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How Halloween Is Celebrated in China

Do Chinese people celebrate Halloween? Find out in this comprehensible input video, as we talk about Halloween in China and other traditions involving the dead.

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会huì
有yǒu
年轻人niánqīngrén
他们tāmen
会huì
打扮dǎbàn
自己zìjǐ
,
There are young people who dress themselves up,
这些zhèixiē
商场shāngchǎng
或者huòzhě
餐厅cāntīng
或者huòzhě
酒吧jiǔbā
,
these shopping malls or restaurants or bars,
他们tāmen
会huì
布置bùzhì
,
布置bùzhì
这个zhègè
地方dìfāng
,
they will decorate, decorate this place,
很hěn
传统chuántǒng
的de
游戏yóuxì
,
a very traditional game,
就是jiùshì
trick
or
treating
,
that is, trick or treating,
Hello
,
你们好nǐmenhǎo
呀yā
,
Hello, hello everyone,
我wǒ
是shì
Jade
,
今天jīntiān
在zài
这个zhègè
视频shìpín
,
I’m Jade. In today’s video,
我wǒ
想xiǎng
和hé
你们nǐmen
聊一聊liáoyīliáo
万圣节wànshèngjié。
I want to talk to you about Halloween.
万圣节wànshèngjié
是shì
一个yígè
西方xīfāng
的de
Halloween is a Western
传统chuántǒng
节日jiérì。
traditional holiday.
万圣节wànshèngjié
是shì
在zài
每měi
年nián
的de
十月shíyuè
,
Halloween is in October every year,
十月shíyuè
最后zuìhòu
一天yītiān
,
the last day of October,
十月shíyuè
的de
最后zuìhòu
一天yītiān
是shì
the last day of October is
万圣节wànshèngjié。
Halloween.
说起shuōqǐ
万圣节wànshèngjié
,
Speaking of Halloween,
我会wǒhuì
想到xiǎngdào
南瓜nánguā
,
I think of pumpkins,
南瓜nánguā
灯dēng
,
jack-o'-lanterns,
还有huányǒu
面具miànjù
,
and masks,
面具miànjù
,
戴dài
在zài
脸上liǎnshàng
的de
面具miànjù
,
masks, masks worn on the face,
还有huányǒu
糖果tángguǒ
,
and candy,
糖果tángguǒ
,
甜tián
的de
糖果tángguǒ
,
candy, sweet candy,
和hé
鬼怪guǐguài
,
鬼怪guǐguài
and ghosts and monsters, ghosts and monsters
有点yǒudiǎn
吓人xiàrén
的de
that are a little scary,
恐怖kǒngbù
的de
鬼怪guǐguài。
frightening ghosts and monsters.
这些zhèixiē
就是jiùshì
我wǒ
知道zhīdào
的de
关于guānyú
These are the things I know about
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
一些yīxiē
东西dōngxī。
Halloween.
我wǒ
是shì
自己zìjǐ
看kàn
电影diànyǐng
,
I learned them by myself by watching movies,
看kàn
西方xīfāng
的de
电影diànyǐng
,
watching Western movies,
还有huányǒu
电视剧diànshìjù
,
and TV shows,
知道zhīdào
这些zhèixiē
关于guānyú
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
东西dōngxī。
and learned these things about Halloween.
在zài
中国zhōngguó
,
In China,
我们wǒmen
中国zhōngguó
人rén
会huì
过guò
万圣节wànshèngjié
吗ma
?
do we Chinese celebrate Halloween?
你nǐ
会huì
不会búhuì
很hěn
好奇hàoqí
这个zhègè
问题wèntí
?
Wouldn't you be curious about this question?
在zài
中国zhōngguó
,
In China,
中国zhōngguó
人rén
很少hěnshǎo
很少hěnshǎo
very, very few Chinese people
会huì
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié
,
celebrate Halloween,
我们wǒmen
很少hěnshǎo
过guò
万圣节wànshèngjié。
we rarely celebrate Halloween.
因为yīnwèi
万圣节wànshèngjié
是shì
Because Halloween is
一个yígè
西方xīfāng
的de
节日jiérì
,
a Western holiday,
所以suǒyǐ
我们wǒmen
中国zhōngguó
人rén
知道zhīdào
so we Chinese know
关于guānyú
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
东西dōngxī
不bù
多duō
,
not much about Halloween,
我们wǒmen
了解liǎojiě
的de
很少hěnshǎo。
we know very little about it.
