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Getting decked out in full costume for Halloween can be a daunting task. Slip on the Ask Me About My Zombie Shirt and get more attention than those who put in a whole lot more effort. For who could resist asking you? They may or may not regret that they did, but hey, it’s Halloween.

很快就要到Halloween了。事实上,早在两个月前,超市就已经开始卖塑料南瓜灯,吸血鬼装扮,血液袋糖浆,眼珠巧克力,断手指软糖……现在这段将近的时间里,超市里的各种糖果都在打折,为了小孩子们敲响房门说“treat or trick"的时候,主人可以毫不吝啬的抓出一大把糖果放在他们的袋子里。

每年的Halloween游行是必不可少的节目。你可以选择在路边做观众,不必装扮,也可以穿上喜欢的costume,欢快的加入在五颜六色,创意无限的人群里。

现在的costume并没有那么局限在恐怖吓人的内容范围,很多女生会装扮成护士,兔女郎,猫女等等性感无敌的角色,今年还有特别的Iron Man套装,去年最流行的是MJ的黑礼貌,大墨镜和白手套。其实许多美国人心灵手巧,总是会亲手缝制自己的costume,谈起来总是神采飞扬,骄傲无比。个人创意和流行元素给这个游行的夜晚增加许多情趣。

作为笨手笨脚的中国留学生,看到店里出售的日本和服costume,决定穿上随身带来却一直没有场合穿着的旗袍,装一次民国时代,双目流血的女鬼。

下面是对Halloween的详细讲述,我们一起来更全面的了解这个有趣的西方节日吧!

Halloween

Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints' Day, but is today largely a secular celebration.

Common Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, ghost tours, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, committing pranks, telling ghost stories or other frightening tales, and watching horror films.