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1、OnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman,whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingywithhismoney.Sohewassenttohell.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil(Satan),sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern. Well,IrishchildrenmadeJack'slanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip,hollowed
2、outwiththesideshavingholesandlitbylittlecandlesinside.AndIrishchildrenwouldcarrythemastheywentfromhousetohousebeggingforfoodforthevillageHalloweenfestivalthathonoredtheDruidgodMuckOlla.TheIrishnamefortheselanternswas"Jackwiththelantern"or"Jackofthelantern,"abbreviatedas"Jack-o'-lantern"andnowspelle
3、d"jack-o-lantern." ThetraditionalHalloweenyoucanreadaboutinmostbookswasjustchildren'sfunnight.HalloweencelebrationswouldstartinOctoberineveryelementaryschool. ChildrenwouldmakeHalloweendecorations,allkindsoforange-paperjack-o-lanterns.Andfromblackpaperyou'dcut"scary"designs---anevilwitchwithapoin
4、tedhatridingthroughtheskyonabroomstick,maybewithblackbatsflyingacrossthemoon,andthatmeantbadluck.Andofcourseblackcatsformorebadluck.Sometimesablackcatwouldrideawayintotheskyonthebackofthewitch'sbroom. AndonHalloweennightwe'ddressupinMomorDad'soldshoesandclothes,putonamask,andbereadytogooutside.The
5、littlekids(childrenyoungerthanwewere)hadtogowiththeirmothers,butweolderoneswenttogethertoneighbors'houses,ringingtheirdoorbellandyelling,"Trickortreat!"meaning,"Giveusatreat(somethingtoeat)orwe'llplayatrickonyou!"Thepeopleinsideweresupposedtocometothedoorandcommentonourcostumes. Oh!here'saghost.Oh
6、,there'sawitch.Oh,here'sanoldlady. Sometimestheywouldplayalongwithusandpretendtobescaredbysomeghostorwitch.Buttheywouldalwayshavesomecandyandmaybeanappletoputinour"trickortreatbags."Butwhatifnoonecometothedoor,orifsomeonechasedusaway?Thenwe'dplayatrickonthem,usuallytakingapieceofsoapandmakemarkson
7、theirwindows..Andafterwardswewouldgohomeandcountwhogotthemostcandy.Onepopularteen-agers'Halloweentrickwastounrollarolloftoiletpaperandthrowithighintoatreeagainandagainuntilthetreewasallwrappedinthewhitepape
