The annual Halloween is coming!
I believe everyone is familiar with Halloween. According to tradition, people will make pumpkin lantern on Halloween, and they will disguise themselves as werewolf, vampires and other various characters. Children will knock on the door one by one and say, "If you don't give , make trouble "...
. Do you know what do you say about Halloween related words?
First of all, Halloween on November 1 is Hallowmas, Halloween on October 31 is Halloween. The Halloween we often talk about generally refers to Halloween on October 31.
·Jack-O-Lantern['læntɚn] (pronounced similar to lan-turn) Pumpkin Lantern
The halloween logo is of course the pumpkin lantern!
The English word for pumpkin is pumpkin, while the pumpkin lantern is Jack-O-Lantern. Why?
This is related to the origin of the pumpkin lantern.
Legend has it that a man named JACK tricked the demon into the tree, and then carved a cross on the stump, intimidating the demon so that he did not dare to come down. Then JACK made three rules with the demon, asking the demon to promise to cast spells so that JACK would never commit a crime and let him go down the tree. After JACK died, his soul could neither go to heaven nor hell, so his undead had to rely on a small candle to guide him to wander between heaven and earth.
In the ancient Irish legend, this small candle is placed in a hollowed-out radish, called "JACK LANTERNS", and the ancient radish lamp has evolved to this day, and it is Jack-O-Lantern made of pumpkin.
·Witch[wɪtʃ] (pronounced similar to which) Witch
A long time ago, people believed that on Halloween Eve, the witches would gather together and ghosts wandered around. Now, most people no longer believe in the existence of ghosts and witches, but they still use these as part of Halloween Eve.
The Witch is a very popular character on Halloween. After the publication of "Harry Potter", many children also dressed up as young wizards in the book.
·Werewolf['wɛrwʊlf] (pronounced similar to where-wolf) werewolf
Legend people who will turn into wolves on the night of full moon. Do you know the English word? Not wolfman.
·Vampires Vampires Vampires
According to legend, vampires who live by sucking blood and cannot bask in the sun are also a typical image in Western culture. People often dress up as vampires on Halloween.
·ghosts Ghosts
Halloween is also called the Western Ghost Festival. As the name suggests, it is the day when ghosts gather, and of course, the ghosts of dead humans are indispensable. Speaking of this, Disney animation " Dream Journey to " is inspired by Day of the Dead in Mexico. On this day, ghosts will have the opportunity to return to the world. Although it is not Halloween, it will start to celebrate on October 31, just like Halloween.
·Black cat Black cat
Black cat
Black cat has always been an unknown symbol in Western culture. Westerners believe that if a black cat passes by a person, he will be in trouble. Black cats are also the image that people often dress up on Halloween.
·trick or treat
I believe everyone is already familiar with this phrase! On Halloween, children knock on the door of their neighbors' house to ask for candy. If adults don't give candy, the children will make pranks.
words have been learned. Have you ever thought about how to celebrate Halloween?