会huì
有yǒu
一些yīxiē
年轻人niánqīngrén
,
There are some young people,
年轻人niánqīngrén
比较bǐjiào
了解liǎojiě
万圣节wànshèngjié
,
young people know more about Halloween,
他们tāmen
会huì
知道zhīdào
万圣节wànshèngjié
they will know what kind of holiday Halloween is,
是shì
一个yígè
怎么样的zěnmeyàngde
节日jiérì
,
for example, in Western countries,
比如bǐrú
在zài
西方xīfāng
国家guójiā
,
in the United States, in Europe,
在zài
美国měiguó
,
在zài
欧洲ōuzhōu
,
in these Western countries,
在zài
这些zhèixiē
西方xīfāng
国家guójiā
,
people celebrate Halloween by having parties,
人们rénmén
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié
会开huìkāi
派对pàiduì
,
parties, very lively,
派对pàiduì
,
很hěn
热闹rènào
,
lots of people, very happy parties,
很多hěnduō
人rén
、
很hěn
开心kāixīn
的de
派对pàiduì
,
they hold parties to celebrate Halloween.
会开huìkāi
派对pàiduì
来lái
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié。
There is also a very traditional game
还有huányǒu
一个yígè
关于guānyú
万圣节wànshèngjié
about Halloween,
很hěn
传统chuántǒng
的de
游戏yóuxì
,
a very traditional game,
就是jiùshì
trick
or
treating
,
that is trick or treating,
这么zhème
一个yígè
跟gēn
糖果tángguǒ
,
要yào
糖果tángguǒ
such a game related to candy and asking for candy
有关yǒuguān
的de
游戏yóuxì
,
在zài
中国zhōngguó
,
related to candy, in China,
年轻人niánqīngrén
,
年轻niánqīng
的de
人rén
会huì
知道zhīdào
这些zhèixiē
,
young people, young people will know these things,
因为yīnwèi
我们wǒmen
,
他们tāmen
,
年轻人niánqīngrén
because we, they, young people
会huì
看kàn
电影diànyǐng
,
会huì
看kàn
西方xīfāng
,
watch movies, watch Western,
会huì
看kàn
英语yīngyǔ
、
英文yīngwén
的de
电影diànyǐng
,
watch English-language movies,
所以suǒyǐ
我们wǒmen
可以kěyǐ
通过tōngguò
电影diànyǐng
和hé
电视剧diànshìjù
so we can learn about these Halloween customs and traditions through movies and TV shows.
了解liǎojiě
这些zhèixiē
关于guānyú
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
习惯xíguàn
和hé
传统chuántǒng。
But people who are a bit older,
但是dànshì
年龄niánlíng
大dà
一点yīdiǎn
,
older, more elderly people,
年龄niánlíng
比较bǐjiào
大dà
、
比较bǐjiào
老lǎo
的de
人rén
,
the elderly, the elderly,
老人lǎorén
,
老人lǎorén
,
for example, my maternal grandmother,
比如bǐrú
我wǒ
的de
外婆wàipó
,
my grandmother is my mother's mother,
外婆wàipó
就是jiùshì
我wǒ
妈妈māmā
的de
妈妈māmā
,
my maternal grandmother, or my grandfather,
我wǒ
的de
外婆wàipó
,
或者huòzhě
我wǒ
的de
爷爷yéyé
,
my grandfather is my father's father,
爷爷yéyé
就是jiùshì
我wǒ
爸爸bàbà
的de
爸爸bàbà
,
my grandfather and my grandmother,
我wǒ
的de
爷爷yéyé
,
还有huányǒu
我wǒ
的de
外婆wàipó
,
they are old people, elderly people,
他们tāmen
是shì
老人lǎorén
,
老年人lǎoniánrén
,
they may not know about Halloween,
他们tāmen
会huì
不bù
知道zhīdào
万圣节wànshèngjié
,
they don't know what Halloween is,
他们tāmen
不bù
知道zhīdào
万圣节wànshèngjié
是shì
什么shénme
,
they don't understand Halloween,
他们tāmen
不bù
了解liǎojiě
万圣节wànshèngjié
,
so in China very few people celebrate Halloween,
所以suǒyǐ
在zài
中国zhōngguó
很少hěnshǎo
人rén
会huì
过guò
万圣节wànshèngjié
,
because not many people know about it.
