一年一度的萬聖節又來啦！西方國家在慶祝萬聖節前夜時舉行的活動豐富多彩，孩子們會裝扮成可愛的“鬼怪”挨家逐戶地敲門並索要糖果。傳說這一晚，各種“鬼怪”也會混入小孩中慶祝萬聖節的到來。一起來看看歪果仁都怎麼過節吧~

In the United Kingdom, Halloween traditions are very popular, especially among kids and teenagers. We looked at some of the most common activities.

在英國，萬聖節習俗非常流行，尤其受到了小朋友和青少年的喜愛。我們一起來看看其中一些最常見的活動吧。

南瓜燈

These are pumpkins with the inside removed and eyes, a mouth and a nose cut into one side. A candle is placed inside the empty pumpkin and the light creates a scary face effect. People use pumpkin lanterns to decorate their homes at Halloween. Do people actually eat their pumpkins? Yes, they do! Pumpkin soup and pumpkin curry are very popular meals at this time of year.

把南瓜內瓤掏空，在一面上刻上眼睛、嘴巴和鼻子。然後在這個空心南瓜裡點上一支蠟燭，燭光透過南瓜上的“面孔”，營造出了一種恐怖氛圍。萬聖節時，人們會用這種南瓜燈來裝飾屋子。那麼人們會吃掉這些南瓜嗎？答案是肯定的！每年的這個時候，南瓜湯和南瓜咖哩都備受歡迎。

Apple bobbing

咬蘋果

To play this game, place some apples in a large bowl of water. The competitors have to take a bite from one of the apples without using their hands. To make this more difficult, the competitors have their eyes covered with a scarf. You are not allowed to use the sides of the bowl to help you bite the apple. This game often involves getting very wet so it’s a good idea to bring a towel!

玩這個遊戲時，人們會在一大碗水中放上一些蘋果。在不能用手的情況下，參賽者要試著用嘴巴去咬蘋果。為了加大難度，人們還會用圍巾將參賽者的眼睛蒙起來。參賽者也不能借助碗沿來咬蘋果。玩這個遊戲常常會被弄得一身溼，所以帶上條毛巾是個好主意。

Dressing up

變裝打扮

People of all ages dress up on Halloween. The most popular fancy dress costumes include witches, vampires, ghosts, skeletons, zombies and monsters. You can buy a costume from a shop or you can make your own at home. It’s easy to make a ghost costume from an old white sheet or wear black clothes to look like a witch.

不論老少，人們都會在萬聖節變裝打扮一番。最受歡迎的化妝服飾有女巫、吸血鬼、鬼魂、骷髏頭、殭屍、怪獸等。你可以從商店裡買服飾，也可以在家裡自己動手製作。用一條白色舊床單製作鬼魂化妝服並不難，或者穿上黑衣服扮成女巫的樣子。

Trick-or-treating

不給糖就搗亂

Children dress up and then visit the houses in their neighborhood asking for a “trick or treat”. The neighbor gives them sweets or money as a “treat”. If there is no treat, the children play a trick on the neighbor. Some people think that playing tricks is unkind but luckily there is nearly always a treat. This custom is imported from the United States and is more popular with young people than with adults. Young children usually go trick-or-treating with parents or an older brother or sister.

孩子們變裝打扮後會去小區鄰居家玩“不給糖就搗亂”的遊戲。鄰居們會請孩子們吃糖或者給點錢。如果不請客的話，孩子們會給鄰居來個惡作劇。一些人覺得惡作劇不太好，但好在人們大多會請客。和成年人相比，這種源於美國的習俗在年輕人當中更受歡迎。通常，小孩子們會跟著父母或者哥哥姐姐去玩“不給糖就搗亂”。