英语翻译TheCustomsofHalloweenThecustomofHalloweenwasbroughttoAmericainthe1840’sbyIrishimmigrantsfleeingtheircountry’spotatofamine.|Thecustomoftrick-or-treatingisthoughttohaveoriginatednotwiththeIrishCeIts,b

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　　TheCustomsofHalloween

　　ThecustomofHalloweenwasbroughttoAmericainthe1840’sbyIrishimmigrantsfleeingtheircountry’spotatofamine.

　　|Thecustomoftrick-or-treatingisthoughttohaveoriginatednotwiththeIrishCeIts,butwithaninth-centuryEuropeancustomnamedSouling.OnNovember2,AllSoulsDay,earlyChristianswouldwalkfromvillagetovillagebeggingfor“soulcakes”,madeoutofsquarepiecesofbreadwithcurrants.Themoresoulcakesthebeggarswouldreceive,themoreprayerstheywouldpromisetosayonbehalfofthedeadrelativesofthedonors.Atthetime,itwasbelievedthatthedeadremainedinlimboforatimeafterdeath,andthatprayer,evenbystangers,couldexpediteasoul’spassagetoheaven.

　　TheJack-o-lanterncustomprobablycomesfromIrishfolklore.Asthetaleistold,amannamedJack,whowasnotoriousasadrunkardandtrickster,trickedSatanintoclimbingatree.Jackthencarvedanimageofacrossinthetree’strunk,trappingthedevilupthetree.Jackmadeadealwiththedevilthat,ifhewouldnevertempthimagain,hewouldpromisetolethimdownthetree.Accordingtothefolktale,afterJackdied,hewasdeniedentrancetoHeavenbecauseofhisevilways,buthewasalsodeniedaccesstoHellbecausehehadtrickedthedevil.Instead,thedevilgavehimasingleembertolighthiswaythroughthefrigiddarkness.Theemberwasplacedinsideahollowed-outturniptokeepitglowinglonger.

　　TheIrishusedturnipsastheir“Jack’sIanters”originally.ButwhentheimmigrantscametoAmerice,theyfoundthatpumpkinswerefarmoreplentifulthanturnips.SotheJack-o-lanterninAmericawasahollowed-outpumpkin.

　　Today,evenmanychurcheshaveHalloweenpartiesorpumpkincarvingeventsforthekids.