我們平時所說的萬聖節 (All Hallow's Day)，其實是萬聖節前夜 (Halloween)，即10月31日，11月1日纔是萬聖節。
We usually say the Halloween (All Hallow's Day), is Halloween (Halloween), which in October 31st, November 1st is the halloween.
萬聖節前夜又被叫做 “All Hallow E'en”， “The Eve of All Hallows”， “Hallow e'en”， 或者 “The eve of All Saintas'Day”。後來約定俗成被叫做 “Halloween”。 萬聖節前夜是西方國家的傳統節日，這一夜是一年中最“鬧鬼”的一夜，所以也叫“鬼節”。話說我們中國也有“鬼節”呢，即農曆七月十四的盂蘭節 (Hungry Ghost Festival)，俗稱中元節。
Halloween called "All Hallow E'en", "The Eve of All Hallows", "Hallow e'en", or "The eve of All Saintas'Day". The convention was called "Halloween". Halloween is a traditional festival in western countries, this night is one of the most "haunted" in the night, so it is called "halloween". We Chinese have a saying "Halloween", namely the lunar calendar in July fourteen of the hungry ghost festival (Hungry Ghost Festival), commonly known as the festival of the dead.
在萬聖節前夜，小孩子們都開心的不得了，等了一年的“不請吃就搗蛋”(Trick or treat) 呀!夜幕降臨，孩子們便迫不及待地穿上五顏六色 (multi-colored) 的化妝服，戴上千奇百怪的面具 (all sorts of strange masks)，提上一盞“傑克燈 (jack-o'lantern)”跑出去挨家挨戶的要糖、小點心或者零錢。小氣的人家就要倒黴了，小搗蛋鬼們 (trouble maker)會在門把手塗上肥皂，有時還把他們的貓塗上顏色。
In Halloween, children are very happy, waiting for a year "trick or treat" (Trick or treat)! As night fell, children will be unable to hold oneself back to wear (multi-colored) be riotous with colour makeup suits, wear a mask of all sorts of strange things (all sorts of strange masks), put on a "Jack-O-Lantern (jack-o'lantern)" from door to door to run out of sugar, snacks or change. The mean people will be out of luck, the little monkeys (trouble maker) will apply soap on the door handle, and sometimes their cats painted colors.
現在，“Trunk or treat” 似乎更加流行，在指定停車場 (parking lot)，家長們會把車佈置成各種有趣、漂亮的主題，準備好零食，等待孩子們的“搗亂”。
Now, "Trunk or treat" seems to be more popular in the designated parking area (parking lot), parents will put the car into a variety of interesting layout, beautiful theme, prepare snacks, waiting for the children ".
由於萬聖夜臨近蘋果的`豐收期，“咬蘋果”(Apple Biting) 也成了萬聖節前夜很流行的遊戲。遊戲時，大人們讓蘋果漂浮在裝滿水的盆裏，然後讓孩子們在不用手的條件下用嘴去咬蘋果，誰先咬到，誰就是優勝者。 另外焦糖蘋果 (caramel apple， toffee apple)，熱蘋果西打 (cider)，粟米糖(candy corn)，烘南瓜子 (pumpkin seed) 等也是受歡迎的應節食品。
Since Halloween approaching apple harvest, "bite" (Apple Biting) has become a very popular Halloween game. The game, the adults make apple floating in a basin filled with water, and then let the children in the mouth bite apple do not in the hands of the conditions, who first bite, who is the winner. In addition the caramel apple (Caramel Apple, toffee apple), hot apple cider (cider), candy corn (candy corn), roasted pumpkin seeds (pumpkin seed) is also popular festive food.
