万圣女巫与大南瓜
<p><span word="Hallowe">Hallowe</span>\'<span word="en">en</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>. </p><p><span word="It">It</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>. <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="See">See</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hallowe">Hallowe</span>\'<span word="en">en</span>. </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hallowe">Hallowe</span>\'<span word="en">en</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> 2,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Celts">Celts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="Samhain">Samhain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="invaded">invaded</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="merged">merged</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Feralia">Feralia</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Christianity">Christianity</span> <span word="spread">spread</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="pagan">pagan</span> <span word="feasts">feasts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="November">November</span> 1. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="All">All</span> <span word="Hallows">Hallows</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="All">All</span> <span word="Hallows">Hallows</span>\' <span word="Eve">Eve</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Hallowe">Hallowe</span>\'<span word="en">en</span>.</p><p><span word="Hallowe">Hallowe</span>\'<span word="en">en</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="souling">souling</span>". <span word="Poor">Poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="souling">souling</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Hallowe">Hallowe</span>\'<span word="en">en</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span>, <span word="witches">witches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="monsters">monsters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="people">people</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>.</p><p><span word="Witches">Witches</span></p><p>Hallowe\'en wouldn\'t be fun without witches. <span word="Witches">Witches</span> have always been part of popular folklore. Shakespeare\'s play "Macbeth" opens with three witches. A witch was someone - usually a woman - who had special powers and had dealings with the devil. The American town, Salem, is famous for the "witchcraft trials", which took place there in 1692.</p>
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