因为yīnwèi
知道zhīdào
的de
人rén
也yě
不bù
多duō。
In some big cities in China,
在zài
中国zhōngguó
的de
一些yīxiē
大城市dàchéngshì
,
in big cities,
大城市dàchéngshì
里面lǐmiàn
,
for example Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen,
比如bǐrú
北京běijīng
、
上海shànghǎi
、
深圳shēnzhèn
、
Guangzhou, these bigger cities,
广州guǎngzhōu
,
这些zhèixiē
大dà
一点yīdiǎn
的de
城市chéngshì
,
there are some shopping malls,
会huì
有yǒu
一些yīxiē
商场shāngchǎng
,
shopping malls where you can buy things,
商场shāngchǎng
可以kěyǐ
买mǎi
东西dōngxī
,
large shopping malls for shopping,
买mǎi
东西dōngxī
的de
大dà
的de
商场shāngchǎng
,
in some shopping malls there are also restaurants where you can eat,
在zài
一些yīxiē
商场shāngchǎng
还有huányǒu
吃饭chīfàn
的de
餐厅cāntīng
,
or some bars where you drink,
或者huòzhě
一些yīxiē
喝酒hējiǔ
的de
酒吧jiǔbā
,
in these places there are some,
在zài
这些zhèixiē
地方dìfāng
有yǒu
一些yīxiē
,
these places will be decorated,
这些zhèixiē
地方dìfāng
会huì
布置bùzhì
,
they will decorate them at Halloween,
他们tāmen
会huì
在zài
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
时候shíhòu
会huì
布置bùzhì
,
for example by hanging up lights or posting
比如bǐrú
挂guà
一些yīxiē
灯dēng
或者huòzhě
贴tiē
some things related to Halloween,
贴tiē
一些yīxiē
跟gēn
万圣节wànshèngjié
有关yǒuguān
的de
东西dōngxī
,
posters or some pictures
海报hǎibào
呀yā
,
或者huòzhě
是shì
一些yīxiē
图片túpiàn
that will be put up on the walls,
会huì
贴tiē
在zài
墙上qiángshàng
,
doors, and on the tables and chairs in restaurants,
门上ménshàng
,
餐厅cāntīng
的de
桌子zhuōzǐ
、
椅子yǐzǐ
上shàng
,
these shopping malls or restaurants or bars,
这些zhèixiē
商场shāngchǎng
或者huòzhě
餐厅cāntīng
或者huòzhě
酒吧jiǔbā
,
they will decorate, decorate this place,
他们tāmen
会huì
布置bùzhì
,
布置bùzhì
这个zhègè
地方dìfāng
,
to give it a Halloween feel,
让ràng
它tā
有yǒu
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
感觉gǎnjué
,
to make it look that way.
有yǒu
这个zhègè
样子yàngzǐ。
In big cities there will be some young people,
那nà
在zài
大城市dàchéngshì
里面lǐmiàn
会huì
有yǒu
一些yīxiē
年轻人niánqīngrén
,
young people, younger people,
年轻人niánqīngrén
,
年纪niánjì
比较bǐjiào
小xiǎo
的de
人rén
,
there will be young people who dress themselves up,
会huì
有yǒu
年轻人niánqīngrén
他们tāmen
会huì
打扮dǎbàn
自己zìjǐ
,
dress themselves up,
打扮dǎbàn
自己zìjǐ
,
for example, put on makeup, young people will put on makeup,
比如bǐrú
化妆huàzhuāng
,
年轻人niánqīngrén
会huì
化妆huàzhuāng
啊ā
,
draw some patterns on their faces,
在zài
脸上liǎnshàng
画huà
一些yīxiē
图案túàn
,
they'll put on makeup, and then wear,
会huì
化妆huàzhuāng
,
然后ránhòu
会huì
穿chuān
上shàng
,
they'll put on some special clothes,
会huì
穿chuān
上shàng
一些yīxiē
特别tèbié
的de
衣服yīfú
,
clothes related to Halloween,
跟gēn
万圣节wànshèngjié
有关yǒuguān
的de
衣服yīfú
,
they will dress themselves up,
他们tāmen
会huì
打扮dǎbàn
自己zìjǐ
,
dress themselves up,
打扮dǎbàn
自己zìjǐ
啊ā
,
become Halloween-related characters,
变成biànchéng
跟gēn
万圣节wànshèngjié
有关yǒuguān
的de
角色juésè
,
for example, witches, they will wear hats,
比如bǐrú
女巫nǚwū
,
他们tāmen
会huì
戴dài
帽子màozǐ
,
clothes, makeup,
穿衣服chuānyīfú
,
化妆huàzhuāng
,
to make themselves look like a witch,
让ràng
自己zìjǐ
看上去kànshàngqù
