ILC OSAKA NEWS　2007/10/17

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★★ ILC OSAKA NEWS　2007/10/17★★
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ILCのジョン・ノーランです。
10月31日のハロインの起源ってご存知？
コラムのタイトルは “What is Samhain? ”です。

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【穴埋め問題】

★★What is Samhain? ★★

October is a time in Japan for eating ______________ food, looking at the fall

______________ and enjoying the fine ______________. In Europe, the days ______________

colder, and the light becomes shorter. Samhain (pronounced Sowin) ______________ means

“summer’s end.” It is an Irish name for the first day of ______________. It is also a

______________ among the ancient Celts of Ireland, Wales and Scotland. This festival was

______________ to the ______________ and to the dead. Samhain is a time when the

______________ between the world of the living and the world of the dead become

______________ allowing ______________ and other ______________ beings to pass

______________ the worlds to ______________ with humans. It is a time of the year when

ancestors are especially ______________.

This makes it very similar to the time of Obon in Japan. During Samhain, many bonfires

were lit and all families would take a ______________ from the same bonfire to light

their ______________.

This festival is known to most Japanese people today as ______________ which is an

______________ of “All-Hallows-even”. On Halloween night in Ireland, adults and

children dress up as creatures from the ______________ (for example., ghosts, ghouls,

zombies, ______________ and goblins), light bonfires, and enjoy ______________ fireworks

______________ (despite the fact that such ______________ are usually ______________).

Halloween was perceived as the night ______________ ______________ the division between

the world of the ______________ and the ______________ was blurred so ______________ of

the dead and were able to walk ______________ on the earth. It was ______________ to

dress as a spirit or otherworldly ______________ when going outdoors to blend in. The

children ______________ on the neighbors' doors, in order to ______________ fruit, nuts,

and sweets for the Halloween festival. Salt was once ______________ in the hair of the

children to ______________ against evil______________.
Candy and toy company’s have used Halloween to make money. Mostly, though, Halloween

______________ are harmless. There is no ______________ holiday in North America but

many children ______________ going outside in the ______________ with their friends for

“trick or treat”.

Halloween is seen as a pagan event. A Pagan is ______________ who is polytheistic or a

______________ in many gods. This is difficult for monotheists ______________

______________ and many families do not ______________ their children ______________ in

the day’s events. Still, Halloween is a fun day for children and they enjoy

______________ hot apple cider and sharing their ______________ with friends and

______________.

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【全文】

★★What is Samhain?★★

October is a time in Japan for eating delicious food, looking at the fall foliage
(黄葉)and enjoying the fine weather. In Europe, the days grow colder, and the light

becomes shorter. Samhain (サウェンと発音) literally (文字どおり)means “summer’s end.”

It is an Irish name for the first day of November. It is also a festival among the

ancient Celts (古代ケルト民族) of Ireland, Wales and Scotland. This festival was

dedicated (ささげられる) to the harvest(収穫) and to the dead. Samhain is a time when

the boundaries (境界）between the world of the living and the world of the dead become

thinner allowing spirits （霊魂）and other supernatural （超自然的）beings to pass

between the worlds to socialize with humans. It is a time of the year when ancestors （

祖先）are especially honored（名誉ある）.

This makes it very similar to the time of Obon in Japan. During Samhain, many bonfires

（大かがり火）were lit （火をつける）and all families would take a flame from the same

bonfire to light their hearth　（暖炉）.

This festival is known to most Japanese people today as Halloween which is an

abbreviation （省略）of “All-Hallows-even”. On Halloween night in Ireland, adults and

children dress up as （見たいな格好をする）creatures （化け物）from the underworld （地

獄）(for example, ghosts, ghouls（死体を食う悪鬼), zombies, witches and goblins　（小鬼

）), light bonfires, and enjoy spectacular （素晴らしい）fireworks displays （花火大会）

(despite the fact that such displays are usually illegal（不法）).

Halloween was perceived （考えられている）as the night during which the division
（境界）between the world of the living and the otherworld （来世）was blurred so

spirits of the dead were able to walk free on the earth. It was necessary to dress as a

spirit or otherworldly creature when going outdoors to blend in　（溶け込める）. The

children knock on the neighbors' doors, in order to gather fruit, nuts, and sweets for

the Halloween festival. Salt was once sprinkled in （振りかける）the hair of the

children to protect against (清める)evil spirits.
Candy and toy company’s have used Halloween to make money in the United States. Mostly,

though, Halloween festivities are harmless (無害). There is no official holiday in North

America but many children enjoy going outside in the evening with their friends for

“trick or treat”.

Halloween is seen as a pagan （多神教の）event. A Pagan is someone who is polytheistic（

多神教） or a believer in many gods. This is difficult for monotheists （一神教者）to

understand and many families do not let their children participate （参加する）in the

day’s events. Still, Halloween is a fun day for many children and they enjoy drinking

hot apple cider and sharing their candy with friends and classmates.

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