关于中西方文化的英文参考文献（节日文化）

万圣节的由来：
关于万圣节由来的，传说最多的版本认为，那是源于基督诞生前的 古西欧国家，主要包括爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士。这几处的古西欧人叫 德鲁伊特人。德鲁伊特的 新年在 十一月一日， 新年前夜，德鲁伊特人让年轻人集队，戴着各种怪异面具，拎着刻好的 萝卜灯( 南瓜灯系后期 习俗，古西欧最早没有南瓜)，他们游走于 村落间。这在当时实则为一种秋收的庆典；也有说是“鬼节”，传说当年 死去的人， 灵魂会在万圣节的 前夜造访人世，据说 人们应该让造访的鬼魂看到圆满的收成并对鬼魂呈现出丰盛的款待。所有 篝火及 灯火，一来为了吓走鬼魂，同时也为鬼魂照亮路线，引导其回归。


Origin of Halloween: The Origin of Halloween, the largest version of that legend, it was before the birth of Christ from the ancient Western European countries, including Ireland, Scotland and Wales. That several of the ancient people of Western Europe were called Druids. Druids of the New Year in the November 1, New Year's Eve, Druids were set to allow young people team, wearing all kinds of strange mask, carrying a carved radish good lights (later the Department of pumpkin lights customs, the ancient Western Europe Pumpkin is not the first), they walk in between villages. This was actually a kind of harvest celebration; also said to be "Halloween" legend was dead,The soul will be the eve of Halloween, visit the world, it is said people should be allowed to visit the ghost to see the ghost of a successful harvest and showing a rich hospitality. All the bonfire and lights, one hand in order to frighten away the ghost, but also for the ghost light line, to guide their return.