像xiàng
一个yígè
女巫nǚwū
,
or wear masks,
又yòu
或者huòzhě
是shì
戴dài
面具miànjù
,
masks worn on the face,
戴dài
在zài
脸上liǎnshàng
的de
面具miànjù
,
mm, they can be some scary,
嗯ňg
,
可以kěyǐ
是shì
一些yīxiē
吓人xiàrén
的de
,
very scary masks,
很hěn
吓人xiàrén
的de
面具miànjù
,
ghostly masks,
鬼怪guǐguài
的de
面具miànjù
,
or cute jack-o'-lantern-style
又yòu
或者huòzhě
是shì
可爱kěài
的de
南瓜nánguā
灯dēng
之类zhīlèi
的de
masks, they will wear these masks,
面具miànjù
,
会huì
戴dài
上shàng
这些zhèixiē
面具miànjù
,
and with friends, with friends together,
和hé
朋友péngyǒu
,
和hé
朋友péngyǒu
一起yīqǐ
,
many people go to shopping malls,
很多hěnduō
人去rénqù
商场shāngchǎng
,
go to restaurants,
去qù
餐厅cāntīng
,
go to bars, to join these activities or parties,
去qù
酒吧jiǔbā
,
参加cānjiā
这些zhèixiē
活动huódòng
或者huòzhě
派对pàiduì
,
eat with friends,
和hé
朋友péngyǒu
一起yīqǐ
吃chī
东西dōngxī
,
drink, take photos,
喝hē
东西dōngxī
,
拍照pāizhào
,
to celebrate Halloween like that.
这样zhèyàng
去qù
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié。
For these young people,
对duì
这些zhèixiē
年轻人niánqīngrén
来说láishuō
,
going to these places to take part in these activities,
他们tāmen
去qù
这样zhèyàng
的de
地方dìfāng
参加cānjiā
这些zhèixiē
活动huódòng
,
is more like being with friends,
更gēng
像是xiàngshì
和hé
朋友péngyǒu
在zài
一起yīqǐ
,
doing something happily,
很hěn
开心kāixīn
的de
做zuò
一件yījiàn
事shì
,
but this is related to Halloween,
但是dànshì
这zhè
是shì
跟gēn
万圣节wànshèngjié
有关yǒuguān
的de
,
it may not necessarily be related to Halloween.
它tā
也yě
可以kěyǐ
不bù
一定yīdìng
和hé
万圣节wànshèngjié
有关yǒuguān。
So in fact in China,
所以suǒyǐ
其实qíshí
在zài
中国zhōngguó
,
we or other young people
我们wǒmen
或者huòzhě
其他qítā
的de
年轻人niánqīngrén
won't deliberately, won't especially think about
不会búhuì
特意tèyì
,
不会búhuì
特别tèbié
的de
想到xiǎngdào
going to celebrate Halloween,
要yào
去qù
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié
,
it's just that if there is such an event,
只是zhǐshì
如果rúguǒ
有yǒu
这样zhèyàng
一个yígè
活动huódòng
,
young people will want to dress themselves up,
年轻人niánqīngrén
会想huìxiǎng
打扮dǎbàn
自己zìjǐ
,
and then go join in, go have fun with friends.
然后ránhòu
去qù
参加cānjiā
,
和hé
朋友péngyǒu
去qù
玩wán。
There are also some smaller
在zài
中国zhōngguó
还有huányǒu
一些yīxiē
小xiǎo
一点yīdiǎn
的de
cities in China, smaller cities or
城市chéngshì
,
比较bǐjiào
小xiǎo
的de
城市chéngshì
或者huòzhě
是shì
rural areas,
乡村xiāngcūn
的de
地方dìfāng
,
in these places people hardly ever
在zài
这些zhèixiē
地方dìfāng
大家dàjiā
几乎jīhū
不会búhuì
celebrate Halloween,
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié
,
because in relatively small places like this,
因为yīnwèi
这样zhèyàng
比较bǐjiào
小xiǎo
的de
地方dìfāng
,
very few people know about Halloween,
知道zhīdào
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
人rén
很少hěnshǎo
,
everyone doesn't know this holiday,
大家dàjiā
都dū
不bù
知道zhīdào
这个zhègè
节日jiérì
,
and doesn't understand it either,
也yě
不bù
了解liǎojiě
,
isn't clear what this holiday is,
不bù
清楚qīngchǔ
这个zhègè
节日jiérì
是shì
什么shénme
,
what you're supposed to do,
是shì
要yào
做zuò
什么shénme
的de
,
so they won't celebrate Halloween.
