小学英语演讲稿3分钟关于万圣节（通用4篇）
Halloween Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate everyyear. It means "holy evening," and it comes every October 31, the even
ing before All Saints' Day. However, it is not really a church holiday, itis a holiday for children mainly.
Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick largeorange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candleinside. It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! Theselights are called jack-o'-lanterns, which means "Jack of the lantern".
The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes everyHalloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters. Then theycarry boxes or bags from house to house. Every time they come to a new house,they say,"Trick or treat! Money or eat!" The grown-ups put treat-money or candyin their bags.
Not only children, but most grown-ups also love Halloween and Halloweenparties because on this day,they can disguise themselves as personages or ghostas their imaginations will lead them. This bring them the satisfaction of beingyoung.
万圣节前夕是美国人年年都会庆祝的秋季节日。它的意思是“神圣的夜晚”，在每年的10月31日，也就是万圣节前夜。但实际上这不是一个真正的宗教节日，而主要是孩子们的节日。
每年秋天蔬菜成熟可以食用的时候，孩子们就会挑出大个儿的橙色南瓜。然后在南瓜上刻上一张脸，把一根点燃的蜡烛放在里面。看起来就好像有人在向南瓜外面张望。这些灯就叫做“iack-o'-lantems”，意思也就是“杰克的灯”。
每年万圣节前夕孩子们还戴上奇怪的面具，穿上吓人的服装。有些孩子把脸刷成怪物。然后他们拿着盒子或袋子挨家挨户串门。每来到一个新房子他们就说：“不款待就捣乱!给钱还是吃的!”大人们就会把用来招待的钱或糖放在他们的袋子里了。
不仅孩子，许多成年人也喜欢万圣节前夕和万圣节前夕晚会。因为这一天他们可以根据自己的想象把自己装扮成名流或幽灵。这会带给他们年轻的快感。
Halloween Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means "holy evening," and it comes every October 31, the even
ing before All Saints' Day. However, it is not really a church holiday, it is a holiday for children mainly. Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside. It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! These lights are called jack-o'-lanterns, which means "Jack of the lantern". The children also put on strange masks and frightening costumes every
Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters. Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. Every time they come to a new house, they say,"Trick or treat! Money or eat!" The grown-ups put treat-money or candy in their bags. Not only children, but most grown-ups also love Halloween and Halloween
parties because on this day,they can disguise themselves as personages or ghost as their imaginations will lead them. This bring them the satisfaction of being young. 万圣节前夕是美国人年年都会庆祝的秋季节日。它的意思是“神圣的'夜晚”，在每年的10月31日，也就是万圣节前夜。但实际上这不是一个真正的宗教节日，而主要是孩子们的节日。
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Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films. History Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)".The name is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end".Snap-Apple Night (1832) by Daniel Maclise.Depicts apple bobbing and divination games at a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland.The name 'Halloween' and many of its present-day traditions derive from the Old English era. The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day.[4] Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English (ealra hālgena m?ssed?g, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even is itself not attested until 1556. 11月1日 -- 万圣节 All Saints' Day 11月2日 -- 墨西哥的鬼节 Day of Death
万圣节(All Saints' Day, All Hallow's Day或Hallowmas) 是每年11月1日 的欧美大节日。
Halloween 是 All Hallows Eve 的缩写，万圣节前夜的意思，指10月31日的晚上。
For thousands of years people have been celebrating different holidays and festivals at the end of October. The Celts celebrated it as Samhain (pronounced “sow-in”, with “sow” rhyming with cow)。 The Irish English dictionary published by the Irish Texts Society defines the word as follows: “Samhain, All Hallowtide, the feast of the dead in Pagan and Christian times, signalizing the close of harvest and the initiation of the winter season, lasting till May, during which troops (esp. the Fiann) were quartered. Faeries were imagined as particularly active at this season. From it the half year is reckoned. also called Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess)。(1) The Scottish Gaelis Dictionary defines it as ”Hallowtide. The Feast of All Soula. Sam + Fuin = end of summer.“(2) Contrary to the information published by many organizations, there is no archaeological or literary evidence to indicate that Samhain was a deity. The Celtic Gods of the dead were Gwynn ap Nudd for the British, and Arawn for the Welsh. The Irish did not have a ”lord of death“ as such.
Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31,which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costumeparties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting hauntedattractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror filmsarevery happy.
Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31,which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costumeparties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting hauntedattractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horrorfilms.
History
Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes thatwhile "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona,the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead calledParentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whoseoriginal spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)".The name is derivedfrom Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end".Snap-Apple Night (1832) byDaniel Maclise.Depicts apple bobbing and divination games at a Halloween partyin Blarney, Ireland.The name 'Halloween' and many of its present-day traditionsderive from the Old English era.
The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents aScottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the nightbefore All Hallows Day.[4] Although the phrase All Hallows is found in OldEnglish (ealra hālgena m?ssed?g, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even isitself not attested until 1556.
