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HalloweenOnOctober31st,dozensofchildrendressedincostumes（节日服装）knockontheirneighbors'doorsandyell"TrickorTre

at"whenthedooropens.Piratesandprincesses,ghostsandpopularheroesofthedayallholdbagsopentocatchthecandyorothergoo

diesthattheneighborsdropin.Astheygiveeachchildatreattheneighborsexclaimoverthecostumesandtrytoguesswhoisunderthemasks.Sincethe800'sNovember1stisare

ligiousholidayknownasAllSaints'Day（万圣节）.TheMassthatwassaidonthisdaywascalledAllhallowmas.TheeveningbeforebecameknownasAllHakkiwe

'en,orHalloween.LikesomeotherAmericancelebrations,itsoriginslieinbothpre-ChristianandChristiancustoms.October31stwastheeve

oftheCeltic（凯尔特人的）newyear.TheCeltsweretheancestorsofthepresent-dayIrish,WelshandScottishpeople.Onthisdayg

hostswalkedandmingledwiththeliving,orsotheCeltsthought.Thetownspeoplebakedfoodallthatdayandwhennightfelltheyd

ressedupandtriedtoresemblethesoulsofthedead.Hopingthattheghostswouldleavepeacefullybeforemidnightofthenewyear.Muchlater,whenChrist

ianityspreadthroughoutIrelandandOctober31wasnolongerthelastdayoftheyear,Halloweenbecameacelebrationmostlyforchildren."Ghosts"wen

tfromdoortodooraskingfortreats,orelseatrickwouldbeplayedontheownersofthehouse.WhenmillionsofIrishpeopleimmigratedt

otheUnitedStatesinthe1840sthetraditioncamewiththem.Today'schooldancesandneighborhoodpartiescalled"blockpar

ties"arepopularamongyoungandoldalike.MoreandmoreadultscelebrateHalloween.Theydressuplikehistoricalorpoliticalfiguresandgotomasqueradepart

ies（化妆舞会）.Inlargercities,costumedchildrenandtheirparentsgatheratshoppingmallsearlyintheevening.Storesandbusinessesgiveparti

eswithgamesandtreatsforthechildren.Teenagersenjoycostumedancesattheirschoolsandthemoreoutrageousthecostumethe

better!Certainpranks（恶作剧）suchassoapingcarwindowsandtippingovergarbagecansareexpected.Butpartyingandpranksarenot

theonlythingsthatHalloweenersenjoydoing.Somecollectmoneytobuyfoodandmedicineforneedychildrenaroundtheworld.SymbolsofHalloweenHalloweenor

iginatedasacelebrationconnectedwithevilspirits.Witchesflyingonbroomstickswithblackcats,ghosts,goblins（小精灵）andskeletonshaveallevolved

assymbolsofHalloween.Theyarepopulartrick-or-treatcostumesanddecorationsforgreetingcardsandwindows.BlackisoneofthetraditionalHall

oweencolors,probablybecauseHalloweenfestivalsandtraditionstookplaceatnight.IntheweeksbeforeOctober31,Americansd

ecoratewindowsofhousesandschoolswithsilhouettes（轮廓）ofwitchesandblackcats.PumpkinsarealsoasymbolofHalloween

.Thepumpkinisanorange-coloredsquash,andorangehasbecometheothertraditionalHalloweencolor.Carvingpumpkinsi

ntojack-o'lanternsisaHalloweencustomalsodatingbacktoIreland.AlegendgrewupaboutamannamedJackwhowassostingy（吝啬的）thathewasnotallowedi

ntoheavenwhenhedied,becausehewasamiser（吝啬鬼）.Hecouldn'tenterhelleitherbecausehehadplayedjokesonthedevil.Asaresult,Jackhadtowalktheearthwithhi

slanternuntilJudgementDay（审判日）.TheIrishpeoplecarvedscaryfacesoutofturnips（芜菁根）,beets（甜菜根）orpotatoesrepresenting"JackoftheLantern,"orJack-o'lante

rn.WhentheIrishbroughttheircustomstotheUnitedStates,theycarvedfacesonpumpkinsbecauseintheautumntheyweremore

plentifulthanturnips.Todayjack-o'-lanternsinthewindowsofahouseonHalloweennightletcostumedchildrenknowthattherearegoodies（糖果）waiting

iftheyknockandsay"TrickorTreat!"HalloweenTreatsDriedPumpkinSeedsAftercarvingyourpumpkin,separatethepulpfromth

eseeds.Rinse（冲洗）theseedsandspreadthemouttodry.Thenextday,addenoughmeltedbutterormargarine（人造黄油）tocoateachseed.Spreadtheseedson

toacookiesheet（甜酥饼干）andbakefor20minutesina300degreeovenfor20minutesoruntiltheyareslightlybrown.CaramelApplesTakethepaperwrappingoffabout100ca

ramels（饴糖）andputtheminasaucepan（炖锅）.Putthesaucepanoverapanofboilingwater.Boilthewateruntilthecaramelsmelt.Putawoode

nstickintothetopofeachapple,diptheappleintothecaramel.Letthemcoolonwaxpaperandenjoy!ScaryStoriesNoHallow

eenpartyiscompletewithoutatleastonescarystory.Usuallyonepersontalksinalowvoicewhileeveryoneelsecrowdstogetheronthefloorora

roundafire.ThefollowingisaretellingofataletoldinBritainandinNorthCarolinaandVirginia."WhatDoYouComeFor?"Therewasan

oldwomanwholivedallbyherself,andshewasverylonely.Sittinginthekitchenonenight,shesaid,"Oh,IwishIhadsomeco

mpany."Nosoonerhadshespokenthandownthechimneytumbledtwofeetfromwhichthefleshhadrotted.Theoldwoman'seyes

bulgedwithterror.Thentwolegsdroppedtothehearthandattachedthemselvestothefeet.Thenabodytumbleddown,thentwoarms,andaman'shead.Astheoldwomanwatche

d,thepartscametogetherintoagreat,tallman.Themandancedaroundandaroundtheroom.Fasterandfasterhewent.Thenhestoppe

d,andhelookedintohereyes."Whatdoyoucomefor?Sheaskedinasmallvoicethatshiveredandshook."WhatdoIcomefor?"hesaid."IcomeforYOU!"Thenarratorshou

tsandjumpsatthepersonnearhim!