所以suǒyǐ
他们tāmen
不会búhuì
去qù
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié。
There is a very classic
关于guānyú
万圣节wànshèngjié
有yǒu
一个yígè
很hěn
经典jīngdiǎn
very traditional game about Halloween,
很hěn
传统chuántǒng
的de
游戏yóuxì
,
that is trick or treating,
就是jiùshì
trick
or
treating
,
that is, children, the children,
就是jiùshì
小孩子xiǎoháizǐ
,
小孩子xiǎoháizǐ
们mén
,
they will dress up, dress themselves up,
他们tāmen
会huì
打扮dǎbàn
,
打扮dǎbàn
自己zìjǐ
,
put on Halloween clothes,
穿chuān
上shàng
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
衣服yīfú
,
mm, wear hats,
嗯ňg
,
戴dài
帽子màozǐ
,
and then carry a small basket or bag
然后ránhòu
拿ná
着zháo
一个yígè
小xiǎo
篮子lánzǐ
或者huòzhě
袋子dàizǐ
to go to neighbors, to go to neighbors' houses and knock on the door
去qù
邻居línjū
,
去qù
邻居línjū
的de
家里jiālǐ
敲门qiāomén
to ask for candy, this is a
要yào
糖果tángguǒ
,
这zhè
就是jiùshì
万圣节wànshèngjié
一个yígè
very classic Halloween game or activity,
很hěn
经典jīngdiǎn
的de
游戏yóuxì
或者huòzhě
活动huódòng
,
but in China we almost never have
但是dànshì
呢ne
,
在zài
中国zhōngguó
我们wǒmen
几乎jīhū
没有méiyǒu
such a game.
这样zhèyàng
的de
游戏yóuxì。
Even when young people go to restaurants or shopping malls
就算jiùsuàn
是shì
年轻人niánqīngrén
去qù
餐厅cāntīng
、
去qù
商场shāngchǎng
to take part in Halloween activities,
参加cānjiā
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
活动huódòng
,
we also don't have such games of going to ask for candy
我们wǒmen
也yě
不会búhuì
有yǒu
这样zhèyàng
去qù
要yào
糖果tángguǒ
like this.
的de
游戏yóuxì。
Because in China,
因为yīnwèi
在zài
中国zhōngguó
,
where we live,
我们wǒmen
住zhù
的de
地方dìfāng
,
many of the places we live are residential communities,
我们wǒmen
住zhù
的de
地方dìfāng
很多hěnduō
都dū
是shì
小区xiǎoqū
,
residential compounds.
小区xiǎoqū。
They're a bit like apartments abroad,
它tā
有点yǒudiǎn
类似lèisì
外国wàiguó
的de
公寓gōngyù
,
a bit like apartments,
跟gēn
公寓gōngyù
有点像yǒudiǎnxiàng
,
it's an area,
就是jiùshì
一个yígè
区域qūyù
,
a place, one place with many buildings,
一个yígè
地方dìfāng
,
一个yígè
地方dìfāng
有yǒu
很多hěnduō
栋楼dònglóu
,
there are many buildings,
有yǒu
很多hěnduō
楼lóu
,
inside one building,
一栋yīdòng
楼lóu
里面lǐmiàn
,
inside one building,
这栋zhèdòng
楼lóu
里面lǐmiàn
有yǒu
很多很多hěnduōhěnduō
人rén
There are a lot of people in this building
住zhù
在zài
里面lǐmiàn
,
living in it,
这zhè
就是jiùshì
小区xiǎoqū
,
this is what a residential complex is,
小区xiǎoqū。
但是dànshì
在zài
国外guówài
,
a residential complex. But abroad,
在zài
国外guówài
,
我wǒ
看kàn
电影diànyǐng
知道zhīdào
的de
,
abroad, I learned this from movies,
在zài
国外guówài
的de
社区shèqū
,
in communities abroad,
国外guówài
的de
社区shèqū
,
communities abroad,
大家dàjiā
都dū
是shì
有yǒu
自己zìjǐ
一套yītào
房子fángzǐ
,
everyone has their own house,
自己zìjǐ
一套yītào
独立dúlì
的de
房子fángzǐ。
their own separate house.
我wǒ
住zhù
在zài
这套zhètào
,
I live in this one,
邻居línjū
住zhù
在zài
旁边pángbiān
的de
一套yītào
the neighbor lives in the one next door
是shì
独立dúlì
的de
,
it's separate,
不像bùxiàng
小区xiǎoqū
或者huòzhě
公寓gōngyù
,
unlike a residential complex or an apartment building,
是shì
一栋yīdòng
楼lóu
里面lǐmiàn
有yǒu
很多很多hěnduōhěnduō
人rén。
where there are many, many people in one building.
