万圣节前夜是儿童们纵情玩闹的好时候。当夜幕降临时，孩子们便穿上五颜六色的化妆服，戴上各种妖怪式的面具。不少孩子还手提一盏“杰克灯”。杰克灯的做法是将南瓜掏空，内插一支小腊烛，外面刻上笑眯眯的的眼睛和大嘴巴。蜡烛点燃后，人们在很远的地方便可看到刻在瓜上这张憨态可掬的笑脸。在月光照耀下，孩子们来到邻居前，威吓般地喊着：“TRICK-OR-TREAT”。意思是“耍恶作剧还是给予款待。”如得不到款待，调皮的孩子就会把人家门上的拉手涂上肥皂，或者把别人和猫涂上颜色。这些小恶作剧常令大人们啼笑皆非。大多数人家则早早备好糖果，以款待这些天真烂漫的小客人。许多成年人则把自已打扮成孩子或动物或各种各样的模样，聚集于广场...[详细]
Black cats are also symbols of Halloween and have religious origins as well. Black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future. During the Middle Ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise. All these are popular trick-or-treat costumes ...[More]
