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1HalloweenOnOctober31st,dozensofchildrendressedincostumes（节日服装）knockontheirneighbors'doorsandyell"TrickorTreat"whenthe

dooropens.Piratesandprincesses,ghostsandpopularheroesofthedayallholdbagsopentocatchthecandyorothergoodiesthattheneighborsdropin.As

theygiveeachchildatreattheneighborsexclaimoverthecostumesandtrytoguesswhoisunderthemasks.Sincethe800'sNovem

ber1stisareligiousholidayknownasAllSaints'Day（万圣节）.TheMassthatwassaidonthisdaywascalledAllhallowmas.TheeveningbeforebecameknownasAllHakkiwe'en,o

rHalloween.LikesomeotherAmericancelebrations,itsoriginslieinbothpre-ChristianandChristiancustoms.Octo

ber31stwastheeveoftheCeltic（凯尔特人的）newyear.TheCeltsweretheancestorsofthepresent-dayIrish,WelshandScottishpeople.Onthisdaygho

stswalkedandmingledwiththeliving,orsotheCeltsthought.Thetownspeoplebakedfoodallthatdayandwhennightfellth

eydressedupandtriedtoresemblethesoulsofthedead.Hopingthattheghostswouldleavepeacefullybeforemidnightofthenewyear.

Muchlater,whenChristianityspreadthroughoutIrelandandOctober31wasnolongerthelastdayoftheyear,Halloweenbecameacelebrationmostlyfo

rchildren."Ghosts"wentfromdoortodooraskingfortreats,orelseatrickwouldbeplayedontheownersofthehouse.WhenmillionsofIrishpeopleimmig

ratedtotheUnitedStatesinthe1840sthetraditioncamewiththem.Today'schooldancesandneighborhoodpartiescalled"blockparties"arepopula

ramongyoungandoldalike.MoreandmoreadultscelebrateHalloween.Theydressuplikehistoricalorpoliticalfiguresandgotomasqueradeparties（化妆舞会）.Inlar

gercities,costumedchildrenandtheirparentsgatheratshoppingmallsearlyintheevening.Storesandbusinessesgivepartieswithgamesandtreatsforthechildren.

Teenagersenjoycostumedancesattheirschoolsandthemoreoutrageousthecostumethebetter!2Certainpranks（恶作剧）suchassoapingcarwindowsandtippingovergarb

agecansareexpected.ButpartyingandpranksarenottheonlythingsthatHalloweenersenjoydoing.Somecollectmoneytobuyfoodandmedicineforneedychil

drenaroundtheworld.SymbolsofHalloweenHalloweenoriginatedasacelebrationconnectedwithevilspirits.Witch

esflyingonbroomstickswithblackcats,ghosts,goblins（小精灵）andskeletonshaveallevolvedassymbolsofHalloween.Theyarepopulartrick-or-tre

atcostumesanddecorationsforgreetingcardsandwindows.BlackisoneofthetraditionalHalloweencolors,probablybecauseHalloweenfestivalsandtradit

ionstookplaceatnight.IntheweeksbeforeOctober31,Americansdecoratewindowsofhousesandschoolswithsilhouettes（轮

廓）ofwitchesandblackcats.PumpkinsarealsoasymbolofHalloween.Thepumpkinisanorange-coloredsquash,andorangehasbecometheothert

raditionalHalloweencolor.Carvingpumpkinsintojack-o'lanternsisaHalloweencustomalsodatingbacktoIreland.Alegendgrewupabouta

mannamedJackwhowassostingy（吝啬的）thathewasnotallowedintoheavenwhenhedied,becausehewasamiser（吝啬鬼）.Hecouldn'tenterhelleitherbecausehehadplayedjokesonth

edevil.Asaresult,JackhadtowalktheearthwithhislanternuntilJudgementDay（审判日）.TheIrishpeoplecarvedscaryfacesoutofturnips（芜菁根）,beets（

甜菜根）orpotatoesrepresenting"JackoftheLantern,"orJack-o'lantern.WhentheIrishbroughttheircustomstotheUnitedSt

ates,theycarvedfacesonpumpkinsbecauseintheautumntheyweremoreplentifulthanturnips.Todayjack-o'-lanternsin

thewindowsofahouseonHalloweennightletcostumedchildrenknowthattherearegoodies（糖果）waitingiftheyknockandsay"Tr

ickorTreat!"HalloweenTreatsDriedPumpkinSeedsAftercarvingyourpumpkin,separatethepulpfromtheseeds.Rinse（冲洗）theseedsandspreadthemouttodry.Thenextday

,addenoughmeltedbutteror3margarine（人造黄油）tocoateachseed.Spreadtheseedsontoacookiesheet（甜酥饼干）andbakefor2

0minutesina300degreeovenfor20minutesoruntiltheyareslightlybrown.CaramelApplesTakethepaperwrappingoffabout10

0caramels（饴糖）andputtheminasaucepan（炖锅）.Putthesaucepanoverapanofboilingwater.Boilthewateruntilthecaramelsmelt.Putawoodenstickinto

thetopofeachapple,diptheappleintothecaramel.Letthemcoolonwaxpaperandenjoy!ScaryStoriesNoHalloweenpartyiscompletewithoutatleastonescarystory.Usually

onepersontalksinalowvoicewhileeveryoneelsecrowdstogetheronthefloororaroundafire.Thefollowingisaretelli

ngofataletoldinBritainandinNorthCarolinaandVirginia."WhatDoYouComeFor?"Therewasanoldwomanwholivedallbyherself,andshewasverylonely.

Sittinginthekitchenonenight,shesaid,"Oh,IwishIhadsomecompany."Nosoonerhadshespokenthandownthechimneytumbledt

wofeetfromwhichthefleshhadrotted.Theoldwoman'seyesbulgedwithterror.Thentwolegsdroppedtothehearthandattachedthemselvestothefeet.Thenabodytumbleddown

,thentwoarms,andaman'shead.Astheoldwomanwatched,thepartscametogetherintoagreat,tallman.Themandancedaroundandaroundtheroom.Fa

sterandfasterhewent.Thenhestopped,andhelookedintohereyes."Whatdoyoucomefor?Sheaskedinasmallvoicethatshivered

andshook."WhatdoIcomefor?"hesaid."IcomeforYOU!"Thenarratorshoutsandjumpsatthepersonnearhim!