Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. Bats, owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween. They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead.
Black cats are also symbols of Halloween and have religious origins as well. Black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future. During the Middle Ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise. All these are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows.
Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night.
Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack- o'-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser. He couldn't enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day. So Jack and his lantern became the symbol of a lost or damned soul. To scare these souls away on Halloween, the Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips, beets or potatoes representing "Jack of the Lantern," or Jack-o-lantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips. Today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies waiting if they knock and say "Trick or Treat!"
万圣节前夜起源于与邪恶幽灵相关的庆祝活动。所以骑着扫帚的女巫、幽灵、小妖精和骷髅都是万圣节的标志物。蝙蝠、猫头鹰和其他夜间活动的动物也是万圣节的普遍标志。他们最初是害怕,因为人们认为这些生物可以与死者的灵魂交流。
黑猫也是万圣节的象征,也有宗教起源。黑猫被认为是转生神圣的未来的能力。在中世纪人们相信女巫可以把自己变成黑猫。因此,当有人看见一只猫,它被认为是一个伪装的女巫。所有这些都是受欢迎的糖果服装和装饰贺卡和窗户。
黑色是传统的万圣节颜色,这可能是因为万圣节前夜的各种传统或仪式都是在晚上举行。
南瓜是万圣节的象征。南瓜是一个橙色南瓜,和橙色万圣节已经成为其他传统颜色。雕刻南瓜为杰克- o灯是一个万圣节的习俗也可追溯到爱尔兰。传说长大了一个名叫杰克的人非常吝啬,他不被允许进入天堂当他死了,因为他是一个吝啬鬼。他不能进入地狱要么因为他捉弄魔鬼。结果,杰克和他的灯笼走在地上,直到审判日。所以杰克和他的`灯笼成了被诅咒的游魂的象征。为了在万圣节前夜吓走这些游魂,爱尔兰人雕刻成可怕的面孔来芜菁、甜菜或马铃薯代表“杰克的灯笼”,或南瓜灯。当爱尔兰给美国带来了他们的习俗,他们雕刻的南瓜脸,因为在秋天的时候南瓜比芜菁更充足。今天“杰克灯”在一个房子的窗户在万圣节的晚上人们孩子知道有好吃的等待如果他们敲门说“不给糖就捣蛋!”
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