Today school dances and neighborhood parties called "block parties" are popular among young and old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties. In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties with games and treats for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume the better!

Children dress up as witches, ghosts or vampires, and they go from house to house playing trick or treat. Certain pranks such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.

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　　现在万圣节前夜的活动发生了很多变化，校园舞会和社区派对等老少皆宜的活动颇受欢迎。现在，越来越多的成年人也加入了万圣节前夜的庆祝活动。他们化装成各种历史人物或政治人物去参加化妆舞会。在大城市，穿这各种万圣节服装的大人孩子晚上早早就汇集到购物中心。商家为人们准备了各种游戏，并为孩子们提供很多食物。孩子们非常喜欢学校的化妆舞会，服装越希奇古怪就越被推崇。

　　在万圣节前夜，孩子们会化妆成女巫、幽灵或吸血鬼，挨家挨户地去捣鬼要糖果。他们可能会做一些诸如涂抹汽车车窗、打翻垃圾桶之类的恶作剧。派对和恶作剧并不是万圣节前夜的唯一活动项目，也有人会募集款项为世界上的贫困儿童买些食物或药品。

　　（Penny 编译）