问题标题:
【求一篇关于感恩节的由来的英文小故事或者其他外国节日由来的英文小故事最好要感恩节的由来的英文小故事】
问题描述:
求一篇关于感恩节的由来的英文小故事
或者其他外国节日由来的英文小故事最好要感恩节的由来的英文小故事
黄学武回答:
下面是百度里的回答
Halloween
October31st(westerncountries)
Halloweenisoneoftheoldestholidayswithoriginsgoingback
thousandsofyears.Theholidayhashadmanyinfluencesfrommany
culturesoverthecenturies.FromtheRoman'sPomonaDay,tothe
CelticfestivalofSamhain,totheChristianholidaysofAllSaints
andAllSoulsDays.
HundredsofyearsagoinwhatisnowGreatBritainandNorthern
France,livedtheCelts(凯尔特人),whoworshipped(崇拜)natureandhad
manygods,withthesungodastheirfavorite.Theycelebratedtheir
NewYearonNovember1stwhichwasmadeeveryyearwithafestival
andmarkedtheendofthe"seasonofthesun"andthebeginningof
"theseasonofdarknessandcold."
OnOctober31stafterthecropswereallharvestedandstoredfor
thelongwinterthecookingfiresinthehomeswouldbeextinguished
(消失).TheDruids,theCelticpriests,wouldmeetinthehilltopin
thedarkoakforest(oaktreeswereconsideredsacred).Theywould
lightnewfiresandoffersacrificesofcropsandanimals.Asthey
dancedaroundthefires,theseasonofthesunpassedandtheseason
ofdarknesswouldbegin.
WhenthemorningarrivedtheDruidswouldgiveanemberfromtheir
firestoeachfamilywhowouldthentakethemhometostartnew
cookingfires.Thesefireswouldkeepthehomeswarmandfreefrom
evilspirits.
TheNovember1stfestivalwascalledSamhain(pronounced"sow-en").
Thefestivalwouldlastfor3days.Manypeoplewouldparadein
costumesmadefromtheskinsandheadsoftheiranimals.This
festivalwouldbecomethefirstHalloween.
TheCelticswouldcarryalantern(灯笼)whentheywalkedontheeve
ofOctober31.Theselanternswerecarvedoutofbigturnips(大头菜)
andthelightswerebelievedtokeeptheevilspiritsaway.Children
wouldcarvefacesintheturnips.Thesecarvedturnipswerecalled
"jack-o-lanterns.
Itissaidthatthe"jack-o-lantern"gotitsnamefromastingy
(吝啬的)andmeanoldman,namedJack,whowhenhediedwastoomeanto
getintoheaven.WhenJackwenttohellhewasmeetbytheDevilwho
gavehimapieceofburningcoalandsenthimaway.Jackplacedthe
burningcoalinaturniptouseasalanterntolighthisway.The
legendsclaimthatJackisstillwalkingwiththelanternlooking
foraplacetostay.
WhentheearlysettlerscametoAmericatheyfoundthebiground
orangepumpkin.Beinglargerandmuchmorecolorfulthanturnips,
thepumpkinmadegreat"jack-o-lanterns".Eventuallythepumpkin
wouldreplacetheturnip.EventuallythePumpkinwouldbecomethe
mostwidelyrecognizedsymbol(象征)oftheHalloweenholiday.
Thehistoryof"Trick'O'Treating"canbetracedback(追溯)tothe
earlycelebrationsofAllSoul'sDayinBritain.Thepoorwouldgo
beggingandthehousewiveswouldgivethemspecialtreatscalled
"soulcakes".Thiswascalled"goinga-souling",andthe"soulers"
wouldpromisetosayaprayerforthedead.
Overtimethecustomchangedandthetown'schildrenbecamethe
beggars
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