所以suǒyǐ
在zài
中国zhōngguó
,
So in China,
我们wǒmen
不太会bùtàihuì
像xiàng
trick
or
treating
we don't really go to neighbors' homes like in trick or treating
这个zhègè
游戏yóuxì
一样yīyàng
去qù
邻居línjū
的de
家里jiālǐ
to do this game
敲门qiāomén
要yào
糖果tángguǒ
,
to knock on the door and ask for candy,
我们wǒmen
没有méiyǒu
这种zhèzhǒng
习惯xíguàn。
we don't have this custom.
或许huòxǔ
在zài
中国zhōngguó
有yǒu
一些yīxiē
学校xuéxiào
,
Maybe in China there are some schools,
学校xuéxiào
就是jiùshì
去qù
上学shàngxué
、
去qù
读书dúshū
啊ā
,
school is for going to class and studying,
学习xuéxí
的de
地方dìfāng
,
a place for learning,
学校xuéxiào
,
一些yīxiē
国际guójì
学校xuéxiào
,
schools, some international schools,
国际guójì
学校xuéxiào
会huì
有yǒu
这样zhèyàng
的de
游戏yóuxì
,
international schools will have this kind of game,
会huì
在zài
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
时候shíhòu
给gěi
学生xuéshēng
们mén
they will give students
学生xuéshēng
,
上课shàngkè
的de
学生xuéshēng
,
students, the students in class,
给gěi
学校xuéxiào
里面lǐmiàn
的de
学生xuéshēng
们mén
玩wán
这样zhèyàng
give the students in the school this kind of
要yào
糖果tángguǒ
的de
游戏yóuxì
,
candy-asking game,
给gěi
学生xuéshēng
们mén
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié。
and celebrate Halloween for the students.
但是dànshì
其他qítā
地方dìfāng
都dū
没有méiyǒu
这样zhèyàng
的de
游戏yóuxì。
But there are no such games in other places.
万圣节wànshèngjié
除了chúle
打扮dǎbàn
自己zìjǐ
,
Besides dressing up on Halloween,
除了chúle
玩游戏wányóuxì
以外yǐwài
,
besides playing games,
它tā
本身běnshēn
也yě
是shì
一个yígè
关于guānyú
鬼怪guǐguài
it is also a festival about ghosts
和hé
鬼guǐ
有关yǒuguān
的de
节日jiérì。
and things related to ghosts.
那nà
中国zhōngguó
有没有yǒuméiyǒu
类似lèisì
这样zhèyàng
So does China have anything similar
和hé
鬼怪guǐguài
有关yǒuguān
的de
节日jiérì
呢ne
?
a festival related to ghosts and spirits?
是shì
有yǒu
的de
,
中国zhōngguó
也yě
有yǒu
自己zìjǐ
的de
鬼节guǐjié
,
Yes, China also has its own Ghost Festival,
我们wǒmen
把bǎ
它tā
叫做jiàozuò
鬼节guǐjié
,
we call it the Ghost Festival,
也yě
叫做jiàozuò
中元节zhōngyuánjié。
also called the Hungry Ghost Festival.
中元节zhōngyuánjié
就是jiùshì
鬼节guǐjié。
The Hungry Ghost Festival is the Ghost Festival.
中国zhōngguó
的de
鬼节guǐjié
是shì
在zài
农历nónglì
的de
China's Ghost Festival falls on the lunar calendar
七月qīyuè
十四shísì
或者huòzhě
七月qīyuè
十五shíwǔ
,
the 14th or 15th day of the seventh month,
那nà
我们wǒmen
在zài
鬼节guǐjié
会huì
做些zuòxiē
什么shénme
呢ne
?
So what do we do on the Ghost Festival?
中国zhōngguó
的de
鬼节guǐjié
,
China's Ghost Festival
它tā
更gēng
多duō
是shì
和hé
亲人qīnrén
有关yǒuguān
的de
,
is more about family members,
因为yīnwèi
我们wǒmen
在zài
中国zhōngguó
会huì
有yǒu
一种yīzhǒng
because in China we have a saying
说法shuōfǎ
,
就是jiùshì
去世qùshì
的de
亲人qīnrén
,
that deceased relatives,
就是jiùshì
死sǐ
掉diào
的de
亲人qīnrén
,
that is, relatives who have died,
他们tāmen
会huì
变成biànchéng
神仙shénxiān
或者huòzhě
they become immortals or
变成biànchéng
鬼怪guǐguài
,
还huán
存在cúnzài
这个zhègè
世界shìjiè
上shàng。
turn into ghosts and spirits and still exist in this world.
