits,theancientcelts（凯尔特人）woulddouse（插入水中,把弄熄,弄湿）
alltheirfires.therewasalsoasecondarypurposetothis,afterextinguishingalltheirfires,theywouldre-lightthemfromacommonsource,thedruidicfirethatwaskeptburningatusinach,inthemiddleofireland.samhainwasconsideredtobeagatewaynotonlyfromthelandofthedeadtothelandoftheliving,butalsobetweensummerandfall/wint
er.forthedruids,thiswasthelastgasp（喘息,气喘）
ofsummer(itwasalsothecelticnewyear),sothereforetheymadesureitwentoutwithabangbeforetheyhadtobuttondown（把...弄清楚）
forthewinterahead.theywoulddressupinbizarrecostumesandparadethroughtheirvillagescausingdestructioninordertoscareoffanyrecentlydepartedsoulswhomightbeprowling（巡游）
forbodiestoinhabit,inadditiontoburninganimalsandotherofferingstothedruidicdeities（神,神
性）.itisalsoapopularbeliefthattheywouldburnpeoplewhotheybelievedtobepossessed,butthishaslargelybeendebunked（揭穿,拆穿假面具,暴露）asmyth.thisyearlyfestivalwasadoptedbytheromaninvaders,whohelpedtopropagate（传播,宣传）
itthroughouttherestoftheworld(andatthattime,theromanempirewastheworld).thewordhalloweenitselfactuallycomesfromacontractionofallhallowseve,orallsaint‘sday(november1),whichisacatholicdayofobservanceinhonorofsaints.thistraditionwaslaterbroughttothenorthamericancontinentbyirishimmigrantswhowereescapingthepotatofamineintheirhomeland.inadditiontothefestivalitself,theimmigrantsbroughtseveralcustomswiththem,includingoneofthesymbolsmostcommonlyassociatedwithhalloween--thejack‘olantern.accordingtoirishfolklore,thereoncelivedamannamedjackwhowasknownforbeingadrunkandaprankster（顽皮的人,爱开玩笑的
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2022-12-19