11月1日 -- 万圣节 All Saints' Day
11月2日 -- 墨西哥的鬼节 Day of Death
万圣节(All Saints' Day, All Hallow's Day或Hallowmas) 是每年11月1日 的欧美大节日。
Halloween 是 All Hallows Eve 的缩写，万圣节前夜的意思，指10月31日的晚上。
For thousands of years people have been celebrating different holidays andfestivals at the end of October. The Celts celebrated it as Samhain (pronounced“sow-in”, with “sow” rhyming with cow)。 The Irish English dictionary publishedby the Irish Texts Society defines the word as follows:
“Samhain, All Hallowtide, the feast of the dead in Pagan and Christiantimes, signalizing the close of harvest and the initiation of the winter season,lasting till May, during which troops (esp. the Fiann) were quartered. Faerieswere imagined as particularly active at this season. From it the half year isreckoned. also called Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess)。(1) The Scottish GaelisDictionary defines it as ”Hallowtide. The Feast of All Soula. Sam + Fuin = endof summer.“(2) Contrary to the information published by many organizations,there is no archaeological or literary evidence to indicate that Samhain was adeity. The Celtic Gods of the dead were Gwynn ap Nudd for the British, and Arawnfor the Welsh. The Irish did not have a ”lord of death“ as such.
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloweenbegins after sunset.
万圣节前夜是在10月31日庆祝的一个节日，根据传统，万圣节前夜的庆祝活动从太阳落山开始。
Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamedthe world on Halloween.
在很久以前，人们相信在万圣节前夜女巫会聚集在一起，鬼魂在四处游荡。
Today, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But thesesupernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
现在，大多数人们不再相信有鬼魂和女巫的存在了，但是他们仍然把这些作为万圣节前夜的一部分。
The colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween. Black is a symbolfor night and orange is the color of pumpkins.
黑色和橙色仍然是万圣节前夜的一部分，黑色是夜晚的象征，而橙色代表着南瓜。
A jack-o’-lantern is a hollowed-out pumpkin with a face carved on one side.Candles are usually placed inside, giving the face a spooky glow.
南瓜灯是用雕刻成脸型，中间挖空，再插上蜡烛的南瓜做成的，带来一个毛骨悚然的灼热面孔。
Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs,especially among children.
盛装是最受欢迎的万圣节风俗之一，尤其是受孩子们的欢迎。
According to tradition, people would dress up in costumes (wear specialclothing, masks or disguises) to frighten the spirits away.
按照传统习俗，人们会盛装(穿戴一些特殊的服饰，面具或者装饰)来吓跑鬼魂。
Popular Halloween costumes include vampires (creatures that drink blood),ghosts (spirits of the dead) and were wolves (people that turn into wolves whenthe moon is full).
流行的万圣节服装包括vampires(吸血鬼)，ghosts(死者的灵魂)和werewolves(每当月圆时就变成狼形的人)。
Trick or Treating is a modern Halloween custom where children go from houseto house dressed in costume, asking for treats like candy or toys.欺骗或攻击是现代万圣节的风俗。孩子们穿着特殊的衣服走街串巷，讨取糖果和玩具之类的赏赐。
If they don't get any treats, they might play a trick (mischief or prank)on the owners of the house.
如果他们得不到任何的赏赐，就可能会对屋主大搞恶作剧或者胡闹了。
The tradition of the Jack o' Lantern comes from a folktale about a mannamed Jack who tricked the devil and had to wander the Earth with a lantern.
南瓜灯的传统来自于一个民间传说。一个名叫Jack的人戏弄了恶魔，之后就不得不提着一盏灯在地球上流浪。
The Jack o' Lantern is made by placing a candle inside a hollowed-outpumpkin, which is carved to look like a face.
南瓜灯是用雕刻成脸型，中间挖空，再插上蜡烛的南瓜做成的。
There are many other superstitions associated with Halloween. Asuperstition is an irrational idea, like believing that the number 13 isunlucky!
和万圣节有关的迷信还有很多。迷信是一种不合常理的想法，比如认为13是不吉利的数字!
Halloween is also associated with supernatural creatures like ghosts andvampires.
万圣节还和一些诸如鬼魂和吸血鬼之类的超自然的生物有关。
These creatures are not part of the natural world.
这些生物不是自然界的一部分。
They don't really exist... or do they?
他们实际上是不存在的......或许他们其实真的存在?
Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magicalpowers.
女巫是万圣节很受欢迎的人物，人们认为她们具有强大的魔力。
They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks.
他们通常戴着尖顶的帽子，骑在扫把上飞来飞去。
Bad omens are also part of Halloween celebrations.恶兆也是万圣节庆祝活动的一部分。
A bad omen is something that is believed to bring bad luck, like blackcats, spiders or bats.
人们相信恶兆会带给坏运气，黑猫、蜘蛛或者蝙蝠都算是恶兆。