七嘴八舌话说万圣
<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…… <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="commercialized">commercialized</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>. </p><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>
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