萬圣節(jié)主要流行于英語世界，如不列顛群島和北美，其次是澳大利亞和新西蘭。萬圣節(jié)又叫諸圣節(jié)，在每年的11月1日，是西方的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日；而萬圣節(jié)前夜的10月31日是這個節(jié)日最熱鬧的時刻 。

萬圣節(jié)的來歷（英文版）

More than two thousand years ago, the Christian Church in Europe set November 1 as "the day of saints in the world". "Hallow" means saint. It is said that Celtic people living in Ireland, Scotland and other places have moved the festival forward one day since 500 BC, that is, October 31.

They think it's the day when summer officially ends, that is, the beginning of new year and the beginning of severe winter. At that time, it was believed that the dead soul of the old man would return to his former residence on this day to search for the living spirit in the living man, so as to regenerate, and this was the only hope that the man could obtain regeneration after death.

The living people are afraid of the souls of the dead to seize life, so people put out the fire and candle light on this day, so that the souls of the dead can not find the living people, and they dress up as ghosts to scare the souls of the dead away. After that, they will light up the fire and candles again and start a new year's life.

中文：兩千多年前，歐洲的基督教會把11月1日定為“天下圣徒之日”?！癏allow”即圣徒之意。傳說自公元前五百年，居住在愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭等地的凱爾特人把這節(jié)日往前移了一天，即10月31日。

他們認(rèn)為該日是夏天正式結(jié)束的日子，也就是新年伊始，嚴(yán)酷的冬天開始的一天。那時人們相信，故人的亡魂會在這一天回到故居地在活人身上找尋生靈，借此再生，而且這是人在死后能獲得再生的唯一希望。

而活人則懼怕死人的魂靈來奪生，于是人們就在這一天熄掉爐火、燭光，讓死人的魂靈無法找到活人，又把自己打扮成妖魔鬼怪把死人的魂靈嚇走。之后，他們又會把火種、燭光重新燃起，開始新的一年的生活。

萬圣節(jié)英文介紹

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloween begins after sunset. Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween. Today, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.

萬圣節(jié)前夜是在10月31日慶祝的一個節(jié)日，根據(jù)傳統(tǒng)，萬圣節(jié)前夜的慶祝活動從太陽落山開始。在很久以前，人們相信在萬圣節(jié)前夜女巫會聚集在一起，鬼魂在四處游蕩?，F(xiàn)在，大多數(shù)人們不再相信有鬼魂和女巫的存在了，但是他們?nèi)匀话堰@些作為萬圣節(jié)前夜的一部分。

The colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween. Black is a symbol for night and orange is the color of pumpkins. A jack-o’-lantern is a hollowed-out pumpkin with a face carved on one side. Candles are usually placed inside, giving the face a spooky glow.

黑色和橙色仍然是萬圣節(jié)前夜的一部分，黑色是夜晚的象征，而橙色代表著南瓜。南瓜燈是用雕刻成臉型，中間挖空，再插上蠟燭的南瓜做成的，帶來一個毛骨悚然的灼熱面孔。

Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children. According to tradition, people would dress up in costumes (wear special clothing, masks or disguises) to frighten the spirits away.

盛裝是最受歡迎的萬圣節(jié)風(fēng)俗之一，尤其是受孩子們的歡迎。按照傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗，人們會盛裝（穿戴一些特殊的服飾，面具或者裝飾）來嚇跑鬼魂。