中國的鬼節一般被預設為農曆的7月15中元節，而西方的鬼節則是每年的10月31日和11月1日，在這一天人們都會穿著妖魔鬼怪的裝束在一起相聚，與此同時也有小孩會提著南瓜燈走街串巷的去要糖果吃，那麼。南瓜燈用英語怎麼說？有哪些來歷？一起去看看吧。
One story about Jack， an Irishman， who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan)， so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.
關於萬聖節有這樣一個故事。是說有一個叫傑克的愛爾蘭人，因為他對錢特別的吝嗇，就不允許他進入天堂，而被打入地獄。但是在那裡他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地獄，罰他提著燈籠永遠在人世裡行走。
Well， Irish children made Jack's lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip， hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla. The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern，" abbreviated as " Jack-o'-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern."
在十月三十一日愛爾蘭的孩子們用土豆和蘿蔔製作“傑克的燈籠”，他們把中間挖掉、表面上打洞並在裡邊點上蠟燭。為村裡慶祝督伊德神的萬聖節，孩子們提著這種燈籠挨家挨戶乞討食物。這種燈籠的愛爾蘭名字是“拿燈籠的傑克”或者“傑克的燈籠”，縮寫為Jack-o'-lantern 。
The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just children's fun night. Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school.
現在你在大多數書裡讀到的萬聖節只是孩子們開心的夜晚。在國小校裡，萬聖節是每年十月份開始慶祝的。孩子們會製作萬聖節的裝飾品：各種各樣桔紅色的南瓜燈。
小結：相信對西方文化有所瞭解的人都會記得這麼一個故事，也會了解萬聖節其實一開始並不是群聖們狂歡的日子，而是在為了讚美秋天的節日……
