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!"

　　萬圣節(jié)前夜起源于與邪惡幽靈相關(guān)的慶祝活動。所以騎著掃帚的女巫、幽靈、小妖精和骷髏都是萬圣節(jié)的標(biāo)志物。蝙蝠、貓頭鷹和其他夜間活動的動物也是萬圣節(jié)的普遍標(biāo)志。他們最初是害怕,因?yàn)槿藗冋J(rèn)為這些生物可以與死者的靈魂交流。

　　黑貓也是萬圣節(jié)的象征,也有宗教起源。黑貓被認(rèn)為是轉(zhuǎn)生神圣的未來的能力。在中世紀(jì)人們相信女巫可以把自己變成黑貓。因此,當(dāng)有人看見一只貓,它被認(rèn)為是一個偽裝的女巫。所有這些都是受歡迎的糖果服裝和裝飾賀卡和窗戶。

　　黑色是傳統(tǒng)的萬圣節(jié)顏色,這可能是因?yàn)槿f圣節(jié)前夜的各種傳統(tǒng)或儀式都是在晚上舉行。

　　南瓜是萬圣節(jié)的象征。南瓜是一個橙色南瓜,和橙色萬圣節(jié)已經(jīng)成為其他傳統(tǒng)顏色。雕刻南瓜為杰克- o燈是一個萬圣節(jié)的習(xí)俗也可追溯到愛爾蘭。傳說長大了一個名叫杰克的人非常吝嗇,他不被允許進(jìn)入天堂當(dāng)他死了,因?yàn)樗且粋€吝嗇鬼。他不能進(jìn)入地獄要么因?yàn)樗脚Ч怼＝Y(jié)果,杰克和他的燈籠走在地上,直到審判日。所以杰克和他的`燈籠成了被詛咒的游魂的象征。為了在萬圣節(jié)前夜嚇走這些游魂,愛爾蘭人雕刻成可怕的面孔來蕪菁、甜菜或馬鈴薯代表“杰克的燈籠”,或南瓜燈。當(dāng)愛爾蘭給美國帶來了他們的習(xí)俗,他們雕刻的南瓜臉,因?yàn)樵谇锾斓臅r候南瓜比蕪菁更充足。今天“杰克燈”在一個房子的窗戶在萬圣節(jié)的晚上人們孩子知道有好吃的等待如果他們敲門說“不給糖就搗蛋!”

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