Halloweenisawesternfestival.It’sonOct.31st.
It’sahappytimeforchildrenbecauseatnighttheyputonthemaskstoattendtheparty.Aftertheparty,theyknockatsomeone’sdoorandsay:“trickortread”.Itmeansifyoudon’tgivemethecandies,Iwillplaytrickonyou!Atlastkidscangetenoughcandiesforoneyear.
ByHalloween,veryhappy.
OtherstookmoreterrorHalloweensuit,notscarysuitisthelong,Iwasagodofdeathsuit,isamosthorriblesuit,frightenpeoplehurriedlyescape,likeatruedeath.
Othersadmiremysuit.Imadeit,theterrorofdeath.
HalloweenisalsocalledZhushengFestival.ItisatraditionalfestivalintheWestonNovember1everyyear,andOctober31ontheeveofHalloweenisthemostlivelytimeofthefestival.InChinese,HalloweenisoftenmistakenlytranslatedintoHalloween.
Halloweenwasverysimple,andmostofitwasinchurch.ButacrossEurope,Halloweenisseenasanopportunitytoplay,tellghoststoriesandscareeachother.Sopeoplenolongerusethisfestivaltopraiseautumn,butletitbecomeafestivalofgods,witchesandghosts.
HalloweenonOctober31intheWestbypeopleinavarietyofwaystocelebrateHalloween.AtHalloween,childrenwearspecialclothing,Grabyourmask.Manychildrenplaycalled"NotWelcomeHereShihuaion"thegame.Theyknockonthedoorneighbor,shoutedloudly:"NotWelcomeHereShihuaiit."Neighborsareusuallytreatedthemwithcandy.Ifchildrenarenotcandies,theymightengageinneighborprank.
Somepeoplealsousealargeorangepumpkinlightsdo,carvepumpkinsontheeyes,noseandtheshapeofthecaninetogointothelight,thelightfromtheeyes,noseandcanineDepartmentdisclosedto.
IStillRememberThatHalloween.
Daysanddayspast,Imnotachildanylonger.ButIstillrememberthatHalloween,31stOctober20xx.ThatwasSaturday.IwenttostudyEnglishwithanAmericangirlnamedDebbyasusual.Wehad5studentsaltogether.Beforethatweek,DebbyhadalreadytoldustolearnsomethingaboutHalloweenourselves.
DressinginmasksandcostumesisapopularHalloweenactivity.Costumescanbetraditionalandscary,suchasawitchspointyhatandblackgown.Costumesmayalsohaveamodernflavor.Manychildrendressupasmoviecharactersorafavoritesuperhero.
ButHalloweenisnotjustforchildren.ManyadultsenjoyshowingofftheircostumesatHalloweenparties!