文档介绍：万圣节的英语资料 万圣节的英文
HALLOWEEN
One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed in start in October in every elementary school.
Children would make Halloween decorations, all kinds of orange-paper jack-o-lanterns. And from black paper you”d cut “scary“ designs ---an evil witch with a pointed hat riding through the sky on a broomstick, maybe with black bats flying across the moon, and that meant bad luck. And of course black cats for more bad luck. Sometimes a black cat would ride away into the sky on the back of the witch”s broom.
And on Halloween night we”d dress up in Mom or Dad”s old shoes and clothes, put on a mask, and be ready to go outside. The little kids (children younger than we were) had to go with their mothers, but we older ones went together to neighbors” houses, ringing their doorbell and yelling, “Trick or treat!“ meaning, “Give us a treat (something to eat) or we”ll play a trick on you!“ The people inside were supposed to come to the door and comment on our costumes.
Oh! here”s a ghost. Oh, there”s a witch. Oh, here”s an old lady.
Sometimes they would play along with us and pretend to be scared by some ghost or witch. But they would always have some candy and maybe an apple to put in our “trick or treat bags.“ But what if no one come to the doo