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October31
OnOctober31st,dozen跑讨展假sofchildr仍endressedin识否广底够啊庆否流costumes（节日服装）knockonthe脸义irneighbors'doorsandyell"TrickorTreat"whenthedooropens.Piratesandprincesses,ghos头染握谈具名混带包发圆tsandpopularhe根课到如全还敌失皮照备roesofthedayallholdbagsopentocatchthecandyorothergoodiesthattheneigh治抓参右borsdropin.As还审排什theygiveeachchildatreattheneighborsexclaimoverthecostumesandtrytoguesswhoisunderthemasks.
Sincethe800'sNovember1stisareligiousholidayknownasAllSaints'Day（万圣节）续怕延.TheMassthatwassaidonthisdaywascalledAllhallowmas.Theeveningbeforebecameknownas振数AllHakkiwe'en,orHalloween.LikesomeotherAmericancelebrations,itsoriginslieinbothpr穿e-ChristianandChristiancustoms.
October31stwastheeveoftheCeltic（凯尔特人的）newyear.TheCeltsweretheancestorsofthepresent是临-dayIrish,Welsh百水济技跳andScottishpeople.Onthisdayghostswalkedandmingledwiththeliving,orsotheCeltsthought.Thetownspeoplebakedfoodallthatdayandwhennightfelltheydressed表克及微按末除垂upandtrie父米需妒剂都等急治春建dtoresemblethesoulsofthedead.Hopingthatt露手农节制须草委heghostswouldleavepeacefullybeforemidni买除诗照应氢ghtofthenewyear.
Muchlater,whenChristianityspreadthroughoutIrelandandOctober31wasnolongerthelastdayoftheyear,Halloweenbecameacelebrationmostlyforchildren."Ghosts"wentfromdoortodooraskingfortreats,orelseatrickwouldbeplayedontheownersofthehouse.WhenmillionsofIrishpeopleimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesinthe1840sthetraditioncamewiththem.
Today'schooldancesandneighborhoodpartiescalled"blockparties"arepopularamongyoungandoldalike.MoreandmoreadultscelebrateHalloween.Theydressuplikehistoricalorpoliticalfiguresandgotomasqueradeparties（化妆舞会）.Inlargercities,costumedchildrenandtheirparentsgatheratshoppingmallsearlyintheevening.Storesandbusinessesgivepartieswithgamesandtreatsforthe***.teenagersenjoycostumedancesattheirschoolsandthemoreoutrageousthecostumethebetter!
Certainpranks（恶作剧）suchassoapingcarwindowsandtippingovergarbagecansareexpected.ButpartyingandpranksarenottheonlythingsthatHalloweenersenjoydoing.Somecollectmoneytobuyfoodandmedicineforneedychildrenaroundtheworld.
SymbolsofHalloween
Halloweenoriginatedasacelebrationconnectedwithevilspirits.Witchesflyingonbroomstickswithblackcats,ghosts,goblins（小精灵）andskeletonshaveallevolvedassymbolsofHalloween.Theyarepopulartrick-or-treatcostumesanddecorationsforgreetingcardsandwindows.BlackisoneofthetraditionalHalloweencolors,probablybecauseHalloweenfestivalsandtraditionstookplaceatnight.IntheweeksbeforeOctober31,Americansdecoratewindowsofhousesandschoolswithsilhouettes（轮廓）ofwitchesandblackcats.
PumpkinsarealsoasymbolofHalloween.Thepumpkinisanorange-coloredsquash,andorangehasbecometheothertraditionalHalloweencolor.Carvingpumpkinsintojack-o'lanternsisaHalloweencustomalsodatingbacktoIreland.AlegendgrewupaboutamannamedJackwhowassostingy（吝啬的）thathewasnotallowedintoheavenwhenhedied,becausehewasamiser（吝啬鬼）.Hecouldn'tenterhelleitherbecausehehadplayedjokesonthedevil.Asaresult,JackhadtowalktheearthwithhislanternuntilJudgementDay（审判日）.TheIrishpeoplecarvedscaryfacesoutofturnips（芜菁根）,beets（甜菜根）orpotatoesrepresenting"JackoftheLantern,"orJack-o'lantern.WhentheIrishbroughttheircustomstotheUnitedStates,theycarvedfacesonpumpkinsbecauseintheautumntheyweremoreplentifulthanturnips.Todayjack-o'-lanternsinthewindowsofahouseonHalloweennightletcostumedchildrenknowthattherearegoodies（糖果）waitingiftheyknockandsay"TrickorTreat!"
HalloweenTreats
DriedPumpkinSeeds
Aftercarvingyourpumpkin,separatethepulpfromtheseeds.Rinse（冲洗）theseedsandspreadthemouttodry.Thenextday,addenoughmeltedbutterormargarine（人造黄油）tocoateachseed.Spreadtheseedsontoacookiesheet（甜酥饼干）andbakefor20minutesina300degreeovenfor20minutesoruntiltheyareslightlybrown.
CaramelApples
Takethepaperwrappingoffabout100caramels（饴糖）andputtheminasaucepan（炖锅）.Putthesaucepanoverapanofboilingwater.Boilthewateruntilthecaramelsmelt.Putawoodenstickintothetopofeachapple,diptheappleintothecaramel.Letthemcoolonwaxpaperandenjoy!
ScaryStories
NoHalloweenpartyiscompletewithoutatleastonescarystory.Usuallyonepersontalksinalow
voicewhileeveryoneelsecrowdstogetheronthefloororaroundafire.ThefollowingisaretellingofataletoldinBritainandinNorthCarolinaandVirginia.
"WhatDoYouComeFor?"
Therewasanoldwomanwholivedallbyherself,andshewasverylonely.Sittinginthekitchenonenight,shesaid,"Oh,IwishIhadsomecompany."
Nosoonerhadshespokenthandownthechimneytumbledtwofeetfromwhichthefleshhadrotted.Theoldwoman'seyesbulgedwithterror.
Thentwolegsdroppedtothehearthandattachedthemselvestothefeet.
Thenabodytumbleddown,thentwoarms,andaman'shead.
Astheoldwomanwatched,thepartscametogetherintoagreat,tallman.Themandancedaroundandaroundtheroom.Fasterandfasterhewent.Thenhestopped,andhelookedintohereyes.
"Whatdoyoucomefor?sheaskedinasmallvoicethatshiveredandshook.
"WhatdoIcomefor?"hesaid."IcomeforYOU!"
Thenarratorshoutsandjumpsatthepersonnearhim
