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Halloween 萬聖節
The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints.
"萬聖節"這個字本身是源自於天主教會,它是簡略"萬聖之夜(All Hollows Eve)"訛傳而生的字.而萬聖之日(All Hollows Days或稱All Saints Day)是11月1日,這天是天主教用來紀念聖潔之人的日子.
But the Halloween costumes and traditions were really brought by the Celts in Ireland. Around the 5th century BC, summer officially ended on October 31 in Celtic Ireland,so November 1 became their New Year; they called this holiday Samhain (sow-en) since it was a day that the season of the sun was over,and season of darkness and cold started.
但是萬聖節的習俗和傳統卻是由愛爾蘭的凱爾特族人興起的.約在西元5世紀,愛爾蘭凱爾特族的夏日在10月31日就正式結束了,11月1日便成為他們的新年;他們把這個節日稱為死靈慶典(Samhain,讀音為sow-en),因為這天是太陽季節的結束,冷暗冬天的開始.
The Celts believed the Lord of Death ruled the world in winter. When winter came, disembodied spirits that had died throughout the preceding year would come back with Lord of Death because they needed to search living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be the spirits only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed on October 31 all laws of space and time were suspended to allow the spirits world to intermingle with the living.
凱爾特人相信冬天由死神掌管.當冬天來臨時,在去年往生成為無實體的靈魂們會隨著死神一起到來,這些靈魂需要為新的一年尋找活體並且附身在其上,並深信這是重返人世的唯一希望.凱爾特人認為在10月31日這天所有空間和時間的規則都將中止,這樣一來陰間才可以與陽界融合.
Naturally, the still-living did not want to be possessed. On the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in ghoulish costumes and noisily parade around the neighborhood being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess.The thrust of the practices also changed over time to become more ritualized. As belief in spirit possession waned, the practice of dressing up like hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches took on a more ceremonial role.
理所當然的,還活在世上的人們總不想被附身,所以在10月31日的晚上,村民們會將屋內所有的燈火都弄熄,讓房子變的又冷又不舒適.接著他們會穿上鬼怪服裝並且在村莊裡大肆喧嘩遊行,儘可能的摧毀破壞,以嚇走來找活體附身的靈魂.隨著時間變化,為驅鬼而舉行的遊行變的越來越儀式化;相信鬼怪附身的成分少了,裝扮成妖魔鬼怪和巫婆反而變成儀式的重頭戲.
When Irish immigrants fleed their country due to the potato famine and immgrated to America in the 1840's, they brought the Halloween costume into American culture. Nowadays children in America have a lot of fun dressing up in costumes and going "Trick or Treating." Halloween did not grow out of evil practices,it grew out of the rituals of Celts celebrating a new year. Many churches now have Halloween parties or pumpkin carving events for the kids. After all, the day itself is only as evil as one cares to make it.
當愛爾蘭人在1840年期間因馬鈴薯飢荒紛紛逃離自己的國家移居美國,同時也將萬聖節的習俗帶入了美國文化;現今的美國小朋友在萬聖節這天可以盡情裝扮,開心地玩"不給糖就搗蛋"的遊行活動.萬聖節最後並沒有成為一個邪惡的習俗,它反而成為凱爾特族慶祝新年的一種儀式,現在有許多教會也會替小朋友們舉辦萬聖節派對或是南瓜雕刻比賽.因此,萬聖節的邪惡與否,終究還是依人而定.
英文版由來參考網站:
http://english.bhes.tpc.edu.tw/holiday/1031_halloween.asp
http://wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm
英文編輯及中文翻譯:OE網站
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Halloween 萬聖節
The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints.
"萬聖節"這個字本身是源自於天主教會,它是簡略"萬聖之夜(All Hollows Eve)"訛傳而生的字.而萬聖之日(All Hollows Days或稱All Saints Day)是11月1日,這天是天主教用來紀念聖潔之人的日子.
But the Halloween costumes and traditions were really brought by the Celts in Ireland. Around the 5th century BC, summer officially ended on October 31 in Celtic Ireland,so November 1 became their New Year; they called this holiday Samhain (sow-en) since it was a day that the season of the sun was over,and season of darkness and cold started.
但是萬聖節的習俗和傳統卻是由愛爾蘭的凱爾特族人興起的.約在西元5世紀,愛爾蘭凱爾特族的夏日在10月31日就正式結束了,11月1日便成為他們的新年;他們把這個節日稱為死靈慶典(Samhain,讀音為sow-en),因為這天是太陽季節的結束,冷暗冬天的開始.
The Celts believed the Lord of Death ruled the world in winter. When winter came, disembodied spirits that had died throughout the preceding year would come back with Lord of Death because they needed to search living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be the spirits only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed on October 31 all laws of space and time were suspended to allow the spirits world to intermingle with the living.
凱爾特人相信冬天由死神掌管.當冬天來臨時,在去年往生成為無實體的靈魂們會隨著死神一起到來,這些靈魂需要為新的一年尋找活體並且附身在其上,並深信這是重返人世的唯一希望.凱爾特人認為在10月31日這天所有空間和時間的規則都將中止,這樣一來陰間才可以與陽界融合.
Naturally, the still-living did not want to be possessed. On the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in ghoulish costumes and noisily parade around the neighborhood being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess.The thrust of the practices also changed over time to become more ritualized. As belief in spirit possession waned, the practice of dressing up like hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches took on a more ceremonial role.
理所當然的,還活在世上的人們總不想被附身,所以在10月31日的晚上,村民們會將屋內所有的燈火都弄熄,讓房子變的又冷又不舒適.接著他們會穿上鬼怪服裝並且在村莊裡大肆喧嘩遊行,儘可能的摧毀破壞,以嚇走來找活體附身的靈魂.隨著時間變化,為驅鬼而舉行的遊行變的越來越儀式化;相信鬼怪附身的成分少了,裝扮成妖魔鬼怪和巫婆反而變成儀式的重頭戲.
When Irish immigrants fleed their country due to the potato famine and immgrated to America in the 1840's, they brought the Halloween costume into American culture. Nowadays children in America have a lot of fun dressing up in costumes and going "Trick or Treating." Halloween did not grow out of evil practices,it grew out of the rituals of Celts celebrating a new year. Many churches now have Halloween parties or pumpkin carving events for the kids. After all, the day itself is only as evil as one cares to make it.
當愛爾蘭人在1840年期間因馬鈴薯飢荒紛紛逃離自己的國家移居美國,同時也將萬聖節的習俗帶入了美國文化;現今的美國小朋友在萬聖節這天可以盡情裝扮,開心地玩"不給糖就搗蛋"的遊行活動.萬聖節最後並沒有成為一個邪惡的習俗,它反而成為凱爾特族慶祝新年的一種儀式,現在有許多教會也會替小朋友們舉辦萬聖節派對或是南瓜雕刻比賽.因此,萬聖節的邪惡與否,終究還是依人而定.
英文版由來參考網站:
http://english.bhes.tpc.edu.tw/holiday/1031_halloween.asp
http://wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm
英文編輯及中文翻譯:OE網站
我從這裡引用它http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/pj-onlinetutor
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