所以suǒyǐ
我们wǒmen
在zài
中元节zhōngyuánjié
,
So on the Hungry Ghost Festival,
也yě
就是jiùshì
鬼节guǐjié
,
that is, the Ghost Festival,
会huì
祭拜jìbài
,
我们wǒmen
会huì
祭拜jìbài
死去sǐqù
的de
we hold sacrifices; we worship the dead
亲人qīnrén
,
会huì
纪念jìniàn
他们tāmen
,
relatives and remember them,
我们wǒmen
会huì
准备zhǔnbèi
很多hěnduō
吃chī
的de
东西dōngxī
,
we prepare a lot of food,
我们wǒmen
会huì
准备zhǔnbèi
食物shíwù
,
we prepare food,
准备zhǔnbèi
食物shíwù
,
放在fàngzài
桌子zhuōzǐ
上shàng
,
prepare food and put it on the table,
会huì
准备zhǔnbèi
食物shíwù
放在fàngzài
桌子zhuōzǐ
上shàng
we prepare food and place it on the table
祭拜jìbài
死去sǐqù
的de
亲人qīnrén
,
to honor the deceased relatives,
这些zhèixiē
准备zhǔnbèi
的de
食物shíwù
the food we prepare
吃chī
的de
食物shíwù
都dū
是shì
给gěi
the food we eat is all for
给gěi
死去sǐqù
的de
亲人qīnrén
的de
,
for the deceased relatives,
所以suǒyǐ
我们wǒmen
会huì
放在fàngzài
桌子zhuōzǐ
上shàng
so we put it on the table
祭拜jìbài
他们tāmen
,
to worship them,
我们wǒmen
还会huánhuì
烧纸shāozhǐ
钱qián
,
we also burn joss paper,
烧shāo
就是jiùshì
用火yònghuǒ
burning means using fire
火huǒ
,
会用huìyòng
火来huǒlái
烧纸shāozhǐ
钱qián
,
fire, we use fire to burn joss paper,
纸钱zhǐqián
是shì
一种yīzhǒng
祭拜jìbài
用yòng
的de
东西dōngxī
,
joss paper is something used for worship,
它tā
不是búshì
真的zhēnde
钱qián
,
it is not real money,
它tā
不是búshì
真的zhēnde
钱qián
,
it is not real money,
它tā
是shì
纸zhǐ
做zuò
的de
,
it is made of paper,
是shì
纸zhǐ
做zuò
的de
一种yīzhǒng
假钱jiǎqián
,
it is fake money made of paper,
是shì
专门zhuānmén
用来yònglái
烧shāo
,
it is specially made to be burned,
用火来yònghuǒlái
烧shāo
给gěi
to burn it with fire
烧shāo
给gěi
死sǐ
掉diào
的de
亲人qīnrén
,
and burn it for deceased relatives,
因为yīnwèi
我们wǒmen
会huì
说shuō
死sǐ
掉diào
的de
亲人qīnrén
他们tāmen
because we say that deceased relatives
去qù
了le
另外lìngwài
一个yígè
世界shìjiè。
have gone to another world.
我们wǒmen
在zài
这里zhèlǐ
烧纸shāozhǐ
钱qián
,
When we burn joss paper here,
可以kěyǐ
让ràng
这些zhèixiē
纸钱zhǐqián
去qù
到dào
it can send this money to
那个nàgè
世界shìjiè
,
给gěi
死去sǐqù
的de
亲人qīnrén
用yòng
,
that world for the deceased relatives to use,
我们wǒmen
烧shāo
了le
纸钱zhǐqián
,
after we burn joss paper,
烧纸shāozhǐ
钱qián。
burn joss paper.
死sǐ
掉diào
的de
亲人qīnrén
,
The deceased relatives,
在zài
另lìng
一个yígè
世界shìjiè
就jiù
有钱yǒuqián
用yòng
了le。
will have money to use in the other world.
