万圣节

　　HALLOWEENOnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman,whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingywithhismoney.Sohewassenttohell.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil(Satan),sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern.Well,IrishchildrenmadeJack'slanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip,hollowedoutwiththesideshavingholesandlitbylittlecandlesinside.AndIrishchildrenwouldcarrythemastheywentfromhousetohousebeggingforfoodforthevillageHalloweenfestivalthathonoredtheDruidgodMuckOlla.TheIrishnamefortheselanternswas"Jackwiththelantern"or"Jackofthelantern,"abbreviatedas"Jack-o'-lantern"andnowspelled"jack-o-lantern."ThetraditionalHalloweenyoucanreadaboutinmostbookswasjustchildren'sfunnight.HalloweencelebrationswouldstartinOctoberineveryelementaryschool.ChildrenwouldmakeHalloweendecorations,allkindsoforange-paperjack-o-lanterns.Andfromblackpaperyou'dcut"scary"designs---anevilwitchwithapointedhatridingthroughtheskyonabroomstick,maybewithblackbatsflyingacrossthemoon,andthatmeantbadluck.Andofcourseblackcatsformorebadluck.Sometimesablackcatwouldrideawayintotheskyonthebackofthewitch'sbroom.AndonHalloweennightwe'ddressupinMomorDad'soldshoesandclothes,putonamask,andbereadytogooutside.Thelittlekids(childrenyoungerthanwewere)hadtogowiththeirmothers,butweolderoneswenttogethertoneighbors'houses,ringingtheirdoorbellandyelling,"Trickortreat!"meaning,"Giveusatreat(somethingtoeat)orwe'llplayatrickonyou!"Thepeopleinsideweresupposedtocometothedoorandcommentonourcostumes.Oh!here'saghost.Oh,there'sawitch.Oh,here'sanoldlady.Sometimestheywouldplayalongwithusandpretendtobescaredbysomeghostorwitch.Buttheywouldalwayshavesomecandyandmaybeanappletoputinour"trickortreatbags."Butwhatifnoonecometothedoor,orifsomeonechasedusaway?Thenwe'dplayatrickonthem,usuallytakingapieceofsoapandmakemarksontheirwindows..Andafterwardswewouldgohomeandcountwhogotthemostcandy.Onepopularteen-agers'Halloweentrickwastounrollarolloftoiletpaperandthrowithighintoatreeagainandagainuntilthetreewasallwrappedinthewhitepaper.Thepaperwouldoftenstayinthetreeforweeksuntilaheavysnoworrainwasheditoff.Norealharmdone,butitmadeabigmessofboththetreeandtheyardunderit.OnekindofHalloweenmischief.

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