BBC环球慢速英语 第396期:万圣节(2)

voice 2: People all around the world celebrate holidays like Halloween. But they celebrate them in different ways. Today's Spotlight is on Halloween!
声音2：世界各地的人们都会庆祝万圣节这种节日。但是庆祝方式各不相同。今天的重点报道节目就来讲讲万圣节！

voice 1: The tradition of Halloween is very old. In fact, historians, people who study history, believe that Halloween traditions began as long as two thousand five hundred years ago. They believe these traditions started in ancient Ireland, with the Celtic people.
声音1：万圣节的传统历史悠久。实际上，研究历史的历史学家认为，万圣节的传统始于2500年前。他们认为这些传统起源于古爱尔兰的凯尔特人。

voice 2: The Celts had two seasons - summer and winter. The bright half of the year was summer. And the dark half was winter. They believed that the bright half of the year ended around October thirty-one. After this day, came the beginning of the winter season. The Celtic people called this change in season Samhain, which means the 'end of summer.'
声音2：凯尔特人有两个季节：夏季和冬季。光亮的半年是夏季，黑暗的半年是冬季。他们认为，光亮的半年在10月31日前后结束。那天之后便是冬季的开始。凯尔特人将这种季节的变换称为萨温节，意指“夏季的结束”。