口语Festival素材:Halloween（万圣节）
<p> <span word="HalloweenOctober">HalloweenOctober</span> 31</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31<span word="st">st</span>, <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="costumesknock">costumesknock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yell">yell</span> <span word="Trick">Trick</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Treat">Treat</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="opens">opens</span>. <span word="Pirates">Pirates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="princesses">princesses</span>, <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="goodies">goodies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="exclaim">exclaim</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masks">masks</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 800<span word="s">s</span> <span word="November">November</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Saints">Saints</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mass">Mass</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Allhallowmas">Allhallowmas</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Hakkiw">Hakkiw</span> <span word="een">een</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="customs">customs</span>.</p><p> <span word="October">October</span> 31 <span word="st">st</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Celticnew">Celticnew</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Celts">Celts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span>, <span word="Welsh">Welsh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mingled">mingled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Celts">Celts</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="townspeople">townspeople</span> <span word="baked">baked</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="souls">souls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="Hoping">Hoping</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Ghosts">Ghosts</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treats">treats</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="immigrated">immigrated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1840<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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