西方的萬圣節(jié)其實和我們中國人的中元節(jié)一樣，充滿了對于鬼魂的敬畏和好奇。下面是小編精選的萬圣節(jié)由來英文介紹嗎，歡迎參考!

　　萬圣節(jié)由來英文介紹

　　The History Halloween

　　歷史上的萬圣節(jié)

　　Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originallya paganholiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.

　　10月31日是萬圣節(jié)，這也是凱爾特歷的最后一天。萬圣節(jié)起初是一個異教徒的節(jié)日，紀念死去的人。萬圣節(jié)源于圣徒日前夜，始于2000多年前。

　　All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day, which was created by Christians to convertpagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. The Catholic church honored saints on this designated day.

　　圣徒日前夜是圣徒日的前一天晚上，圣徒日在11月1日，是基督徒開創(chuàng)的節(jié)日，用來勸說異教徒皈依基督，天主教堂在這一天紀念圣徒們。

　　萬圣節(jié)由來英文介紹

　　The Origin of Halloween

　　萬圣節(jié)的起源

　　While there are many versions of the origins and old customs of Halloween, some remain consistentby all accounts. Different cultures view Halloween somewhat differently but traditional Halloween practices remain the same.

　　盡管關(guān)于萬圣節(jié)的起源和舊俗有很多不同的看法，但有一些是被所有人接受的。不同文化看待萬圣節(jié)總是有點不同，但是傳統(tǒng)的萬圣節(jié)做的事情都是一樣的。

　　Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feastof Samhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead.

　　萬圣節(jié)文化可以追溯到德魯伊教，這是一種愛爾蘭、北歐和英國的凱爾特文化，根植于Samhain節(jié)的慶�；顒樱琒amhain節(jié)于每年的10月31日紀念逝者。

　　Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning of a new one. Many of the practices involved in this celebration were fed on superstition.

　　Samhain節(jié)說明夏天結(jié)束或者十一月，是一個豐收的節(jié)日。在Samhain節(jié)會燃起神圣巨大的篝火，標志著凱爾特一年的結(jié)束和新一年的開始。一些做法因為迷信被加入慶�；顒又小�

　　The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacifythe evil and ensure next years crops would be plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating.

　　凱爾特人相信死者的靈魂會在夜里出沒在街道和村莊 。因為他們認為不是所有的靈魂都是友善的，所以就把禮物和好吃的留在外面安慰惡靈來確保來年的莊稼可以豐收。這種習(xí)俗演變成了trick-or-treating。

　　萬圣節(jié)由來英文介紹

　　第一種說法

　　The new year's Eve (including Ireland, and Welsh) in the ancient Western European countries (including Ireland, Scotland and), the new year's Eve, the Celtics (local people) so that the young people set team, wearing a variety of strange masks, carrying a good radish lamp (ancient Western Europe, the earliest no pumpkins), walk in the village.

　　The celebration of the autumn harvest is named for "Halloween", legend died that year, the soul will be at Halloween, visit the world, said that people should be let to visit the ghost to see a successful harvest, to the ghost and present a hearty welcome. In order to frighten away the ghost, but also for the ghost light line, to guide their return.

　　譯文：古西歐國家(包括愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭和威爾士)的新年在十一月一日，新年前夜，凱爾特人(當(dāng)?shù)厝?讓年輕人集隊，戴著各種怪異面具，拎著刻好的蘿卜燈(古西歐最早沒有南瓜)，游走于村落間。

　　當(dāng)時是秋收的慶典，即"鬼節(jié)"，傳說當(dāng)年死去的人，靈魂會在萬圣節(jié)的前夜造訪人世，據(jù)說人們應(yīng)該讓造訪的鬼魂看到圓滿的收成，并對鬼魂呈現(xiàn)出豐盛的款待。一來為了嚇走鬼魂，同時也為鬼魂照亮路線，引導(dǎo)其回歸。

　　第二種說法

　　Five hundred BC, living in Ireland, Scotland and other places of the Celtic people to move forward this day, that is, October 31st.

　　It is believed that the spirits of the enemy in the day returned to the former residence of find creatures, take this regeneration, and this is man can obtain the regeneration the only hope in after death. And the living fears the dead soul to seize lives, so people will extinguish the fire, candlelight in the day, so that the soul can not find the living dead, and the himself dressed as ghosts and goblins to scare away the dead souls.

　　After that, they will be the fire of the candle lit again, starting a new year of life.

　　譯文：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。

　　人們相信，故人的亡魂會在這一天回到故居找尋生靈，借此再生，而且這是人在死后能獲得再生的唯一希望。而活著的人則懼怕死魂來奪生，于是人們就在這一天熄掉爐火、燭光，讓死魂無法找尋活人，又把自己打扮成妖魔鬼怪把死人之魂靈嚇走。

　　之后，他們又會把火種燭光重新燃起，開始新的一年的生活。

　　第三種說法

　　The Celtics were very afraid of the night of October 31st, because they felt that this night, there was a pile of evil spirits lurking in any place. They at home fire to let those evil spirit leave their homes, they believe that the sun god calls the deceased person. They believed that the sun god dead variable for other things, like a cat.

　　The Celtics would pretend to be a terrible disguise to get rid of the evil spirits. (this is the prototype of Halloween) after Roman occupation of the land of Celtic, Roman holiday and the Celtics October 31, Samhain Festival together, it becomes the Halloween.

　　譯文：凱爾特人非常害怕10月31日的夜晚，因為他們覺得這晚，有一堆邪惡靈魂潛伏在任何地方。他們在家生起火來讓那些邪惡靈魂離開他們的家，他們相信是太陽神把死人叫出來的，他們還相信太陽神會把死人變?yōu)槠渌麞|西，好像貓。

　　凱爾特人會裝著可怕的偽裝來把那群邪惡靈魂趕走。(這就是萬圣節(jié)的原型)后羅馬占領(lǐng)了凱爾特人的土地，把羅馬的節(jié)日和凱爾特人10月31日的Samhain祭典合在一起，就成了現(xiàn)在的萬圣節(jié)。

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