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万圣节你不知道的6件事

黑色和橘红色是万圣节的标配。黑色，意味着死亡、忧郁，预示着夜色到来。橘红色代表着不屈不挠、重生、力量，标志着秋收累累。万圣节过后，死亡(冬季)取代硕果累累的秋季。因此，万圣节的颜色是黑色和橘红色。

万圣节你不知道的6件事

3. Costumes

服装

The custom of wearing costumes or masks comes from Celtic tradition of young men impersonating evil spirits, by dressing up in white costumes with blackened faces or masks in an attempt to placate these spirit.

万圣节的装扮源自凯尔特年轻人模仿幽灵的传统，年轻人穿着白色衣服，把脸涂黑，或者带上面具，以安抚幽灵。

万圣节你不知道的6件事

4. Trick or Treat

不给糖，就捣蛋

Trick or Treating has a short history. In 19th century Scotland and Ireland, there is some records of children travelling door-to-door praying for souls or performing for money or cakes on All Hallows Eve. However, the tradition is a short step from the medieval practice of souling, in which beggars went door to door on October 31 to pray for souls in return for food. The food given was often a Soul Cake, which was a small round cake which represented a soul being freed from Purgatory when the cake was eaten. Today Trick or Treat means “gives us a treat or we'll pull a prank on you.