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1、HappyHalloween!!Whatishalloween?HalloweenisaholidaycelebratedonOctober31.Bytradition,Halloweenbeginsaftersunset.Longago,peoplebelievedthatwitchesgatheredtogetherandghostswanderedaroundtheworldonHalloween.Today,mostpeoplenolongerbelieveinghostsandwitches.B
2、utthesesupernaturalbeingsarestillapartofHalloween.TheoriginofJacko'Lanterncarvingisuncertain.ThestoryoftheJack-O'-lanternretoldindifferentformsacrossWesternEurope.AnoldIrishfolktaletellsofJack,alazyyetshrewdblacksmithwhousesacrosstotrapSatan.Onestorysayst
3、hatJacktrickedSatanintoclimbinganappletree,andoncehewasupthereJackquicklyplacedcrossesaroundthetrunkorcarvedacrossintothebark,sothatSatancouldn'tgetdown.AnotherversionofthestorysaysthatJackwasgettingchasedbysomevillagersfromwhomhehadstolen,whenhemetSatan,
4、whoclaimeditwastimeforhimtodie.However,JacktoldSatantoturnintoacoinwithwhichhewouldpayforthestolengoods;later,whenthecoin(Satan)disappeared,theChristianvillagerswouldfightoverwhohadstolenit.TheDevilagreedtothisplan.Heturnedhimselfintoasilvercoinandjumpedi
5、ntoJack'swallet,onlytofindhimselfnexttoacrosswhichJackhadalsopickedupinthevillage.Jackhadclosedthewallettight,andthecrossstrippedtheDevilofhispower;andsohewastrapped.Inbothfolktales,JackonlyletsSatangowhenSatenagreesnevertotakehissoul.Afterawhilethethiefd
6、ied,asalllivingthingsdo.Ofcourse,hislifehadbeentoosinfulforJacktogotoheaven;however,Satanhadpromisednottotakehissoul,andsohecouldn'tgotohellaswell.Jackhadnowheretogo.Heaskedhowhewouldseewheretogo,ashehadnolight,andSatanmockinglylefthimanember(灰烬)fromthefl
7、amesofhell,thatwouldneverburnout.Jackputtheemberinsideaturnip(whichwerehisfavoritefood),andbeganendlesslywanderingtheEarthforarestingplace.Hebecameknownas"JackoftheLantern",orJack-o'-lantern.Jack-o-lanternswerealsoawayofprotectingyourhomeagainsttheUndead.
8、Somepeopleusedthemspecificallytodriveawayvampires.TheythoughtthisbecauseitwassaidthattheJack-o-lantern'slightwasawayofidentifyingvampiresand,oncetheiridentitywasknown,theywouldgiveuptheirhuntforyou.Jack-o'-lanternJa
