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Halloweenbtg红软基地
Origins and Traditionsbtg红软基地
Originsbtg红软基地
Halloween began two thousand years ago in Ireland， England， and Northern France with the ancient religion of the Celts (Paganism). btg红软基地
They celebrated their New Year on November 1st.btg红软基地
This day marked the beginning of the dark， cold winter， a time of year that was often associated with human death. btg红软基地
Samhain (sow-in)btg红软基地
On the night of October 31， they celebrated Samhain， when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. btg红软基地
Costumesbtg红软基地
People thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes… btg红软基地
So they wore costumes.btg红软基地
This way， the ghosts couldn’t recognize them!btg红软基地
The Christian Influencebtg红软基地
 As the influence of Christianity spread into Celtic lands， in the 7th century， Pope Boniface IV introduced All Saints' Day， a time to honor saints and martyrs， to replace the Pagan festival of Samhain. It was observed on May 13th. btg红软基地
A change of datebtg红软基地
In 834， Pope Gregory III moved All Saint's Day from May 13th  to Nov. 1st. Oct. 31st thus became All Hallows' Eve ('hallow' means 'saint').btg红软基地
All Souls Daybtg红软基地
November 2nd， called All Souls Day， is the day set apart in the Roman Catholic Church for the commemoration of the dead. btg红软基地
Trick-or-treating began with the poor in the 15th century…btg红软基地
During the All Souls Day festival in England， poor people would beg for “soul cakes，” made out of square pieces of bread with currants btg红软基地
Families would give soul cakes in return for a promise to pray for the family’s relativesbtg红软基地
then children…btg红软基地
The practice， which was referred to as "going a-souling" was eventually taken up by children who would visit the houses in their neighborhood and be given ale， food， and money. btg红软基地
Today:btg红软基地
Children still go from house-to-house， but instead of ale， food， and money， they get candy.btg红软基地
With Irish Immigration…btg红软基地
In 1848， millions of Irish emigrants poured into America as a result of the potato famine. They brought with them their traditions of Halloween. btg红软基地
Halloween came to America.btg红软基地
They called Halloween Oidche Shamhna (`Night of Samhain')， as their ancestors had， and kept the traditional observances.btg红软基地
The Jack-O-Lanternbtg红软基地
The Irish used to carry turnips with candles in them to light their way at night and to scare away ghosts..btg红软基地
When they arrived in America they found that pumpkins were both plentiful and easier to carve than turnips. btg红软基地
Now， Jack-O-Lanterns are used for decorating people’s homes.btg红软基地
People have recently started carving less traditional Jack-O-Lanternsbtg红软基地
Today people go to parties…btg红软基地
Take their kids trick-or-treating.…btg红软基地
And eat lots of candy!btg红软基地
If you don’t give candy to a trick-or-treater…btg红软基地
This could happen to you!btg红软基地
The Endbtg红软基地