“萬聖節”這個名字是怎麼來的？

Halloween is primarily marked by putting on a disguise and asking for candy, but Halloween draws on two historic celebrations: the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints’ Day.

萬聖節的主要特點是喬裝打扮和索要糖果，但萬聖節有兩個歷史性的慶祝活動:古代凱爾特人的薩溫節和諸聖節（天主教、聖公宗、東正教的節日）。

The spooky festival’s name, however, comes from only one.

然而，這個鬼節的名字卻只有一個來源。

Why is it called Halloween?

爲什麼它被叫作萬聖節？

Samhain is an Celtic word that some scholars think means “summer’s end,” and it marks the beginning of winter at the end of the harvest season. It was celebrated around November 1 when, it was believed, the dead arose for one night. OK, things are starting to sound familiar …

薩溫節是一個凱爾特詞彙，一些學者認爲它是指“夏季的結束”，標誌着冬季的開始，也是收穫季節的結束。在每年的11月1日左右，人們會慶祝這一天，據說死者會在這一天的晚上起牀。好吧，事情聽起來有點熟悉了…

Samhain is an Celtic word that some scholars think means “summer’s end,” and it marks the beginning of winter at the end of the harvest season. It was celebrated around November 1 when, it was believed, the dead arose for one night. OK, things are starting to sound familiar …

薩溫節是一個凱爾特詞彙，一些學者認爲它是指“夏季的結束”，標誌着冬季的開始，也是收穫季節的結束。在每年的11月1日左右，人們會慶祝這一天，據說死者會在這一天的晚上起牀。好吧，事情聽起來有點熟悉了…

The word Halloween is a direct derivation of All Saints’ Day. An old name for All Saints’ Day is All Hallows (or Allhallows), with hallow meaning “holy person; saint.” And, the night before All Hallows Even (meaning Eve). The phrase became shortened and the V became elided, yielding Halloween, and which is why Hallowe’en is sometimes so spelled (to note the missing V). Halloween is recorded in the mid-1500s.

Halloween這個詞是All Saints ' Day的直接派生詞。All Saints’ Day的舊名是All Hallows(或Allhallows)，hallow意爲“聖人”；聖徒”。甚至也可代表萬聖節前夜。這個短語被縮短了，V被省略了，於是就有了Halloween，這就是爲什麼Hallowe 'en有時也被拼寫成這樣(注意漏掉的V)。萬聖節起源於16世紀中期。