Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, primarily in Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the United States. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints' Day, but is today largely a secular celebration.
Common Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, ghost tours, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, committing pranks, telling ghost stories or other frightening tales, and watching horror films.
Origin of name
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.[10] Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English (ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even is itself not attested until 1556.
万圣节（或万圣节）是一年一度的节日主要是观察10月31日在爱尔兰,苏格兰,加拿大和美国.它在凯尔特的Samhain的节日和基督教节日诸圣日根,但今天在很大程度上是一个世俗的庆祝活动.
常见的万圣节活动包括伎俩或-治疗,穿的服装,参加化装聚会,雕刻南瓜灯,鬼之旅,篝火,苹果上下摆动,参观景点闹鬼,犯下恶作剧,讲故事或其他可怕的鬼故事,看恐怖电影.
名称的由来
万圣节是在16世纪第一个证明和字代表了更充分的苏格兰变全圣,甚至（“黄昏”）,然后一整天.[10]尽管这句话被发现在所有的圣圣,那就是,夜古英语（ealra hālgena mæssedæg,大规模的诸圣日）,全圣,甚至直到1556本身证明.