萬聖節又被稱為萬聖節前夜，當晚小孩會穿上化妝服，戴上面具，挨家挨戶收集糖果，那麼萬聖節是怎樣由來呢？
萬聖節由來英語介紹
Halloween， or Hallowe’en， is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31。 Halloween activities include trick—or—treating， ghost tours， bonfires， costume parties， visiting "haunted houses"， carving Jack—o'—lanterns， reading scary stories and watching horror movies。 Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century。 Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century。 Halloween is celebrated in several countries of the Western world， most commonly in the United Kingdom， the United States， Canada， Ireland， Puerto Rico， Japan， New Zealand， and occasionally in parts of Australia。 In Sweden the All Saints' official holiday takes place on the first Saturday of November。
Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain。 The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture， and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year"。 Traditionally， the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores。 The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31， now known as Halloween， the boundary between the alive and the deceased dissolved， and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops。 The festivals would frequently involve bonfires， into which bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown。 Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them。
譯文
萬聖節，是國際性節日慶祝10月31日。萬聖節的活動包括糖果、鬼怪旅遊，篝火，化裝舞會，參觀鬧鬼的景點，雕刻火焰般雙眼的—lanterns，閱讀和看恐怖片的可怕的故事。愛爾蘭移民帶版本的傳統到北美在十九世紀。其它西方國家接受了二十世紀後期的節日。萬聖節是西方世界的幾個國家，最常見的是在美國、加拿大、愛爾蘭、波多黎各、日本、紐西蘭、英國，偶爾在澳大利亞的部分。在瑞典度假的所有聖徒的官員在11月的第一個星期六。
萬聖節源自凱爾特人的薩溫節。在古凱爾特人的信仰裡，新的一年於11月1日開始，或稱薩溫節（Samhain）。正如比較短的白天象徵新一年的開始，日落亦象徵新一天的開始;所以每年收割的節日於10月31日晚上開始。不列顛群島的德魯伊教徒會燃點農作物作為祭品，而當他們圍著火堆跳舞時，太陽季節便會完結而薩溫 節隨即開始。凱爾特人相信死亡之神Samhain在10月31日的晚上會和鬼魂一起重返人間，尋找替身。因此他們點燃火炬，焚燒動物以作為死亡之神的獻禮。還會用動物的.頭或皮毛做成的服飾打扮自己，發出古怪的聲音，使死亡之神認不出自己，避過災難。這就是今天萬聖節化妝舞會的由來。
萬聖節英語作文
Do you know Halloween？ I think with the increasing of international communication， most people must be familiar with it。 It has become one of the most popular festivals inEurope。 It falls on the last day of October。 People will celebrate it from the midnight of October， 31 to November first。
At first， it is celebrated to praise autumn。 So it falls on the late autumn。 It also has another legend。 Since a long time ago， Halloween has been connected with the ghosts。 People consider that the ghosts who have no home to go will go out for food on the night of October， 31。 No matter this story is true or not， people will feel afraid only hearing it。 So they decide to have celebration on that day。 They will light up lights to frighten the ghosts。
However， after a long time， Halloween become the day mainly for kids。 Every Halloween children will put on strange masks and frightening costumes。 Most children will make themselves become the monster or hero in the movie or legend that they like。 When they finish the make up， they will carry bags from house to house to play the game， “Trick or treat”。 The adults will put the treat candy into their bags。 Thus， Halloween is the most favorable festival for children。
Not only the kids like the festival， but also some grown—ups love it。 They will join parties after making up。 This brings them the satisfaction of being young。 How about you？ Do you love it？
翻譯：
你知道萬聖節嗎？我覺得隨著國際交流的密切，大多數人都是很熟悉的。它已成為歐洲國家最受歡迎的節日之一。聖誕節是在十月的最後一天。人們會從十月三十一日的午夜就一直開始慶祝到十一月一日。一開始慶祝它主要是為了讚美秋天。所以這個節日是在深秋。它還有另一個傳說。很久以前，萬聖節都是與鬼魂相關聯的。人們認為那些無家可歸的鬼魂會在10月31日晚上出來找食物。不管這個傳書是真的還是假的，單單聽說人們就會感到害怕了。所以，他們決定在那一天慶祝。他們會把燈點亮來嚇唬鬼魂。 然而，經過很長一段時間後，萬聖節主要成為了孩子們的節日。每年萬聖節前夕，孩子都會戴上奇怪的面具，穿上嚇人的服裝。大多數孩子會扮成電影中或者傳說他們喜歡的英雄或怪物。當他們化妝完後，他們會帶著袋子挨家挨戶去玩“不給糖就搗蛋”的遊戲。大人們就會把準備好的糖果放進他們的袋子裡。所以說，萬聖節是孩子們最喜歡的節日。
不僅小孩喜歡這個節日，連大人也喜歡。大人們會在畫完妝後參加聚會。這可以給他們帶來年輕的快感。你呢？你喜歡萬聖節嗎？