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HalloweenOnOctober31st,dozensofchildrendressedincostumes（节日服装）knockontheirneighbors'doorsandyell"TrickorTreat"whenthedooropens.Pi

ratesandprincesses,ghostsandpopularheroesofthedayallholdbagsopentocatchthecandyorothergoodiesthattheneighborsdropin.Astheygiveea

chchildatreattheneighborsexclaimoverthecostumesandtrytoguesswhoisunderthemasks.Sincethe800'sNovember1stisare

ligiousholidayknownasAllSaints'Day（万圣节）.TheMassthatwassaidonthisdaywascalledAllhallowmas.TheeveningbeforebecameknownasAllHakkiwe'en,orHall

oween.LikesomeotherAmericancelebrations,itsoriginslieinbothpre-ChristianandChristiancustoms.October31stwastheeveoftheCeltic（凯尔特人的）n

ewyear.TheCeltsweretheancestorsofthepresent-dayIrish,WelshandScottishpeople.Onthisdayghostswalkedandmingledwiththeliving,orsotheCeltsthought.Theto

wnspeoplebakedfoodallthatdayandwhennightfelltheydressedupandtriedtoresemblethesoulsofthedead.Hopingthattheghos

tswouldleavepeacefullybeforemidnightofthenewyear.Muchlater,whenChristianityspreadthroughoutIrelandandOctober31wasnolongerthelastdayoftheyear,Hall

oweenbecameacelebrationmostlyforchildren."Ghosts"wentfromdoortodooraskingfortreats,orelseatrickwouldbeplayedontheownersofthehouse.

WhenmillionsofIrishpeopleimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesinthe1840sthetraditioncamewiththem.Today'schooldancesandneighborhoodpartiesc

alled"blockparties"arepopularamongyoungandoldalike.MoreandmoreadultscelebrateHalloween.Theydressuplikehistoricalorpoliticalfiguresa

ndgotomasqueradeparties（化妆舞会）.Inlargercities,costumedchildrenandtheirparentsgatheratshoppingmallsearlyintheevening.Storesandbusinessesgi

vepartieswithgamesandtreatsforthechildren.Teenagersenjoycostumedancesattheirschoolsandthemoreoutrageoustheco

stumethebetter!Certainpranks（恶作剧）suchassoapingcarwindowsandtippingovergarbagecansareexpected.Butpartyingandpranksarenottheonlythings

thatHalloweenersenjoydoing.Somecollectmoneytobuyfoodandmedicineforneedychildrenaroundtheworld.SymbolsofHalloweenHallowee

noriginatedasacelebrationconnectedwithevilspirits.Witchesflyingonbroomstickswithblackcats,ghosts,goblins（小精灵）andskeletonsh

aveallevolvedassymbolsofHalloween.Theyarepopulartrick-or-treatcostumesanddecorationsforgreetingcardsandwindows.Blackis

oneofthetraditionalHalloweencolors,probablybecauseHalloweenfestivalsandtraditionstookplaceatnight.IntheweeksbeforeOctober31,Americans

decoratewindowsofhousesandschoolswithsilhouettes（轮廓）ofwitchesandblackcats.PumpkinsarealsoasymbolofHalloween.Thepumpkinisanorange-c

oloredsquash,andorangehasbecometheothertraditionalHalloweencolor.Carvingpumpkinsintojack-o'lanternsisaHalloween

customalsodatingbacktoIreland.AlegendgrewupaboutamannamedJackwhowassostingy（吝啬的）thathewasnotallowedintoheavenwhenhedied,becausehewa

samiser（吝啬鬼）.Hecouldn'tenterhelleitherbecausehehadplayedjokesonthedevil.Asaresult,JackhadtowalktheearthwithhislanternuntilJudgementDay（审判日）.

TheIrishpeoplecarvedscaryfacesoutofturnips（芜菁根）,beets（甜菜根）orpotatoesrepresenting"JackoftheLantern,"orJack-o'lantern.WhentheIrishbroughttheircu

stomstotheUnitedStates,theycarvedfacesonpumpkinsbecauseintheautumntheyweremoreplentifulthanturnips.Todayjack-o'-lanternsinthewindowsofahouseon

Halloweennightletcostumedchildrenknowthattherearegoodies（糖果）waitingiftheyknockandsay"TrickorTreat!"HalloweenTreatsDriedPu

mpkinSeedsAftercarvingyourpumpkin,separatethepulpfromtheseeds.Rinse（冲洗）theseedsandspreadthemouttodry.Thenextday,addenou

ghmeltedbutterormargarine（人造黄油）tocoateachseed.Spreadtheseedsontoacookiesheet（甜酥饼干）andbakefor20minutesina300degreeovenfor20minutesoruntilthe

yareslightlybrown.CaramelApplesTakethepaperwrappingoffabout100caramels（饴糖）andputtheminasaucepan（炖锅）.Putthesaucepanoverapanofboilingwate

r.Boilthewateruntilthecaramelsmelt.Putawoodenstickintothetopofeachapple,diptheappleintothecaramel.Letthemcoolonwaxpaperandenjoy!Sca

ryStoriesNoHalloweenpartyiscompletewithoutatleastonescarystory.Usuallyonepersontalksinalowvoicewhileeveryoneelsecr

owdstogetheronthefloororaroundafire.ThefollowingisaretellingofataletoldinBritainandinNorthCarolinaandVirginia."WhatDoYouComeFor?"Therewasanoldw

omanwholivedallbyherself,andshewasverylonely.Sittinginthekitchenonenight,shesaid,"Oh,IwishIhadsomecompany."Nosoonerhadshespokenthandownthechimneytumb

ledtwofeetfromwhichthefleshhadrotted.Theoldwoman'seyesbulgedwithterror.Thentwolegsdroppedtothehearthanda

ttachedthemselvestothefeet.Thenabodytumbleddown,thentwoarms,andaman'shead.Astheoldwomanwatched,thepartscametogetherintoagreat,tallman.Theman

dancedaroundandaroundtheroom.Fasterandfasterhewent.Thenhestopped,andhelookedintohereyes."Whatdoyoucomefor?Sheaskedinasmallvoicethats

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