英语专八的练习题

　　Halloween’s origins date to the ancient Celtic festival __1__

英语专八的练习题

　　of Samhain(pronounced sow-in). The Celts, which lived __2__

　　2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom,

　　and northern France, celebrated its new year on November 1.

　　This day marked the end of the summer and the harvest and __3__

　　the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was

　　often associated with human death. Celts believed that at the __4__

　　night before the new year, theboundary between the worlds

　　of the live and the dead became blurred. On the night of October __5__

　　31, they celebrated Samhain, when it believed that the ghosts __6__

　　of the dead returned to earth. In addiction to causing trouble and

　　damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the

　　other worldly spirits made it easier for the Druids,orCeltic Priest,

　　make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent __7__

　　on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important

　　source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

　　To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires,

　　which the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices __8__

　　to the Celtic deities. During the celebration, the Celts wore

　　costumes, typically consisted of animal heads and skins, and __9__

　　attempted to assume each other’s fortunes. When the celebration __10__

　　was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished

　　earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them

　　during the coming winter.

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