这zhè
就是jiùshì
我们wǒmen
中国zhōngguó
人rén
会huì
在zài
鬼节guǐjié
This is what we Chinese do on the Ghost Festival
做zuò
的de
事情shìqíng
,
会huì
准备zhǔnbèi
食物shíwù
,
we do things like prepare food,
放在fàngzài
桌子zhuōzǐ
、
神shén
台上táishàng
祭拜jìbài
place it on the table or altar to worship
亲人qīnrén
,
会huì
烧纸shāozhǐ
钱qián
,
relatives, and burn joss paper,
让ràng
死sǐ
掉diào
的de
亲人qīnrén
也yě
有钱yǒuqián
用yòng。
so the deceased relatives will also have money to use.
这zhè
就是jiùshì
我们wǒmen
纪念jìniàn
亲人qīnrén
的de
方法fāngfǎ
,
This is how we remember our relatives,
所以suǒyǐ
我们wǒmen
也yě
会huì
在zài
鬼节guǐjié
这zhè
一天yītiān
so on the Ghost Festival we also
思念sīniàn
去世qùshì
的de
亲qīn
人们rénmén。
miss our deceased relatives.
所以suǒyǐ
在zài
中国zhōngguó
,
So in China,
我们wǒmen
没有méiyǒu
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
习惯xíguàn
,
we don't have the habit of celebrating Halloween,
很少hěnshǎo
人rén
会huì
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié
,
very few people celebrate Halloween,
只有zhǐyǒu
大城市dàchéngshì
的de
一些yīxiē
年轻人niánqīngrén
only some young people in big cities
他们tāmen
会huì
打扮dǎbàn
,
they will dress up,
穿衣服chuānyīfú
,
put on clothes,
穿chuān
万圣节wànshèngjié
的de
衣服yīfú
,
wear Halloween clothes,
化妆huàzhuāng
,
戴dài
帽子màozǐ
,
put on makeup, wear hats,
有yǒu
一些yīxiē
道具dàojù
,
会huì
打扮dǎbàn
自己zìjǐ
and some props, and dress themselves up
和hé
朋友péngyǒu
去qù
餐厅cāntīng
,
去qù
商场shāngchǎng
,
and go to restaurants, shopping malls, with friends,
去qù
酒吧jiǔbā
,
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié
,
go to bars, celebrate Halloween,
玩wán
一些yīxiē
游戏yóuxì。
and play some games.
但是dànshì
大部分dàbùfèn
的de
中国zhōngguó
人rén
很少hěnshǎo
,
But most Chinese people rarely,
几乎jīhū
不会búhuì
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié。
almost never celebrate Halloween.
我们wǒmen
有yǒu
自己zìjǐ
的de
鬼节guǐjié
,
We have our own Ghost Festival,
叫做jiàozuò
中元节zhōngyuánjié
,
called the Hungry Ghost Festival,
我们wǒmen
会huì
在zài
中元节zhōngyuánjié
祭拜jìbài
we worship on the Hungry Ghost Festival
死去sǐqù
的de
亲人qīnrén
,
会huì
烧纸shāozhǐ
钱qián
给gěi
他们tāmen。
deceased relatives and burn joss paper for them.
西方xīfāng
的de
万圣节wànshèngjié
是shì
一个yígè
比较bǐjiào
Western Halloween is a rather
好玩hǎowán
和hé
有趣yǒuqù
的de
节日jiérì
,
fun and interesting festival,
会huì
有yǒu
很多hěnduō
活动huódòng
,
with lots of activities,
会开huìkāi
派对pàiduì。
and parties.
但是dànshì
中国zhōngguó
的de
鬼节guǐjié
比较bǐjiào
严肃yánsù
,
But China's Ghost Festival is more solemn,
比较bǐjiào
认真rènzhēn
,
more serious,
不是búshì
那么nàme
的de
好玩hǎowán
和hé
轻松qīngsōng。
and not so fun or relaxed.
你nǐ
所在suǒzài
的de
国家guójiā
会huì
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié
吗ma
?
Does your country celebrate Halloween?
你们nǐmen
有yǒu
什么shénme
庆祝qìngzhù
万圣节wànshèngjié
What activities and special customs do you have for Halloween
的de
活动huódòng
和hé
特别tèbié
的de
习惯xíguàn
吗ma
?
celebration?
可以kěyǐ
在zài
下面xiàmiàn
的de
评论pínglùn
区qū
留言liúyán
告诉gàosù
我wǒ。
You can leave a comment below and tell me.
谢谢xièxiè
你nǐ
观看guānkàn
这个zhègè
视频shìpín
,
Thank you for watching this video,
我们wǒmen
下个xiàgè
视频shìpín
再见zàijiàn
,
see you in the next video,
拜拜bàibài。
bye-bye.