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Happy Halloween s mell my feet and give me something good to eat!. Thought Questions Some phrases and words about Halloween The story of Halloween Activities--Sending your pals e-cards. What does Halloween mean in Chinese? Is Halloween the same as All Saints’ Day?
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Happy Halloweensmell my feet and give me something good to eat! Thought Questions Some phrases and words about Halloween The story of Halloween Activities--Sending your pals e-cards
What does Halloween mean in Chinese? Is Halloween the same as All Saints’ Day? How do the Westerners celebrate for the day? What popular Halloween activities do you know? What do children do on Halloween? If you join a masquerade, what will you be? Thought Questions
All Saints’ Day萬聖節 Halloween萬聖節前夕 trick or treat不給就搗蛋 Jack-O-Lantern 燈籠 pumpkins 南瓜 carve 雕刻 candies masquerade (n) (v: )~ as 化裝舞會 costume 戲服 ghost 鬼 Superman Vampire Frankstien witch / wizard killer Phrases & Words for Halloween
(AP) Oct 17, 2000 A woman buys pumpkins at an outdoor market in Paris Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, as preparations for Halloween go on. Halloween has been more and more popular in the past several years in France which does not traditionallycelebrate the holiday. Halloween News
2500 years ago,the Celts (居爾特人) living in the Great Britain believed that people are mastered (主宰) by gods. They also believed that Samhain (死亡之神),the death god, would come back to the world (重返人間) with the dead at the night on October 3l. How many years ago did the Celts live in the Great Britain? What did the Celts believe then? Who is the death god to the Celts? When would the death god come back to the world every year? The Halloween Story
The Celts built bonfires and fired animals as sacrificial offerings (獻禮) to the death god. Some Celts were dressed in costumes made from animal heads or furs (毛皮), which was the origin (由來) of today’s Halloween masquerade. The Halloween Story • How did the Celts celebrate for Halloween? • What did some Celts wear on the day?
The night of the death god was a horrifying time that signified (象徵) the coming of winter and was the beginning of Halloween eve. What does Halloween mean? Is Halloween the first day of All Saints’ Day? The Halloween Story
Today, the religious meaning of Halloween has been weaken; instead, the holiday expresses man’s cherishing memory (緬懷) of Halloween via innovative (現代創新), ever-changing modern masquerade. How do westerners celebrate for Halloween? The Halloween Story
Halloween Greetings: Trick or Treat! Happy Halloween! How are you going to celebrate for Halloween? How do you celebrate for Halloween? What is the weather like? Sending an e-card to e-pals
Selected Links for Halloween Studies • Halloween Online: Midi Files and others • Halloween Clipart • Halloween on the Net • Halloween Magic