[万圣节] 七嘴八舌话说万圣
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Druids">Druids</span> 督伊德教(古代高卢人与不列颠人的一种宗教)的教徒 <span word="who">who</span> <span word="inhabited">inhabited</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> "<span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Festivals">Festivals</span>" <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> (<span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>).</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Samhain">Samhain</span> (<span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="Sha">Sha</span>-<span word="Von">Von</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31 <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="November">November</span> 1. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boundaries">boundaries</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="weakened">weakened</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="inviting">inviting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="wayward">wayward</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Celts">Celts</span>（凯尔特人）<span word="would">would</span> <span word="douse">douse</span> （插入水中, 把弄熄, 弄湿）<span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="extinguishing">extinguishing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="light">light</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="source">source</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Druidic">Druidic</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Usinach">Usinach</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>.</p><p><span word="Samhain">Samhain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gateway">gateway</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Fall">Fall</span>/<span word="Winter">Winter</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Druids">Druids</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="gasp">gasp</span> （喘息, 气喘）<span word="of">of</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> (<span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>), <span word="so">so</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bang">bang</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="button">button</span> <span word="down">down</span> （把...弄清楚）<span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bizarre">bizarre</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scare">scare</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="departed">departed</span> <span word="souls">souls</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prowling">prowling</span> （巡游）<span word="for">for</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inhabit">inhabit</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Druidic">Druidic</span> <span word="deities">deities</span>（神, 神性）. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="possessed">possessed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="debunked">debunked</span> （揭穿, 拆穿假面具, 暴露）<span word="as">as</span> <span word="myth">myth</span>.</p>
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