谈万圣节起源和历史传说
<p>万圣节是西方传统节日。万圣节前夜，当夜幕降临，孩子们穿上五颜六色的化妆服，戴上千奇百怪的面具。有的披上漆黑长衫，骑着“魔帚”，扮作女巫；有的裹上白床单装鬼；有的戴上画有骷髅旗的帽子扮成海盗…… </p><p><span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="peculiar">peculiar</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="originate">originate</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="demon">demon</span> <span word="worship">worship</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="harmless">harmless</span> <span word="vestige">vestige</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="pagan">pagan</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span>? </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="Church">Church</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contracted">contracted</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Hallows">Hallows</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>. <span word="November">November</span> 1, <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Hollows">Hollows</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Saints">Saints</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>), <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="observance">observance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saints">saints</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="BC">BC</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Samhain">Samhain</span> (<span word="sow">sow</span>-<span word="en">en</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="year">year</span>. </p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disembodied">disembodied</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preceding">preceding</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afterlife">afterlife</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Celts">Celts</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="intermingle">intermingle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span>. </p><p><span word="Naturally">Naturally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="still">still</span>-<span word="living">living</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="possessed">possessed</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="October">October</span> 31, <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="extinguish">extinguish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="undesirable">undesirable</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ghoulish">ghoulish</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noisily">noisily</span> <span word="paraded">paraded</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="frighten">frighten</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="possess">possess</span>. </p>
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