萬(wàn)圣節(jié)，在每年的11月1日，是西方的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日；而萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夜的10月31日是這個(gè)節(jié)日最熱鬧的時(shí)刻，在中文里，常常把萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夜（Halloween）訛譯為萬(wàn)圣節(jié)（All Saints' Day）。此時(shí)也是祭祀亡魂的時(shí)刻，在避免惡靈干擾的同時(shí)，也以食物祭拜祖靈及善靈以祈平安渡過(guò)嚴(yán)冬。

萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的由來(lái)英文

It is said that since 500 BC, Celts living in Ireland, Scotland and other places moved the festival forward one day, that is, October 31. 

They believe that this day is the official end of summer, that is, the beginning of the new year, and the beginning of the harsh winter.

At that time, it was believed that the souls of the dead would return to their former residence on that day to find life on living people and regenerate them, and this was the only hope for people to regenerate after death.

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

Halloween was originally a festival to celebrate autumn, just like May Day is a festival to celebrate spring.

萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的由來(lái)中文翻譯

傳說(shuō)自公元前五百年，居住在愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭等地的凱爾特人(Celts)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(shí)人們相信，故人的亡魂會(huì)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(lái)奪生，于是人們就在這一天熄掉爐火、燭光，讓死人的魂靈無(wú)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(huì)把火種、燭光重新燃起，開始新的一年的生活。

萬(wàn)圣節(jié)原本其實(shí)是贊美秋天的節(jié)日，就好像五月節(jié)是贊美春天一樣。